An applicant for a license to practice medicine and surgery shall:
1. Present a diploma issued by a medical college approved by the medical examiners, or present other evidence of equivalent medical education approved by the medical examiners. The medical examiners may accept, in lieu of a diploma from a medical college approved by them, all of the following:
a. A diploma issued by a medical college which has been neither approved nor disapproved by the medical examiners; and
b. A valid standard certificate issued by the educational commission for foreign medical graduates or similar accrediting agency.
2. Pass an examination prescribed by the medical examiners which shall include subjects which determine the applicant's qualifications to practice medicine and surgery and which shall be given according to the methods deemed by the medical examiners to be the most appropriate and practicable. However, the federation licensing examination (FLEX) or any other national standardized examination which the medical examiners shall approve may be administered to any or all applicants in lieu of or in conjunction with other examinations which the medical examiners shall prescribe. The medical examiners may establish necessary achievement levels on all examinations for a passing grade and adopt rules relating to examinations.
3. Present to the medical examiners satisfactory evidence that the applicant has successfully completed one year of postgraduate internship or resident training in a hospital approved for such training by the medical examiners.
1. [C97, § 2582; S13, § 2582; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2540; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 148.3; 82 Acts, ch 1005, § 4]
2. [C97, § 2576; S13, § 2576; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2540; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 148.3]
3. [C27, 31, 35, 39, § 2540; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 148.3]
90 Acts, ch 1086, § 9, 10; 92 Acts, ch 1183, § 12
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