West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 11 - Medicine
Title 11 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE
Series 11-01A - Licensing of Physicians and Podiatric Physicians and Disciplinary Procedures for Applicants, Licensees, Credential Holders
Section 11-1A-4 - Additional Licensure Requirements for Graduates of Medical Schools Located Outside of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Canada
Universal Citation: 11 WV Code of State Rules 11-1A-4
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
4.1. Minimum qualifications for initial licensure as a medical doctor for applicants who have received the degree of doctor of medicine or its equivalent from a school of medicine outside of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Canada are set forth in West Virginia Code § 30-3-10(c). In addition to the qualifications and application requirements for licensure to practice medicine and surgery which are set forth in section 4, an applicant for licensure who is a graduate of a medical school located outside of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Canada shall:
4.1.a. Provide an
acceptable copy of the applicant's valid ECFMG certificate, or submit
documentation satisfactory to the Board which demonstrates that:
4.1.a.1. The applicant is currently fully
licensed, excluding any temporary, conditional or restricted license or permit,
under the laws of another state, the District of Columbia, Canada or the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
4.1.a.2. The applicant has been engaged on a
full-time professional basis in the practice of medicine within the state or
jurisdiction where the applicant is fully licensed for a period of at least
five years not to include practice via telemedicine technologies from a
location physically outside of the state or jurisdiction of licensure;
and
4.1.a.3. The applicant provides
proof satisfactory to the Board that he or she is not the subject of any
pending disciplinary action by a medical licensing board in any
jurisdiction;
4.1.b.
Possess a demonstrable ability to communicate in the English language;
and
4.1.c. Provide evidence
satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
4.1.c.1. Has successfully completed at least
two years of ACGME approved postgraduate clinical training;
4.1.c.2. Has successfully completed a
graduate medical education residency program outside of the United States and a
minimum of two years of fellowship training in the United States in a clinical
field related to the applicant's residency training which was completed:
4.1.c.2.a. At an institution that sponsors or
operates a residency program in the same clinical field or a related clinical
field approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education;
or
4.1.c.2.b. At a time when
accreditation was not available for the fellowship's clinical field and the
board has determined that the training was similar to accredited training due
to objective standards, including, but not limited to, the presence of other
accredited programs at the sponsoring institution during the applicant's
clinical training at the fellowship location; or
4.1.c.3. Holds current certification by a
member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties and a minimum of one
year of graduate clinical training which comports with the accreditation
requirements subdivision 4.1.c.1. or 4.1.c.2.
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