22 Tex. Admin. Code § 161.5 - Definitions
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Acceptable approved
medical school--A medical school or college located in the United States or
Canada that has been accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education,
the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Professional Education, or the
Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools.
(2) Approved graduate medical training
program--A program that is approved by the board and is:
(A) accepted for certification by a specialty
board that is a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the
Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists; or
(B) accredited by one of the following:
(i) the Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education, or its predecessor;
(ii) the American Osteopathic
Association;
(iii) the Committee on
Accreditation of Preregistration Physician Training Programs, Federation of
Provincial Medical Licensing Authorities of Canada;
(iv) the Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada;
(v) the College
of Family Physicians of Canada; or
(C) a board-approved fellowship performed in
Texas; or
(D) a U.S. or Canadian
graduate medical education training program, that subsequently received
accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
(ACGME), American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or Royal College of Physicians,
and was accepted by a specialty board that is a member of the American Board of
Medical Specialties, the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists, or the Royal
College of Physicians for board certification purposes.
(3) Substantially equivalent medical
school--A medical school or college that is accredited by an agency recognized
by the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME) Recognition Programme, or
that is recognized by the board.
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