The licensure requirements for licensure by credentials are
as follows:
A. Applicant must be
twenty-one (21) years of age and of good moral character.
B. Present a diploma from a reputable medical
college or college of osteopathic medicine, subject to the following
conditions:
1. If the degree is from a medical
college or a college of osteopathic medicine in the United States or Puerto
Rico, the medical college must be accredited at the time of graduation by the
LCME, a Joint Committee of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
and the AMA or the College of Osteopathic Medicine which must be accredited by
the AOA.
2. If the degree is from a
Canadian medical school, the school must be accredited at the time of
graduation by the LCME and by the Committee on Accreditation for Canadian
Medical Schools.
3. If the degree
is from an international medical school, the medical school must be in the
World Directory of Medical Schools or its equivalent. A graduate from an
international medical school must either (i) possess a valid certificate from
the ECFMG or (ii) document successful completion of a Fifth Pathway program and
be currently board certified by a specialty board recognized by the ABMS. The
Board will accept for licensure only those individuals completing Fifth Pathway
Programs by December 31, 2009. Credentialing via Fifth Pathway Programs will be
considered on an individual basis.
4. Any diploma or other document required to
be submitted to the Board by an applicant which is not in the English language
must be accompanied by a certified translation thereof into English.
C. If a graduate from a medical
college or college of osteopathic medicine in the United States, Canada or
Puerto Rico, applicant must present documentation of having completed at least
one (1) year of postgraduate training in the United States accredited by the
ACGME or by the AOA; or training in Canada accredited by the RCPSC or
CCFP.
D. Applicants who graduated
from an international medical school must present documentation of having
completed either:
1. three (3) or more years
of ACGME-approved postgraduate training in the United States or training in
Canada approved by the RCPSC or CCFP; or
2. one (1) year of ACGME-approved
postgraduate training in the United States or training in Canada approved by
the RCPSC or CCFP, be currently board certified by a specialty board recognized
by the ABMS and must have approval by the Board or Executive
Director.
E. An
applicant who otherwise possesses all of the qualifications for licensure by
credentials, but has not taken a medical proficiency examination or licensure
examination within ten (10) years prior to filing his or her application, must
pass the SPEX or COMVEXF
*, unless the applicant:
1. Submits satisfactory proof of current
certification by an ABMS and participating in Maintenance of Certification
(MOC) or AOA approved specialty board and participating in Osteopathic
Continuous Certification (OCC); or
2. Submits proof that the applicant's sole
purpose for seeking licensure is to serve as the Dean, Chairman of the
Department or Faculty of an ACGME or AOA approved training program. In such
case, a license shall remain in effect so long as licensee is a member of the
faculty of the ACGME or AOA approved training program.
F. Submit certified copy of either (i) a
birth certificate or (ii) a valid passport.
G. Submit certified copy of legal name
change, if applicable.
H. Complete
an application for medical license and submit it to the Board in a manner
prescribed by the Board with a recent passport type photograph.
I. Submit fee prescribed by the
Board.
J. Submit fingerprints for
state and national criminal history background checks.
* SPEX (SPECIAL PURPOSE
EXAMINATION) is a cognitive examination assisting licensing jurisdictions in
their assessment of current competence requisite for general, undifferentiated
medical practice by physicians who hold or have held a valid license in a U.S.
jurisdiction. SPEX is made available through the Federation of State Medical
Boards.
COMVEX-USA (COMPREHENSIVE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL VARIABLE
EXAMINATION) is the evaluative instrument offered to osteopathic physicians who
need to demonstrate current osteopathic medical knowledge. COMVEX-USA is made
available through the National Board of Osteopathic Medical
Examiners.
Notes
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Miss. Code. R. 2605-1.1
Miss. Code
Ann. ยง
73-43-11 (1972, as
amended).
Adopted September 13,
1979; amended July 1, 1981; amended January 24, 1985; amended July 29, 1985;
amended July 17, 1986; amende d August 18, 1986; amended November 19, 1987;
amended April 19, 1988; amended Octo ber 25, 1993; amended February 16, 2000;
amended March 8, 2007; amended January 24, 2008; amended March 13, 2009;
amended September 17, 2009; amended October 13, 2009; and amended March 20,
2015
Adopted
5/28/2015
Amended
4/23/2017
Amended
10/2/2023
