Colorado § 12-240-114 International medical graduates - degree equivalence

Colorado Statutes

§ 12-240-114 — International medical graduates - degree equivalence

Colorado·Title 12 Professions·Art. Medical Practice

(1)For international medical graduates, the board shall require one year of postgraduate clinical training approved by the board. An applicant whose international medical school is not an approved medical college is eligible for licensure at the discretion of the board if the applicant meets all other requirements for licensure and holds specialty board certification, current at the time of application for licensure, conferred by a regular member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association. The factors to be considered by the board in the exercise of its discretion in determining the qualifications of applicants must include the following:

(a)The information available to the board relating to the medical school of the applicant; a

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(1) For
international medical graduates, the board shall require one year of postgraduate
clinical training approved by the board. An applicant whose international medical
school is not an approved medical college is eligible for licensure at the discretion
of the board if the applicant meets all other requirements for licensure and holds
specialty board certification, current at the time of application for licensure,
conferred by a regular member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties
or the American Osteopathic Association. The factors to be considered by the board
in the exercise of its discretion in determining the qualifications of applicants must
include the following:

(a) The information available to the board relating to the medical school of
the applicant; and

(b) The nature and length of the postgraduate training completed by the
applicant.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1186, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2022: IP(1) amended, (HB 22-1050), ch. 379, p. 2696, � 4, effective June 7.