Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2601 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - Effect of Application › Rule 30-2601-2.3 - Licensure Examinations

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purpose of licensing by examination and reciprocity,
				  the Board recognizes three (3) separate and distinct examinations, to-wit: The
				  examinations administered by the NBME, FLEX and USMLE. The Board adopted the
				  FLEX as a method of licensure by examination on March 8, 1973. Prior to this
				  date, the Board administered a written examination and endorsed, for the
				  purposes of reciprocity, licenses to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine
				  obtained in most states by written examination. A separate discussion of each
				  examination and this Board's requirements for the purpose of licensure is as
				  follows:
A. FLEX
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* SPEX (SPECIAL PURPOSE EXAMINATION)
				  is a cognitive examination assisting licensing jurisdictions in their
				  assessment of current competence requisite for general, undifferentiated
				  medical practice by physicians who hold or have held a valid license in a U.S.
				  jurisdiction. SPEX is made available through the Federation of State Medical
				  Boards of the United States, Incorporated.
1. The Board adopted the Federation Licensing
				Examination (FLEX) as the method of licensure by examination on March 8, 1973.
				The last regular administration of the FLEX was December 1993. The Board will
				recognize FLEX as a valid medical licensing examination subject to all
				requirements heretofore and hereinafter set forth.
2. Prior to January 24, 1985, the FLEX
				examination was divided into three components:
Day I--Basic Science
Day II--Clinical Science
Day III--Clinical Competence
In order to pass this examination, each applicant must have
				  obtained a FLEX weighted average of 75 with Day I given a value of 1/6 of the
				  entire examination, Day II given a value of 2/6, and Day III given a value of
				  3/6. The Board may make an exemption to the weighted average of 75 if the
				  applicant has completed an approved residency program and is currently
				  certified by a specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical
				  Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association.
After January 24, 1985, the Board has approved
				  administration of a new FLEX examination with a different design from that
				  administered since 1973. This examination is a three-day examination, and is
				  comprised of two components. Component I consists of one and one-half
				  (1½) days and judges the readiness of a physician to practice medicine
				  in a supervised setting. Component II consists of one and one-half (1½)
				  days and judges the readiness of a physician to practice independently. A score
				  of 75 is considered a passing grade for each component. If taken separately,
				  Component I must be passed before taking Component II.
3. An applicant has seven (7) years in which
				to pass both components of the FLEX. An applicant is required to repeat only
				that component failed. A candidate who is unsuccessful in passing the FLEX
				after three (3) attempts will be required to take one additional year of
				post-graduate training approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate
				Medical Education (ACGME) before being eligible to take the FLEX again.
				Following completion of the year of postgraduate training, applicant may be
				allowed three (3) additional attempts to pass the FLEX.