32-1424. Fifth pathway program;
licensure
A. In addition to the requirements for licensure prescribed in sections 32-1422 and
32-1423, an applicant for licensure under this article who attended a foreign school of
medicine and successfully completed all the formal requirements to receive the degree of
doctor of medicine except internship or social service, and is accordingly not eligible
for certification by the educational council for foreign medical graduates, may be
considered for licensure under this chapter if the applicant meets the following
conditions:
1. Satisfactorily completes an approved fifth pathway program of one academic year
of supervised clinical training under the direction of an approved school of medicine in
the United States.
2. Successfully completes an approved twenty-four month internship, residency or
clinical fellowship program upon completion of the fifth pathway program.
B. A document granted by a foreign school of medicine signifying completion of all
the formal requirements for graduation from such foreign medical school except internship
or social service training, or both, along with certification by the approved school of
medicine in the United States of successful completion of the fifth pathway program is
deemed the equivalent of a degree of doctor of medicine for purposes of licensure and
practice as a physician in this state.
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