Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS
Chapter 10.32.01 - General Licensure Regulations
Section 10.32.01.02 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.32.01.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "ABMS" means the American Board of
Medical Specialties.
(2) "ACCME"
means the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education.
(3) "ACGME" means the Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education.
(4)
"Accredited training program" means a postgraduate clinical medical education
program which is:
(a) Certified by the:
(i) Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education (ACGME) or its successor; or
(ii) American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
or its successor;
(b)
Accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) or
its successor,
(c) A postgraduate
clinical medical education program that meets all of the following criteria:
(i) Is in a specialty or subspecialty area,
or both, that is not being accredited by the ACGME, AOA or RCPSC but meets all
the requirements for accreditation of Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education, the American Osteopathic Association, or the Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada;
(ii) Is directed by a physician who is
actively licensed to practice medicine in the United States, its territories or
possessions, Puerto Rico, or Canada;
(c) A postgraduate clinical medical education
program that meets all of the following criteria:
(i) Is in a specialty or subspecialty area,
or both, that is not being accredited by the ACGME but meets all the
requirements for accreditation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education;
(ii) Is directed
by a physician who is actively licensed to practice medicine in
Maryland;
(iii) Is concurrently
offered with ACGME-accredited programs; and
(iv) Is taught at a hospital that is
accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care
Organizations; or
(iv)
Is taught at a hospital that is accredited by the The Joint Commission or its
successor or predecessor, or
(d) A program conducted in the United States
of America or Canada that is the equivalent of §B(3)(a), (b), or (c) of
this regulation as determined by the Board of Physicians.
(5) "AOA" means the American Osteopathic
Association.
(6) "Applicant" means
an individual applying for initial licensure as a physician in
Maryland.
(7) "Application period"
means the time between the Board's receipt of an application and the issuance
of a license or the closure of an application through withdrawal, determination
of ineligibility, or denial of application.
(8) "Board" means the Board of
Physicians.
(9) Board-certified"
means the physician is certified by a public or private board, including a
multidisciplinary board, and the certifying board is:
(a) A member of ABMS;
(b) An AOA certifying board;
(c) The Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada; or
(d) The
College of Family Physicians of Canada.
(10) "CME" means continuing medical
education.
(11) "ECFMG" means the
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates or its
successor.
(12) "FCVS" means the
Federal Credentialing Verification Services of the Federation of State Medical
Boards of the United States, Inc.
(13) "Federation" means the Federation of
State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.
(14) "FLEX examination" means the Federation
Licensing Examination designed by the Federation of State Medical Boards in
cooperation with the National Board of Medical Examiners.
(15) "FLEX weighted average" means the method
of calculating the grade of the FLEX examination by which the test results on
the first day count 1/6, the second day 2/6, and the third day 3/6.
(16) "Foreign medical school" means a medical
school located outside the United States or its territories, Canada, or Puerto
Rico.
(17) "LCME" means Liaison
Committee on Medical Education, an organization that accredits programs in
medical education leading to the doctor of medicine degree in the United States
and territories and, in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation of
Canadian Medical Schools, in Canada.
(18) "Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)" means
the examination of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
designed to evaluate the spoken English proficiency of those whose native
language is not English.
(19)
"Orientation program" means a program of information approved by the Board
which includes:
(a) The statutes and
regulations governing the practice of medicine in Maryland;
(b) Boundary issues; and
(c) The role and functions of the
Board.
(20)
'Postgraduate training" means clinical and medical training for medical school
graduates, including but not limited to, internships, residencies, and
fellowships.
(21) "Professional
school" means a school whose curricula lead to a professional license,
certification, or registration issued under the Health Occupations Article,
Annotated Code of Maryland, including the medical school of graduation or the
medical school, where an applicant obtained medical education, that is
affiliated with the institution that conferred the medical degree on the
applicant.
(22) "Recertification"
means successfully meeting all of the specified recertification requirements of
a medical licensing authority or specialty board recognized by the
Board.
(23) "Speech impairment"
means a disorder of the voice, articulation, speech sounds, or fluency in the
speaker's native language.
(24)
"SPEX" means the Special Purpose Examination prepared by the Federation of
State Medical Boards.
(25)
"Successfully completed year of postgraduate training" means:
(a) 12 months of accredited postgraduate
training in one integrated program in which the:
(i) Applicant completed all the
requirements;
(ii) Program director
rated the applicant's performance as satisfactory; and
(iii) Applicant's performance was such that
the applicant qualified for advancement without academic or clinical
probationary conditions to the next year and next progressive level of
responsibility in a designated specialty program; or
(b) A year of accredited postgraduate
training which the applicant completed in a manner that satisfied the
requirements of §B(20-1)(a)(i) and (ii) of this regulation but that did
not satisfy the requirements of §B(20-1)(a)(iii) of this regulation, and
which was followed by a year of training which the applicant completed in a
manner that satisfied all of the requirements of §B(20-1)(a) of this
regulation.
(26) "TOEFL"
means the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
(27) "USMLE" means the United States Medical
Licensing Examination.
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