Section 1325 - Criteria for Approval of Clinical Training Programs for Foreign Medical GraduatesPursuant to Section 2104 of the code the following is the criteria for the approval of clinical training programs required of applicants under Section 2103 of the code who have not completed a one-year program of supervised clinical medical internship operated by a medical school.
(a) The medical school shall provide supervision equivalent to that given to undergraduate medical students.(b) The medical school shall require evidence of successful completion of the formal academic curriculum of a foreign medical school.(c) A screening examination in the form of National Board, Part I or Day I of FLEX or their equivalent shall be successfully passed by the applicant before admission to the program. The ECFMG examination or other examinations approved by the Council on Medical Education may be used for this purpose.(d) The competence of each accepted student shall be individually evaluated so that the clinical training will correspond to the need of the student.(e) The year of supervised clinical training shall include experience in each of the major clinical departments.(f) In order to emphasize the educational nature of the experience for the student, and to clearly distinguish the year of supervised clinical training from an "externship," or an internship, the hospital shall not remunerate the student and the student shall not accept any remuneration, from either the hospital or its medical staff, which could be construed as payment for house officer services.(g) The medical school shall retain appropriate records describing the qualifications for admission, the time and duration of participation, and the achievement of the student at the completion of the year of supervised clinical training. A determination shall be made that the student is, or is not, competent to enter a program of graduate medical education.(h) Individuals in this program shall be designated "Clinical Trainee" and wear badges so identifying them.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1325
1. Amendment filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 31).
2. Amendment filed 9-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 39).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph filed 6-12-2007 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2007, No. 24). Note: Authority cited: Section 2018, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2005, 2103 and 2104, Business and Professions Code.
1. Amendment filed 8-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 31).
2. Amendment filed 9-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 39).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph filed 6-12-2007 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2007, No. 24).