Pennsylvania Code
Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS
Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 17 - STATE BOARD OF MEDICINE-MEDICAL DOCTORS
Subchapter B - EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Section 17.11 - Examination information for license without restriction

(a) FLEX. FLEX I and FLEX II as outlined in § 17.1(a)(1)(ii) (relating to license without restriction) satisfies the examination requirement for a license without restriction.

(b) Licensing examination of Federation from June 1968 through December 1984. This three-part examination, also called the FLEX, is the forerunner of the two-component FLEX examination in subsection (a). A passing score on this three-part examination, as outlined in § 17.1(a)(1)(iii), satisfies the examination requirement for a license without restriction.

(c) National Boards. This examination comprised of Parts I, II and III was given in most accredited medical colleges. A passing score on this examination satisfies the examination requirement for a license without restriction.

(d) USMLE. This examination is a uniform examination for licensure which replaces the National Boards Parts I, II and III and FLEX I and FLEX II. Steps 1, 2 and 3 of USMLE are given throughout the year at times and places designated by FSMB and NBME. USMLE eligibility requirements for each step or step component of the USMLE are jointly set by FSMB and NBME. A passing score on all three steps of USMLE, as determined by FSMB and NBME and as outlined in § 17.1(a)(1)(i), satisfies the examination requirement for a license without restriction.

(e) Examination of the Medical Council of Canada. This is an examination offered in Canada which has been adopted as a licensing examination in most of the provinces of Canada. A passing score on this examination, as determined by the Medical Council of Canada, satisfies the examination requirement for a license without restriction if the examination was taken in English in or after May 1970.

(f) State Board Examination. This is an examination for a license to practice medicine and surgery without restriction, other than USMLE, FLEX or the forerunner of FLEX, which is used by a licensing authority in another state, territory or possession of the United States. A passing score on this examination, as determined by the licensing authority in the other jurisdiction, satisfies the examination requirement for a license without restriction if the examination was taken in English prior to December 1973.