Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-2 - DEFINITIONS › Section 540-X-2-.01 - Definitions Applicable To Applications For Certificate Of Qualification

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) The following
			 definitions shall apply to these rules:
(a)
Colleges of Medicine Accredited by the American Medical
			 Association
: Colleges of medicine which are accredited by the Liaison
			 Committee on Medical Education (L.C.M.E.) of the American Medical Association
			 as are listed in its most recent publication and all revisions, corrections,
			 additions or deletions thereto.
(b)
Colleges of Medicine Accredited by the American Osteopathic
			 Association
: Colleges of medicine accredited by the American Osteopathic
			 Association as listed in the most recent edition of the Osteopathic Profession
			 and Its Colleges, a publication of the American Osteopathic Association and any
			 subsequent revisions, corrections, additions or deletions thereto.
(c)
Internship (Residency) Programs
			 Approved by the American Medical Association
: Internship (residency)
			 programs as listed in the Directory of Residency Training Programs published by
			 the American Medical Association and all editions of that directory including
			 all revisions, corrections, additions or deletions thereto.
(d)
Internship (Residency) Programs
			 Approved by the American Osteopathic Association
: Internship (residency)
			 programs which are accredited by the American Osteopathic Association and which
			 are reflected in the Registry of Accredited and Listed Osteopathic Institutions
			 as published by the American Osteopathic Association in its most current
			 edition, and all revisions, corrections, additions or deletions
			 thereto.
(e)
Internship
			 (Residency) Programs Approved by the Board
: The Alabama Board of Medical
			 Examiners has approved those residency training programs that are approved by
			 the Accreditation Committee of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of
			 Canada in this most current publication, and all subsequent revisions,
			 corrections, additions or deletions thereto.
(f)
Certification or Recertification by
			 a Specialty Board Approved by the American Medical Association
:
			 Certification or recertification by specialty boards approved by the American
			 Medical Association as reflected in the most current listing of approved
			 medical specialty boards as published by the American Medical Association and
			 all subsequent revisions, corrections, additions or deletions
			 thereto.
(g)
FLEX
			 Examination
: That examination administered by the Federation of State
			 Licensing Boards in its most current edition and all subsequent revisions,
			 corrections, additions or deletions thereto. The passing score acceptable to
			 the Board of Medical Examiners shall be a FLEX weighted average of 75.0 or a
			 minimum score of 75.0 on each individual Component of the FLEX
			 examination.
(h)
N.B.M.E.
			 Examination
: That examination administered by the National Board of
			 Medical Examiners in its most current edition and all subsequent revisions,
			 corrections, additions or deletions thereto. The passing score acceptable to
			 the Board of Medical Examiners shall be a minimum score of 75 on each Part of
			 the N.B.M.E. examination or that score which is designated as a passing score
			 by the National Board of Medical Examiners.
(i)
N.B.O.P. & S.
			 Examination
: That examination administered by the National Board of
			 Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons in its most current edition and all
			 subsequent revisions, corrections, additions or deletions thereto. The passing
			 score acceptable to the Board of Medical Examiners shall be that score which is
			 designated as a passing score by the National Board of Osteopathic Physicians
			 and Surgeons.
(j)
E.C.F.M.G.
			 Examination
: That examination administered by the Educational Council
			 for Foreign Medical Graduates, including the medical portion and English
			 language portion, in their most recent editions and any subsequent revisions,
			 corrections, additions or deletions thereto.
(k)
U.S.M.L.E., The United States
			 Medical Licensing Examination:
That examination, administered through a
			 joint program of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the U.S., Inc. and
			 the National Board of Medical Examiners, in its most current edition and all
			 subsequent revisions, corrections, additions or deletions thereto. The passing
			 score acceptable to the Board of Medical Examiners shall be a minimum score of
			 75 on each Step of the U.S.M.L.E.
(l)
L.M.C.C. Examination
: That
			 examination administered by the Licensing Medical Council of Canada in its most
			 current edition and all subsequent revisions, corrections, additions or
			 deletions thereto. The passing score acceptable to the Board of Medical
			 Examiners shall be that score which is designated as a passing score by the
			 Licensing Medical Council of Canada.
(m)
Visiting Professor
: In
			 connection with certificates of qualification issued without examination
			 pursuant to Rule
			 540-X-3-.14 of these rules, a
			 Visiting Professor is an individual holding the degree of Doctor of Medicine
			 who is employed as a faculty member at an accredited College of Medicine in the
			 State of Alabama, and who is appointed to such position for a specific limited
			 period of time. The Dean of the College of Medicine shall set forth the period
			 of appointment in the initial application for certificate of qualification
			 without examination, which shall be subject to the approval of the Board at
			 their discretion, but which shall normally not exceed a period of twenty-four
			 months.
(n)
Distinguished
			 Professor
: In connection with certificates of qualification issued
			 without examination pursuant to Rule
			 540-X-3-.14 of these rules a
			 Distinguished Professor is an individual holding the degree of Doctor of
			 Medicine who, in the opinion of the Board meets the following criteria:
1. Appointment at the rank of Professor at an
			 accredited College of Medicine located in Alabama.
2. The candidate should have proven
			 recognition by peers within his specialty at the national and preferably at the
			 international level. Documentation shall include membership in specialty
			 societies which have restricted and selective membership.
3. The candidate shall be of the caliber to
			 have been invited to be a lecturer or visiting professor at similar
			 institutions either abroad or within the United States.
4. The candidate's curriculum vitae shall
			 show a delivery of scholarly papers before national or international
			 meetings.
5. The candidate shall
			 have letters of support from the appropriate department chairman, the Dean of
			 the College of Medicine, and academic colleagues from outside the State of
			 Alabama which reflect and attest to his or her distinguished status.
Approval of an applicant for designation as a Distinguished
				Professor shall rest within the sole discretion of the Board based upon its
				examination and evaluation of the credentials, qualifications and reputation
				within the medical community of the applicant. Applicants designated as
				Distinguished Professors may be approved by the Board without specification of
				the duration of such appointment, however, the Board shall retain the sole
				discretion to grant or deny the annual renewal of such certificate.
(o)
Specialty
			 Professor:
In connection with certificates of qualification issued
			 without examination pursuant to Rule
			 540-X-3-.14 of these rules, a
			 specialty professor is an individual holding the degree of Doctor of Medicine
			 who in the opinion of the Board meets the following criteria:
1. The candidate holds an appointment to the
			 regular (full time) faculty of medicine at an accredited College of Medicine in
			 the State of Alabama at the rank of assistant, associate or full
			 professor.
2. The candidate is not
			 eligible to obtain a regular license to practice medicine in this state by
			 virtue of the lack of required residency training in a program approved by the
			 Board, or inability to submit to examinations required for regular license by
			 virtue of the nature of the candidate's educational training and practice
			 experience or other circumstances deemed adequate by the Board.
3. The candidate should have proven
			 recognition by peers within his specialty on a national level and preferably at
			 the international level.
4. The
			 candidate shall have been invited to be a lecturer or visiting professor at
			 other colleges of medicine and similar institutions either abroad or within the
			 United States.
5. The candidate's
			 curriculum vitae should show a delivery of scholarly papers before national or
			 international meetings.
6. The
			 candidate shall have letters of support from the appropriate departmental
			 chairman, the dean of the medical school, the academic colleagues from outside
			 the State of Alabama which reflect and attest to his or her status recognition
			 within the profession.
7. The
			 candidate shall provide documentary evidence satisfactory to the Board that he
			 or she will provide a unique resource to the college of medicine and to the
			 people of Alabama a narrow subspecialty of medicine which is not otherwise
			 available in this state.
8. The
			 candidate must submit with his or her application an agreement in writing that
			 the medical practice of the candidate will be limited to the confines of those
			 specific programs, institutions or facilities which are approved by the Board
			 and designated on the candidate's certificate of qualification, and that the
			 scope of the candidate's medical practice shall be limited to those medical
			 services which are usually and ordinarily associated with the particular
			 subspecialty of medicine in which the candidate proposes to engage. The
			 subspecialty shall be designated by the Board on the candidate's certificate of
			 qualification.
(p)
			 Approval of an applicant for designation as a specialty professor shall rest
			 within the sole discretion of the Board based upon its examination and
			 evaluation of the credentials, qualifications, and information submitted by the
			 applicant. Applicants designated as specialty professors may be approved by the
			 Board without specification of the duration of such appointment, however, the
			 Board shall retain the sole discretion to grant or deny the annual renewal of
			 such certificate of qualification.
(q)
SPEX, Special Purpose
			 Examination:
That examination administered by the Federation of State
			 Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. in its most current edition and all
			 subsequent revisions, corrections, additions or deletions thereto. The passing
			 score acceptable to the Board of Medical Examiners shall be a minimum scale
			 score of 75 on the SPEX or that score which is designated as a passing score by
			 the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.
(r)
FCVS, Federation Credentials
			 Verification Services:
a credentials verification service provided by
			 the Federation of State Medical Boards which physicians may use to verify core
			 medical credentials in connection with applications for certificates of
			 qualification. The Board of Medical Examiners will accept those verified
			 primary source records of physician's credentials provided by FCVS in lieu of
			 equivalent documentation required to be submitted with an application for a
			 certificate of qualification where designated in these regulations. Applicants
			 are responsible for payment of all fees charged by FCVS. Use of FCVS by an
			 application is optional.