Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-3 - CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION › Section 540-X-3-.12 - Requirements For Applicants For A Certificate Of Qualification By Examination To Be Administered By The Board

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Requirements relating to the
			 administration of Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination by
			 the Board:
(a) The Board will administer
			 USMLE Step 3 to applicants for a certificate of qualification who are applying
			 for initial licensure in the State of Alabama and who meet all qualifications
			 for administration of Step 3 of the USMLE. The Board will not administer the
			 examination to physicians other than qualified applicants for licensure in
			 Alabama.
(b) To be eligible to sit
			 for USMLE Step 3, an applicant must have obtained the M.D. or D.O. degree, as
			 provided in Rule
			 540-X-3-.02.
(c) To be eligible to sit for USMLE Step 3:
1. An applicant who graduated from a college
			 of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the
			 American Medical Association or a college of osteopathy accredited by the
			 American Osteopathic Association must either be currently enrolled in a
			 post-graduate/residency training program or have completed one (1) year of
			 post-graduate/residency training, as provided in Rule
			 540-X-3-.03(1).
2. An applicant who graduated from a college
			 of medicine not accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the
			 American Medical Association or a college of osteopathy not accredited by the
			 American Osteopathic Association must either have completed two (2) years of
			 post-graduate/residency training and be currently enrolled in the third year of
			 post-graduate/residency training or have completed three (3) years of
			 post-graduate/residency training, as provided in Rule
			 540-X-3-.03(2).
(d) To be eligible to sit for
			 USMLE Step 3, an applicant must:
1. Have
			 successfully completed both USMLE Steps 1 and 2; or
2. Have successfully completed combinations
			 of FLEX components, NBME parts and/or USMLE Steps, as established in Rule
			 540-X-3-.04(4).
(e) To be eligible to sit for
			 USMLE Step 3, an applicant must otherwise possess the qualifications for
			 licensure as a physician in Alabama.
(f) In order to be eligible for licensure, an
			 applicant shall successfully complete USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3 within seven years
			 or shall successfully complete combinations of examinations as established in
			 Rule 540-X-3-.04(4).
			 The seven year time period begins when the applicant initially passes his or
			 her first Step of the USMLE. The Board shall not accept scores from a
			 re-examination of a previously passed step of the USMLE.
(g) An examinee who fails USMLE Step 3 may be
			 re-examined at any subsequent examination upon payment of the required fee and
			 submission of any required applications.
(h) A failure of any USMLE Step, regardless
			 of the jurisdiction in which the examination was administered, shall be
			 considered a failure of that step for purposes of Alabama licensure.
(i) Examination scores will be reported using
			 a two digit scaled score. A score of 75 or better on each Step (1, 2 or 3)
			 shall constitute a passing score on that Step. Rounding up of scores shall not
			 be allowed.
(j) Each USMLE Step
			 must be passed individually in order to successfully complete the USMLE
			 examination. Individual Step scores shall not be averaged to complete an
			 overall score.
(k) Step 3 of the
			 USMLE will be administered as designated by the USMLE program.
Author:
Wendell R. Morgan, Patricia E. Shaner,
				Attorneys for the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners