Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64B8-4.004 - Approved Residency or Fellowship; Definitions
(1) An approved residency of at least one
year constitutes a course of study and training in a single program for a
period of not less than twelve calendar months by a person holding a degree as
a medical doctor. The hospital and the program in which the medical doctor is
participating must be accredited for the training and teaching of physicians by
the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), College of
Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Canada (RCPSC) and the medical doctor must be assigned to one of the
allocated positions or slots approved by the ACGME, CFPC or RCPSC. Fellowship
training or residency training in a non-slotted position shall be considered
approved residency training only in the instance when the fellowship or
residency training has been recognized and accepted for that applicant toward
completion of requirements for specialty board certification by a specialty
board listed by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Board
of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
(2) An approved residency or approved
fellowship of at least two years in one specialty area constitutes two
progressive years in a course of study and training as long as each year is
accepted by the American Board of Medical Specialties in that specialty for a
period of not less than twenty-four months by a person holding a degree as a
medical doctor. The hospital and the program in which the medical doctor is
participating must be accredited for the training and teaching of physicians by
the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), College of
Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Canada (RCPSC) and the medical doctor must be assigned to one of the
allocated positions or slots approved by the ACGME, CFPC or RCPSC. Fellowship
training or residence training in a non-slotted position shall be considered
approved residency training only in the instance when the fellowship or
residency training has been recognized and accepted for that applicant toward
completion of requirements for specialty board certification by a specialty
board listed by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 458.309, 458.311(1)(f) FS. Law Implemented 458.311(1) FS.
New 3-31-80, Amended 11-10-82, Formerly 21M-22.04, Amended 9-7-88, 11-30-92, Formerly 21M-22.004, 61F6-22.004, Amended 11-15-94, Formerly 59R-4.004, Amended 6-15-98, 10-1-98, 7-10-01, 9-16-03, 3-18-13.
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