30 Miss. Code. R. 2605-1.3 - Licensure Examinations

The Board recognizes four (4) separate and distinct examinations: The examinations administered by the NBME, NBOME (COMLEX), FLEX and USMLE. The Board's requirements for the purpose of licensure is as follows:

A. FLEX

An applicant had seven (7) years to pass both components of the FLEX.

B. USMLE

Steps 1, 2 and 3 must be passed within a seven-year time period beginning when the examinee passes his or her first Step. The Board, at its discretion, may waive this requirement based on extraordinary circumstances. The Board encourages all applicants to take Step 3 of the USMLE as soon as possible following receipt of the M.D. or D.O. degree.

C. NBME or NBOME

NBME and NBOME examinations are administered in three (3) parts, Parts I, II and III, and must be passed within a seven-year time period beginning when the examinee passes his or her first Part.

D. EXAM COMBINATIONS

Now that the FLEX and examinations administered by the NBME have been phased out, the Board will accept passing scores for the following combinations of the FLEX, NBME and USMLE examinations:

EXAMINATION SEQUENCE	ACCEPTABLE COMBINATIONS
NBME Part I plus NBME Part II plus NBME Part III	NBME Part I or USMLE Step 1 plus NBME Part II or USMLE Step 2 plus NBME Part III or USMLE Step 3
FLEX Component I plus FLEX Component II	FLEX Component I plus USMLE Step 3 or NBME Part I or USMLE Step 1 plus NBME Part II or USMLE Step 2 plus FLEX Component II
USMLE Step 1 plus USMLE Step 2 plus USMLE Step 3

Notes

30 Miss. Code. R. 2605-1.3

Miss. Code Ann. § 73-43-11 (1972, as amended).

Amended January 20, 1994; amended March 16, 1995; amended August 8, 1997. Amended September 13, 1997. Amended Janua ry 18, 2001. Amended February 18, 2003. Amended March 8, 2007. Amended May 17, 2007. Amended January 24, 2008. Amended July 1, 2009. Amended October 13, 2009. Amended March 19, 2015. Amended April 28, 2015 ; Adopted 5/28/2015 Amended 4/23/2017 Amended 10/2/2023