Alabama Administrative Code
Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Chapter 540-X-3 - CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION
Section 540-X-3-.03 - Post-Graduate Education Requirement

(1) Applicants for a certificate of qualification who graduated from a college of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or a college of osteopathy accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation shall present evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has completed one (1) year of post-graduate or residency training in any of the following programs:

(2) Applicants for a certificate of qualification who graduated from a college of medicine not accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or a college of osteopathy not accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation shall present evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has completed two (2) years of post-graduate or residency training in any of the following programs:

(3) The terms "has completed one (1) year of post-graduate or residency training" and "has completed two (2) years of postgraduate or residency training" shall mean that the applicant has successfully completed or met the program's established criteria, standards or requirements which are necessary for promotion to the next level of post-graduate training or that the applicant has successfully completed or met the program's established criteria, standards or requirements which are necessary for completion of the program.

(4) Merely accumulating twelve (12) months of post-graduate or residency training or twenty-four (24) months of post-graduate or residency training shall not be evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has fulfilled the post-graduate education requirement necessary for qualifying for the issuance of a certificate of qualification for a license to practice medicine in Alabama.