Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
The documents submitted must be legible and no larger than 8 ?"
x 11". All documents and photographs will be retained by the Board as a
permanent part of the application file. If original documents are larger than 8
?" x 11", the copies must be reduced to the correct size with all wording and
signatures clearly shown. Official translations are required for documents
issued in a foreign language.
(1) The
following documents may be submitted by the applicant, the applicant's initial
state of licensure, or the Federation of State Medical Boards' Federation
Credentialing Verification Service Profile (FCVS):
(a) Birth Certificate: A copy of birth
certificate.
(b) Medical School
Diploma: A copy of a diploma showing graduation from an approved school of
medicine or an international school of medicine.
(c) Internship, Residency and Fellowship
Certificates: A copy of official internship, residency and fellowship
certificates showing completion of all postgraduate training.
(2) The applicant must submit the
following:
(a) Completed formal application
provided by the Board.
(b) A
close-up, color, passport-quality photograph, front view, head and shoulders
(not profile), with features distinct, taken within 90 days preceding the
filing of the application.
(c) An
open-book examination on the Medical Practice Act (ORS chapter 677) and Oregon
Administrative Rules chapter 847. If an applicant fails the examination three
times, the applicant must attend an informal meeting with a Board member, the
Executive Director, a Board investigator and/or the Medical Director of the
Board to discuss the applicant's failure of the examination before being given
a fourth and final attempt to pass the examination. If the applicant does not
pass the examination on the fourth attempt, the applicant may be denied
licensure.
(d) Legible
fingerprints as described in 847-008-0068 for the purpose of a criminal records
background check.
(e) Any other
documentation or explanatory statements as required by the Board.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 181A.195,
677.133,
677.265
Stats. Implemented: ORS 181A.195,
677.100,
677.133,
677.265
