List of Links to US Medical Boards

List of Links to US Medical Boards http://www.fsmb.org/directory_smb.html

Requirements for IMG in most states – http://www.fsmb.org/usmle_eliinitial.html

In addition to the basic requirements for licensure prescribed in each state, any applicant who has graduated from a Foreign Medical School shall meet each of the following requirements:

 Graduated from a medical school  Verification of Clinical Clerkships  Certification by ECFMG  Completion of at least THREE (3) years of internship or residency in an ACGME approved program in the United States  Passed USMLE

Refer to each state medical board web site for some state specific requirements in addition to above or exceptions.

If school is not approved/recognized in any one state, than most of the state will not recognized degree from that school. It is in fine print in many state boards rules.

Alabama – Ross is approved/recognized List in Paragraph 540-X-3-.02 Medical Education Requirement (6) schools which are not approved or 540-X-3-.02 Medical Education Requirement (7) graduate from schools are approved on case by case basis. Ross is not listed in either list. Therefore, Ross is approved in Alabama. http://www.albme.org/Default.aspx?Page=PysicianApplication

Alaska – Same for all IMG http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pub/MedicalStatutes.pdf

Arizona – Same for all IMG http://www.azmd.gov/

Arkansas – Same for all IMG http://www.armedicalboard.org/support/FAQ/sub-REQ-PH.asp

California - Ross is recognized Recognized Schools - http://www.medbd.ca.gov/Applicant_Schools_Recognized.htm Unrecognized Schools - http://www.medbd.ca.gov/Applicant_Schools_Unapproved.htm

Colorado – Same for all IMG http://www.dora.state.co.us/medical/licensing/InternationalGraduates.pdf

Connecticut – Same for all IMG http://www.dph.state.ct.us/Licensure/apps/PLIS/Physician/Physician_ForeignTrained.ht m

Delaware – Same for all IMG http://www.dpr.delaware.gov/boards/medicalpractice/physlicense.shtml

D.C., Washington – Same for all IMG http://hpla.doh.dc.gov/hpla/frames.asp? doc=/hpla/lib/hpla/prof_license/services/pdffile/medicine/medicine_regs.pdf

Florida – Same for all IMG (They are supposed to have list of Foreign Medical Institute certified by Medical Board, but can not find one) http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/medical/me_faq.html#general (Q&A of interest from the site - Will Florida accept my foreign medical education? A. Florida accepts graduates from medical schools listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools. You may access this directory at http://www.who.int.hrh/wdms/en/) http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/medical/ap_me1501.pdf (See Para. 1, 12, 13) http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm? App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0458/SEC311.HTM&Title=- >2006->Ch0458->Section%20311#0458.311 (See more requirements)

Georgia – Same for all IMG http://medicalboard.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/44/32/30061413Req_US_C AND_5th_Carribean.pdf (See Page -2 for Carribean Medical Schools) http://medicalboard.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/55/28/28221070FAQ_physi cians.pdf (See Para. 8)

Hawaii – Same for all IMG http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/main/faqs/medical_faq/pvl_faq_md.pdf http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/ocp/udgi/lawsuits (Unrecognized schools)

Idaho – Same for all IMG http://www.bom.state.id.us/licensees/general.html http://www.bom.state.id.us/licensees/pre_application%20md.pdf

Illinois – Same for all IMG http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012850A00200R.html

Indiana – Ross is approved List of Approved and Disapproved Foreign Medical Schools – http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc/mlbi/List_of_Foreign_Medical_Schools.pdf Licensing Instruction – also lists Ross as an approved school -http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc/mlbi/instinfo.html

Iowa – Same for all IMG http://www.docboard.org/ia/Licensure.htm http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/Current/iac/653iac/6539/6539.pdf Kansas – Same for all IMG http://www.ksbha.org/regulations/article06.html Kentucky – Same for all IMG http://kbml.ky.gov/physician/requirements.htm

Louisiana – Same for all IMG http://www.lsbme.louisiana.gov/documents/licensure/MD%20DO%20Application- Instructions%20Fillable%20090106.pdf

Maine – Same for all IMG plus 75 score on state exam http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/02/373/373c001.doc http://www.maine.gov/education/highered/Non-Accredited/UnaccreditedSchools- 112706.pdf (This is a list of questionable colleges – US and non-US – Ross and other good Carribean Schools are not listed)

Maryland – Same for all IMG http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/10/10.32.01.03.htm

Massachusetts – Same for all IMG http://www.massmedboard.org/regs/pdf/regs-243cmr.pdf

Michigan – Same for all IMG http://www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/admincode.asp? AdminCode=Single&Admin_Num=33802301&Dpt=CH&RngHigh= (Para.338.2316) http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Non-accreditedSchools_78090_7.pdf (Not recognized schools)

Minnesota – Same for all IMG http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/content.do?subchannel=- 536882715&programid=536899135&sc3=null&sc2=null&id=- 536882626&agency=BMP

Mississippi – Same for all IMG http://www.msbml.state.ms.us/perm%20pdf/req.pdf

Missouri – Same for all IMG http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/20csr/20c2150-2.pdf

Montana - Same for all IMG http://mt.gov/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/med_board/licenses/med/lic_summary.asp#med

Nebraska - Same for all IMG http://www.sos.state.ne.us/business/regsearch/Rules/Health_and_Human_Services_Syste m/Title-172/Chapter-88.pdf Nevada – Same for all IMG http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-630.html

New Hampshire – Same for all IMG http://gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/med100-500.html

New Jersey – Same for all IMG http://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll? clientID=127318&Depth=4&TD=WRAP&advquery=%2245%3a9-1%20State%20Board %20of%20Medical%20Examiners %22&headingswithhits=on&infobase=statutes.nfo&rank=&record={1252B}&softpage= Doc_Frame_Pg42&wordsaroundhits=2&x=22&y=11&zz=

New Mexico – Ross is approved - Foreign school listed on California list http://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/pdffiles/16102NMAC.pdf

New York – Same for all IMG http://www.op.nysed.gov/medlic.htm

North Carolina – Same for all IMG http://www.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/PublicMedia/rule.pdf

North Dakota – Same for all IMG http://www.ndbomex.com/MD_Req.htm

Ohio – Same for all IMG http://www.med.ohio.gov/pdf/Applications/geninfo.pdf

Oklahoma – Same for all IMG http://www.okmedicalboard.org/miscFunction.php?filename=MDLAW.pdf http://www.okmedicalboard.org/miscFunction.php?filename=MDRULES.pdf

Oregon – Same for all IMG http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/677.html http://www.ossc.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.html (List of unrecognized schools)

Pennsylvania – Same for all IMG http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/049/chapter17/subchapAtoc.html

Rhode Island – Same for all IMG http://www.health.ri.gov/hsr/bmld/licensure.php http://www.health.ri.gov/hsr/bmld/faqs-physicians.php

South Carolina – Same for all IMG http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/medical/FORMS/MDDOPermLicReq.pdf South Dakota – Same for all IMG http://www.state.sd.us/doh/medical/Licensing/MD-DO.htm

Tennessee – Same for all IMG http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/0880/0880-02.pdf

Eligibility Requirements of IMG’s -http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/apps/physician_eligibility.php

Following School’s Graduates will not have to prove that their school is substantially equivalent to a Texas medical school - http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/professionals/physicians/applicants/STDNHPSE.rtf - Ross is listed on Page – 10, line #30500 – 30501 http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/AAR/PrivateInstitutions/fraudnotx.cfm (This is a list of questionable Us and non-US Schools – Ross is not listed)

Utah – Same for all IMG http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/statutes_and_rules/58-67.pdf

Vermont – Same for all IMG http://www.healthvermont.gov/hc/med_board/bmp.aspx

Virgin Islands – Same for all IMG

Virginia – Same for all IMG http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/medicine/leg/Medicine10-4-06.doc

Washington – Same for all IMG https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/hps5/Medical/physician_eli.htm

West Virginia – Same for all IMG http://www.wvdhhr.org/wvbom/req_md.asp

Wisconsin – Same for all IMG http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0448.pdf

Wyoming – Same for all IMG http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx?file=titles/Title33/T33CH26AR3.htm