Texas Occupations Code

§ 155.005 — ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS IN FIFTH PATHWAY PROGRAM

OC § 155.005Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part B. PHYSICIANS · Ch. 155. LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE · Art. A. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

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(a)To be eligible for a license under this chapter, an applicant who has been a student of a foreign medical school must present proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

(1)meets the requirements of Section 155.003;

(2)has studied medicine in a medical school located outside the United States and Canada that is acceptable to the board;

(3)has completed all of the didactic work of the foreign medical school but has not graduated from the school;

(4)has attained a score satisfactory to a medical school in the United States approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education on a qualifying examination and has satisfactorily completed one academic year of supervised clinical training for foreign medical students, as defined by the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education (Fifth Pathway Program), under the direction of the medical school in the United States;

(5)has attained a passing score on the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates examination or another examination, if required by the board;

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