Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2601 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 1 - Licensure Rules Governing the Practice of Allopathic Physicians, Osteopathic Physicians, Podiatrists, Physician Assistants, Radiologist Assistants and Acupuncturists › Rule 30-2601-1.2 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purpose of these rules, the following terms have the
				  meanings indicated:
A.
				"
Board
" means the Mississippi State Board of Medical
				Licensure.
B.
				"
Physician
" means any person with a valid doctor of
				medicine, doctor of osteopathy or doctor of podiatry degree.
C. "
LCME
" means the
				Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the organization recognized by the
				American Medical Association for accrediting American medical
				schools.
D.
				"
ACGME
" means Accreditation Council of Graduate
				Medical Education.
E.
				"
RCPSC
" means Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
				of Canada.
F.
				"
CCFP
" means College of Family Physicians of
				Canada.
G.
				"
ABMS
" means American Board of Medical
				Specialties.
H.
				"
AMA
" means the American Medical Association.
I. "
FSMB
"
				means the Federation of State Medical Boards.
J. "
FLEX
" means the
				Federation Licensing Examination administered through the FSMB.
K. "
NBME
" means
				National Board of Medical Examiners.
L. "
USMLE
" means
				United States Medical Licensing Examination administered jointly through the
				FSMB and NBME.
M.
				"
SPEX
" means the Special Purpose Examination
				administered through the FSMB.
N.
				"
NBOME
" means the National Board of Osteopathic
				Medical Examiners.
O. 
				"
COMLEX
" means the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical
				Licensing Examination administered through the NBOME.
P.  "
COMVEX
" means
				the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Variable-Purpose Examination administered
				through the NBOME.
Q. 
				"
AOA
" means American Osteopathic
				Association.
R. 
				"
LMCC
" means Licentiate of the Medical Council of
				Canada.
S.
				"
APMA
" means American Podiatric Medical
				Association.
T.
				"
ABPM
" means American Board of Podiatric
				Medicine.
U.
				"
ABPS
" means American Board of Podiatric
				Surgery.
V.
				"
FPMB
" means Federation of Podiatric Medical
				Boards.
W.
				"
CPME
" means Council on Podiatric Medical
				Education.
X.
				"
NBPME
" means National Board of Podiatric Medical
				Examiners.
Y.
				"
APMLE
" means American Podiatric Medical Licensing
				Examination administered through the NBPME.
Z. "
NPDB
" means
				National Practitioner Data Bank.
AA. "
ECFMG
" means
				the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.
BB. "
Foreign Medical
				School
" means any medical college or college of osteopathic
				medicine located outside the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico.
CC. "
IMED
" means
				International Medical Education Directory.
DD. "
Good Moral
				Character
" as applied to an applicant, means that the applicant
				has not, prior to or during the pendency of an application to the Board, been
				guilty of any act, omission, condition or circumstance which would provide
				legal cause under Sections
				73-25-29 or
				73-25-83, Mississippi Code, for
				the suspension or revocation of medical licensure.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-43-11 (1972, as
				  amended).