NY Educ L § 6528 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 8 - The Professions Article 131 - Medicine 6528 - Qualification of Certain Applicants for Licensure.

§ 6528. Qualification   of   certain  applicants  for  licensure.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article or any law  to  the contrary,  an  individual who at the time of his enrollment in a medical school outside the United States is a  resident  of  the  United  States shall  be  eligible  for licensure in this state if he has satisfied the requirements of subdivisions one, five, six, seven and eight of  section sixty-five hundred twenty-four of this chapter and:  (1)  has  studied  medicine  in  a  medical school located outside the United States which is recognized by the World Health Organization;  (2) has completed all  of  the  formal  requirements  of  the  foreign medical school except internship and/or social service;  (3)  has attained a score satisfactory to a medical school approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education on a  qualifying  examination acceptable  to  the  state  board  for  medicine, and has satisfactorily completed one academic year of supervised clinical  training  under  the direction of such medical school;  (4)  has completed the post-graduate hospital training required by the Board of all applicants for licensure; and  (5) has passed the examination required by the Board of all applicants for licensure.  (b) Satisfaction of the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2),  and  (3) of subdivision (a) of this section shall be in lieu of the completion of any  foreign  internship and/or social service requirements, and no such requirements shall be a condition of licensure as a  physician  in  this State.  (c)  Satisfaction  of the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subdivision (a) of this section shall be in lieu of certification  by the   Educational  Council  for  Foreign  Medical  Graduates,  and  such certification shall not be a condition of licensure as  a  physician  in this  State  for  candidates  who  have  completed  the  requirements of subdivision (a) of this section.  (d) No hospital licensed by this State, or operated by the State or  a political   subdivision  thereof,  or  which  receives  state  financial assistance, directly or indirectly, shall require an individual who  has satisfied   the   requirements  of  paragraphs  (1),  (2),  and  (3)  of subdivision (a) of this section, and who at the time of  his  enrollment in  a  medical  school  outside  the  United States is a resident of the United  States,  to  satisfy  any  further  education   or   examination requirements prior to commencing an internship or residency.  (e)  A document granted by a medical school located outside the United States which is recognized by the World Health Organization issued after the completion of all the formal requirements of  such  foreign  medical school except internship and/or social service shall, upon certification by   the   medical  school  in  which  such  training  was  received  of satisfactory completion by the person to whom such document  was  issued of  the  requirements listed in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of this section, be deemed the equivalent of a degree of doctor of medicine  for purposes of licensure and practice as a physician in this State.