N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-3.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:35-3.11 - Standards for licensure of physicians graduated from medical schools not approved by Board-recognized accrediting processes

(a) To be eligible for a New Jersey license by examination, an applicant who has graduated from an international medical school that is not accredited by an entity recognized by the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME), having accreditation standards comparable to the LCME or the AOA; or authorized to confer a medical degree in a country that has an accrediting process recognized by the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) to be a reliable process for the evaluation of medical education leading to an M.D. or D.O. degree and having accreditation standards comparable to the LCME or the AOA, shall demonstrate:

1. That the medical school was listed in either the World Directory of Medical Schools, published by the World Health Organization or the International Medical Education Directory (IMED), published by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), during the entire period that the applicant was in attendance;

2. Successful completion of the full medical school curriculum, including:

i. Didactic or basic science training obtained in the country in which the medical school is located and authorized to confer a degree required to practice medicine in that country; and

ii. Clinical training obtained in the country in which the medical school is located or, if in the United States, at a hospital with residency programs approved by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the AOA in that specialty field of the clinical training;

3. Certification issued by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) following the attainment of a passing score on an acceptable examination and a verification of his or her credentials; and

4. Attainment of a passing score on an examination approved by the Board.

(b) To be eligible for a New Jersey license by endorsement, in addition to satisfying the requirements in (a) above, an applicant shall demonstrate licensure in another state that is active and in good standing for a minimum of two years.

(c) An applicant, who has graduated from a medical school on or after July 1, 1916 and before July 1, 1985, and has received a medical degree from a medical school that was not eligible for, and not accredited by, the LCME or the AOA during the applicant's attendance, shall demonstrate to the Board, through submission of documentation, that after receiving a medical degree the applicant has successfully completed at least one year of post-graduate training in a program accredited by the ACGME, the AOA, or any other equivalent group or agency that the Board, upon review, has determined has comparable standards.

(d) An applicant, who has graduated from a medical school on or after July 1, 1985 and before July 1, 2003, and has received a medical degree from a medical school that was not eligible for, and not accredited by, the LCME or the AOA during the applicant's attendance, shall demonstrate to the Board, through the submission of documentation, that, after receiving a medical degree, the applicant has successfully completed a three-year post-graduate training program accredited by the ACGME, the AOA, or any other equivalent group or agency that the Board, upon review, has determined has comparable standards.

(e) An applicant who has successfully completed the full basic science studies (or the equivalent of the first two years of an American medical school) in the foreign medical school located in the country of domicile authorized to confer the degree or certificate and has been given academic credit for successful completion of clinical training programs in United States hospitals, with residency programs approved by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the AOA in that field, shall demonstrate that the medical school was approved by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners (Board) to conduct such a program in this State, or that the program was performed in a sister-state and recognized as acceptable by the Board.

(e) An applicant, who has graduated from a medical school on or after July 1, 2003, and has received a medical degree from a medical school that was not accredited by the LCME or the AOA or an accrediting body recognized by the WFME having accreditation standards comparable to the LCME or the AOA or authorized to confer a medical degree in a country that has an accrediting process recognized by the NCFMEA as a reliable authority for the accreditation of medical education leading to an M.D. or D.O. degree and having accreditation standards comparable to the LCME or the AOA, during the period of attendance, shall demonstrate to the Board, through the submission of documentation, that after receiving a medical degree, the applicant has completed, and received academic credit for, at least two years for post-graduate training in a program accredited by the ACGME, the AOA, or any other equivalent group or agency which the Board, upon review, has determined has comparable standards, and has a signed contract for a third year of post-graduate training in a program accredited by the ACGME, the AOA, or any other equivalent group or agency that the Board, upon review has determined has comparable standards. At least two of the three years of postgraduate training shall be:

1. In the same field; or

2. In different fields, if when considered together, the post-graduate training fields would be credited toward the criteria for certification by a single specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the AOA or any other equivalent group or agency which the Board, upon review, has determined has comparable standards.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-3.11

Amended by 52 N.J.R. 1336(a), effective 7/6/2020