Foreign Medical Graduates

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Sec. 2. (a) In addition to meeting all the requirements of section 1 of this chapter except subsection (i), an applicant for licensure who:

(1) has been graduated from a medical school outside the United States, its possessions, or Canada; and

(2) submits evidence satisfactory to the board that prior to passing the examination the applicant has successfully completed a minimum of at least two (2) years of postgraduate training in a hospital or an institution located in the United States or Canada which meets the standards approved by the nationally recognized medical or osteopathic accrediting bodies in the United States, for the purpose of graduate training which is approved by the board;

is entitled to receive an unlimited license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the board may waive the second year of postgraduate training in the United States or Canada required of a graduate of a foreign medical school.

Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.247-1985, SEC.9; P.L.156-1986, SEC.1; P.L.242-1995, SEC.1.


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