(a) Such applicants shall possess the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine or a Board-approved equivalent based on satisfactory completion of educational programs acceptable to the Board.
(b) Such applicants shall be eligible by virtue of their medical education and training for unrestricted licensure or authorization to practice medicine in the country in which they received that education and training.
(c) Such applicants must pass an examination acceptable to the Board that adequately assesses the applicants' basic medical knowledge.
(d) Such applicants shall be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates or its Board-approved successor(s), or by an equivalent Board-approved entity.
(e) Such applicants shall have a demonstrated command of the English language satisfactory to the Board.
(f) The applicant must have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate medical training program approved by the Board or by a private nonprofit accrediting body approved by the Board in an institution in the United States, its territories or possessions or Canada approved by the Board or by a private nonprofit accrediting body approved by the Board. The program must be at least thirty-six (36) months.
(g) All credentials, diplomas and other required documentation in a foreign language submitted to the Board by or on behalf of such applicants must be accompanied by notarized English translations acceptable to the Board.
(h) Such applicants must satisfy all of the applicable requirements of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.