Oregon Statutes 677.100 – Qualifications of applicant for license
(1) An applicant for a license to practice medicine in this state, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, must possess the following qualifications:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 677.100
- Approved school of medicine: means a school offering a full-time resident program of study in medicine or osteopathic medicine leading to a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, such program having been fully accredited or conditionally approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, or its successor agency, or the American Osteopathic Association, or its successor agency, or having been otherwise determined by the board to meet the association standards as specifically incorporated into board rules. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- Board: means the Oregon Medical Board. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- 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.
- License: means permission to practice, whether by license, registration or certification. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) Have attended and graduated from a school of medicine.
(b) Have satisfactorily completed the following post-graduate requirement:
(A) Satisfactory completion of an approved rotating internship if a graduate of an approved school of medicine;
(B) One year of training in an approved program if a graduate of an approved school of medicine; or
(C) Three years of training in an approved program if a graduate of an unapproved school of medicine.
(c) Have complied with each rule of the Oregon Medical Board which applies to all similar applicants for a license to practice medicine in this state.
(d) Have provided evidence sufficient to prove to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is of good moral character. For purposes of this section, the lack of good moral character may be established by reference to acts or conduct that reflect moral turpitude or to acts or conduct which would cause a reasonable person to have substantial doubts about the individual’s honesty, fairness and respect for the rights of others and for the laws of the state and the nation. The acts or conduct in question must be rationally connected to the applicant’s fitness to practice medicine.
(2) If an applicant establishes that the applicant is of good moral character and has qualifications which the board determines are the equivalent of the qualifications required by subsection (1)(a) to (c) of this section, the applicant satisfies the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) An applicant for a license to practice medicine must make written application to the board showing compliance with this section, ORS § 677.110, 677.120 and the rules of the board, and containing such further information as the rules of the board may require. [Amended by 1957 c.681 § 11; 1967 c.470 § 9; 1973 c.31 § 1; 1983 c.486 § 9; 1985 c.322 § 3; 1989 c.830 § 4]
[1961 c.400 § 4; repealed by 1967 c.470 § 68]