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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 140
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(2) "Fifth pathway program" means a program that the Board approves
in its regulations for a student who:
(i) Has studied medicine at a foreign medical school;
(ii) Was a United States citizen when the student enrolled in the
foreign medical school; and
(iii) Has completed all of the formal requirements for graduation
from the foreign medical school, except for any social service or postgraduate
requirements.
(3) "Foreign medical school" means a medical school located outside of
the United States, its territories or possessions, Puerto Rico, or Canada.
(b) An applicant for a license is exempt from the educational requirements of
§ 14-307 of this subtitle, if the applicant:
(1) Has studied medicine at a foreign medical school;
(2) Is certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical
Graduates or by its successor as approved by the Board;
(3) Passes a qualifying examination for foreign medical school graduates
required by the Board;
(4) Meets any other qualifications for foreign medical school graduates
that the Board establishes in its regulation for licensing of applicants;
(5) Submits acceptable evidence to the Board of the requirements set in
the Board's regulations; and
(6) Meets one of the following requirements:
(i) [Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section,
the] THE applicant graduated from any foreign medical school and submits evidence
acceptable to the Board of successful completion of [3] 2 years of training in a
postgraduate medical education program accredited by an accrediting organization
recognized by the Board; or
(ii) The applicant successfully completed a fifth pathway program
and submits evidence acceptable to the Board that the applicant:
1. Has a document issued by the foreign medical school
certifying that the applicant completed all of the formal requirements of that school
for the study of medicine, except for the postgraduate or social service components as
required by the foreign country or its medical school;
2. Has successfully completed a fifth pathway program; and
3. Has successfully completed 2 years of training in a
postgraduate medical education program following completion of a Board approved
fifth pathway program.
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