Indiana Code 25-22.5-3-2. Foreign medical graduates
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Sec. 2. (a) In addition to meeting all the requirements of section 1 of this chapter except subsection (i), an applicant for licensure who:
(2) submits evidence satisfactory to the board that prior to passing the examination the applicant has successfully completed a minimum of at least two (2) years of postgraduate training in a hospital or an institution located in the United States or Canada which meets the standards approved by the nationally recognized medical or osteopathic accrediting bodies in the United States, for the purpose of graduate training which is approved by the board;
(1) has been graduated from a medical school outside the United States, its possessions, or Canada; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-22.5-3-2
- Board: refers to the medical licensing board of Indiana. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Medical school: means a nationally accredited college of medicine or of osteopathic medicine approved by the board. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
is entitled to receive an unlimited license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the board may waive the second year of postgraduate training in the United States or Canada required of a graduate of a foreign medical school.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.247-1985, SEC.9; P.L.156-1986, SEC.1; P.L.242-1995, SEC.1.