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Div. 2.DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Medicine
Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Requirements for Licensure
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(a)Each application shall include the following:
(1)A diploma issued by an approved medical school. The requirements of the school shall have been at the time of granting the diploma in no degree less than those required under this chapter or by any preceding medical practice act at the time that the diploma was granted. In lieu of a diploma, the applicant may submit evidence satisfactory to the board of having possessed the same.
(2)An official transcript or other official evidence satisfactory to the board showing each approved medical school in which a resident course of professional instruction was pursued covering the minimum requirements for certification as a physician and surgeon, and that a diploma and degree were granted by the school.
(3)Other information concerning the prof
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(a)
Each application shall include the following:
(1)
A diploma issued by an approved medical school. The requirements of the school shall have been at the time of granting the diploma in no degree less than those required under this chapter or by any preceding medical practice act at the time that the diploma was granted. In lieu of a diploma, the applicant may submit evidence satisfactory to the board of having possessed the same.
(2)
An official transcript or other official evidence satisfactory to the board showing each approved medical school in which a resident course of professional instruction was pursued covering the minimum requirements for certification as a physician and surgeon, and that a diploma and degree were granted by the school.
(3)
Other information concerning the professional instruction and preliminary education of the applicant as the board may require.
(4)
Proof of passage of the written examinations as provided under Article 9 (commencing with Section 2170) with a score acceptable to the board.
(5)
Proof of satisfactory completion of the postgraduate training required under Section 2096 on a form approved by the board.
(6)
An affidavit showing to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is the person named in each diploma and transcript that they have submitted, that they are the lawful holder thereof, and that the diploma or transcript was procured in the regular course of professional instruction and examination without fraud or misrepresentation.
(7)
Either fingerprint cards or a copy of a completed Live Scan form from the applicant.
(8)
Beginning January 1, 2020, if the applicant attended a foreign medical school approved by the board pursuant to Section 2084, an official Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certification Status Report submitted by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates confirming the graduate is ECFMG certified.
(9)
Beginning January 1, 2020, if the applicant attended a foreign medical school approved by the board pursuant to Section 2084, official evidence satisfactory to the board of completion of all formal requirements of the medical school for graduation, except the applicant shall not be required to have completed an internship or social service or be admitted or licensed to practice medicine in the country in which the professional instruction was completed.
(b)
The Medical Board of California and the Osteopathic Medical Board of California shall submit to
the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice of all applicants for the physician’s and surgeon’s certificate, as defined by Section 2050, to determine whether the applicant has a criminal conviction record in this state or in any other jurisdiction, including foreign countries, pursuant to Section 2042. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- and federal-level response in accordance with subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code for the board to determine whether the applicant is subject to denial of licensure under the provisions of Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475) and Section 2221.