Sec. 155.004. ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOLS. A license applicant who is a graduate of a medical school that is located outside the United States and Canada must present proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(1) is a graduate of a school whose curriculum meets the requirements for an unapproved medical school as determined by a committee of experts selected by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;
(2) has successfully completed at least two years of graduate medical training in the United States or Canada that was approved by the board;
(3) holds a valid certificate issued by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates; and
(4) is able to communicate in English.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(d), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (H.B. 3674), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 498 (H.B. 1380), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 155 - License to Practice Medicine
Subchapter A. License Requirements
Section 155.001. License Required
Section 155.002. Issuance of License
Section 155.003. General Eligibility Requirements
Section 155.0031. Application Procedures and Requirements
Section 155.006. Issuance of Limited License
Section 155.006. Issuance of Limited License
Section 155.007. Application Process
Section 155.008. Criminal Record Check
Section 155.009. Limited License for Practice of Administrative Medicine
Section 155.011. Expedited Licensing Process for Certain Out-of-State Applicants