Applicants for licensure to
practice medicine who have graduated from a school of medicine
located outside of the states, territories, and possessions of
the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Dominion of
Canada, shall file an application for licensure with the
commission on a form prepared by the secretary with the approval
of the commission. Each applicant shall furnish proof
satisfactory to the commission of the following:
(1) That he or she has completed in a school of medicine a
resident course of professional instruction equivalent to that
required in this chapter for applicants generally;
(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, that he
or she meets all the requirements which must be met by graduates
of the United States and Canadian school of medicine except that
he or she need not have graduated from a school of medicine
approved by the commission;
(b) An applicant for licensure under this section is not
required to meet the requirements of RCW 18.71.050(1)(b) if he or
she furnishes proof satisfactory to the commission that he or she
has:
(i)(A) Been admitted as a permanent immigrant to the United
States as a person of exceptional ability in sciences pursuant to
the rules of the United States department of labor; or
(B) Been issued a permanent immigration visa; and
(ii) Received multiple sclerosis certified specialist status
from the consortium of multiple sclerosis centers; and
(iii) Successfully completed at least twenty-four months of
training in multiple sclerosis at an educational institution in
the United States with an accredited residency program in
neurology or rehabilitation;
(3) That he or she has satisfactorily passed the examination
given by the educational council for foreign medical graduates or
has met the requirements in lieu thereof as set forth in rules
adopted by the commission;
(4) That he or she has the ability to read, write, speak,
understand, and be understood in the English language.
[2011 c 138 § 1; 1994 sp.s. c 9 § 308; 1991 c 3 § 162; 1975 1st ex.s. c 171 § 16.]
NOTES:
Severability -- Headings and captions not law -- Effective date -- 1994 sp.s. c 9: See RCW 18.79.900 through 18.79.902.