Table of Contents
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List of
Tables |
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Foreword |
xiv |
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Acknowledgments |
xv |
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1 |
Licensure
Policies and Regulations of State Medical/Osteopathic Boards |
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Administration
of the United States Medical Licensing Examination Steps 1 and 2 |
1 |
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Administration
of the United1
States Medical Licensing Examination Step 3 |
2 |
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Administration
of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination: Time Limits for
Completion |
11 |
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Endorsement
Policies for Physicians Holding an Initial License |
14 |
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Licensure
Policies Related to the Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) |
19 |
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Additional
Requirements for Endorsement of Licenses Held by International Medical
Graduates (IMGs) |
22 |
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Policies
About the Special Purpose Examination (SPEX) and Comprehensive
Osteopathic Medical Variable-Purpose Examination (COMVEX) |
25 |
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Initial Licensure
of US Medical/Osteopathic School Graduates |
28 |
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Initial
Licensure of Canadian Citizens Who Are Graduates of Accredited Canadian
Medical Schools |
31 |
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Initial
Licensure of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) |
34 |
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Medical Student
Clerkship Regulations |
39 |
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Additional
Policies Concerning International Medical Graduates (IMGs) |
42 |
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Additional
Policies Concerning Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) |
45 |
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Accredited
Subspecialties and Nonaccredited Fellowships
That Satisfy Graduate Medical Education Requirements for Licensure |
48 |
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Licensure
Requirement Exemptions for Eminent Physicians and Medical School Faculty |
51 |
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Teaching
(Visiting Professor) Licenses |
55 |
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Initial Licensure
Fees and Requirements |
59 |
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Licensure
Endorsement and Reregistration Fees, Intervals, and
Requirements |
62 |
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Continuing
Medical Education for Licensure Reregistration |
65 |
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Resident/Fellow
Physician Licenses |
69 |
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Resident/Fellow
Physician Licenses: Documentation and Verification |
73 |
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Noneducational
Temporary or Limited Licenses |
76 |
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Physician
Re-entry |
81 |
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Regulations
on the Practice of Telemedicine and Out-of-state Consulting Physicians |
86 |
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Regulations
Related to Violations of Ethical Standards |
89 |
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Universal
Licensure Application Form |
92 |
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2 |
Licensing
Board Statistics |
95 |
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3 |
Medical
Licensing Examinations and Organizations |
101 |
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The United
States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) |
101 |
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The
Three Steps of the USMLE: Step 1, Step 2, and
Step 3 |
102 |
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USMLE
Eligibility Requirements and Examination Policies |
102 |
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Computer-based
Testing |
103 |
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Step 2 CS
Testing |
103 |
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Description
of the Examinations |
103 |
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Preparation
for the Examinations |
104 |
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USMLR Minimum
Passing Scores |
105 |
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The
Comprehensive Review ofUSMLE |
106 |
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Communicating
About USMLE |
106 |
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Comprehensive
Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States (COMLEX-USA) |
107 |
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COMLEX-USA
Level 1 |
107 |
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COMLEX-USA
Level 2 Cognitive Evaluation (CE) |
107 |
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COMLEX-USA
Level 2 Performance Evaluation <PE) |
108 |
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COMLEX-USA
Level 3 |
108 |
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COMLEX-USA
Level 1, Level 2-CE, and Level 3 Examination Scoring |
108 |
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NBOME Contact
Information |
109 |
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The
Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) of the United States, Tnc |
110 |
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Physician
Data Center |
110 |
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Licensure
and Assessment Services |
110 |
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Federation
Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) |
110 |
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Government
Relations and Policy |
111 |
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Publications |
111 |
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Education |
111 |
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Post-Licensure
Assessment System (PLAS) |
112 |
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Contact
Information |
112 |
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National
Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME® ) |
113 |
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United
States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) |
113 |
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Services
for Medical Schools and Health Professional Organizations |
113 |
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Services
for the International Community |
113 |
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Services
for Practicing Physicians |
114 |
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Assessment
of Professional Behaviors |
114 |
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Innovation |
114 |
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NBME
Certification and Endorsements |
114 |
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NBME Website |
115 |
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National
Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) |
116 |
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Comprehensive
Osteopathic Medical Variable-Purpose Examination (COMVEX) |
116 |
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Contact
Information |
117 |
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Information
for International Medical Graduates |
119 |
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Educational
Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) |
119 |
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Application
for ECFMG
Certification |
120 |
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ECFMG
Examination Requirements |
120 |
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Time
Limit for Completing Examination Requirementst |
121 |
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Medical Education
Credential Requirements |
121 |
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Standard
ECFMG
Certificate |
121 |
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Validity
of Examinations for Entry into GME |
122 |
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Step 1
and Step 2 of the USMLE |
122 |
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Standard
ECFMG
Certificates Issued in 2010 |
123 |
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Electronic
Residency Application Service (ERAS®) |
124 |
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Visas |
125 |
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Exchange
Visitor Sponsorship Program |
125 |
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Certification
Verification Service (CVS) |
127 |
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Contact
Information |
127 |
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Immigration
Overview for International Medical Graduates |
128 |
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Immigration
Law Overview |
128 |
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Temporary,
Nonimmigrant
Classifications |
128 |
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J-1
Waiver Strategies |
129 |
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H1-B
Temporary Worker |
130 |
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Permanent
Residence Strategies |
130 |
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Final
Word |
131 |
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Federal
and National Programs and Activities |
133 |
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Licensure
in the US Armed Forces |
133 |
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Department
of the Air Force |
133 |
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Department
of the Army |
133 |
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Department
of the Navy |
134 |
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Federal Controlled
Substances Registration |
135 |
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National
Practitioner Data Bank and Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank |
137 |
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Data
Availability and Confidentiality |
137 |
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Reporting,
Statements, and Disputing Reports |
137 |
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Responsibilities
of State Licensing Authorities |
139 |
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Available
Materials |
139 |
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Other
Organizations and Programs |
141 |
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American
Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) |
141 |
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The
Member Boards of ABMS |
141 |
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Associate
members of ABMS |
142 |
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Board
Certification |
142 |
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Career-long
learning and improvement |
142 |
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Verifying
Physician Certification |
143 |
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American
Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (BOS) |
144 |
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Contact Information |
145 |
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Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) |
146 |
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ACGME General
Competencies |
146 |
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Contact
Information |
146 |
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Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) |
147 |
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Contact Information |
147 |
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American
Medical Association Survey and Data Resources |
148 |
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Department
of Data Integration and Quality Analysis |
148 |
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Department
of Data Survey and Verification Services |
148 |
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Department
of eCommunication
and Data Release Services |
149 |
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Contact
Information |
150 |
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American
Medical Association Continuing Medical Education |
151 |
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The AMA
Physician's Recognition Award |
151 |
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AMA-certified
CME
Activities |
152 |
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International
CME |
152 |
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Contact
Information |
153 |
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The
Joint Commission |
154 |
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Accreditation
Programs |
154 |
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Certification
Programs |
154 |
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Benefits
of Accreditation and Certification |
154 |
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Major
Initiatives |
155 |
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Origins/Governance |
155 |
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Contact
Information |
155 |
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National
Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) |
156 |
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Origins
and Scope |
156 |
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MCO
Accreditation |
156 |
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Recognition
Programs |
156 |
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Performance
Measurement |
157 |
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Contact
Information |
157 |
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Administrators
in Medicine (AIM) |
158 |
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The AIM DocFinder |
158 |
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Appendixes |
159 |
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Appendix
A |
Boards
of Medical Examiners in the United States and Possessions |
159 |
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Appendix
B |
Boards of
Osteopathic Medical Examiners in the United States and Possessions |
164 |
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Appendix
C |
Member
Organizations of the Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada |
166 |
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Appendix
D |
Glossary
of Medical Licensure Terms |
167 |
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Appendix
E |
AMA Policy
on Medical Licensure |
174 |
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