N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 60.5 - License by endorsement

(a) Endorsement of foreign licenses. A medical license or registration certificate granted in a foreign country in which licensure or registration is regulated by an organization designated as responsible for quality assurance of licensees and acceptable to the Board of Regents, may be accepted by the department for licensure in New York State if the applicant:

(1) is eligible for admission to the medical licensing examination;

(2) has acceptable grades on a clinical competency examination acceptable to the department or has a diplomate certificate which was obtained on the basis of satisfying the experience and examination requirements established by a recognized organization responsible for specialty certification;

(3) is in possession of the appropriate medical license or certificate from that country;

(4) presents evidence satisfactory to the department of completion of the postgraduate training required by section 60.3 of this Part; and

(5) has not less than five years of satisfactory professional experience or practice following licensure or registration.

(b) Endorsement of licenses of other states or Canadian provinces.

(1) A medical license issued by another state or political subdivision of the United States or by a Canadian province may be endorsed by the department for practice in New York if the applicant:

(i) is eligible for admission to the New York State medical licensing examination;

(ii) has completed not less than two years of satisfactory professional experience; and

(iii) either:

(a) has achieved grades satisfactory to the State Board for Medicine on a medical licensing examination which meets New York standards for licensure as provided in section 60.4 of this Part; or

(b) has achieved grades satisfactory to the State Board for Medicine on a state medical licensing examination given prior to January 1, 1972 which is equivalent in all parts, except for the clinical competency component, to the examination leading to licensure set forth in section 60.4 of this Part, provided that the applicant has obtained a diplomate certificate which was obtained on the basis of satisfying the experience and examination requirements established by a recognized organization responsible for specialty certification in a field of medicine, such as the American Board of Internal Medicine or an equivalent organization; or

(c) has achieved grades satisfactory to the State Board for Medicine on the licensing examination of The Medical Council of Canada.

(2) The department may license an applicant who:

(i) has been licensed to practice medicine in another jurisdiction of the United States or its territories as a result of an examination the scope and content of which are found by the State Board for Medicine to be equivalent to the licensing examination in New York State;

(ii) has achieved a grade on such examination which is acceptable for licensure in such state or territory and which is not more than one percentage point below the weighted average required for licensure in New York;

(iii) submits satisfactory evidence of at least seven years of experience, following licensure; and

(iv) meets all other requirements for licensure in New York State.

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N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 60.5