Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 6 - LICENSES › Section 100-6-3 - Approved school of medicine and surgery

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each school of
			 medicine and surgery seeking approval pursuant to L. 1985, ch. 216, Sec. 3,
			 shall on balance meet the following minimum standards:
(1) The school shall be accredited by the
			 liaison committee on medical education of the association of American medical
			 colleges or the council on medical education of the American medical
			 association, the American osteopathic association bureau of professional
			 education and the committee on postdoctoral training or the committee on
			 accreditation of Canadian medical schools of the association of Canadian
			 medical colleges and the Canadian medical association.
(2) The school shall have been approved for
			 licensure in other states or its students shall have been authorized to perform
			 clerkships or postgraduate training in other states.
(3) The school shall have been in existence
			 for a sufficient number of years to ensure that an adequate program has been
			 developed;
(4) The school shall be
			 located in a college that is legally recognized and authorized by the
			 jurisdiction in which it is located to confer the M.D. or D.O. degree.
(5) The school shall require the
			 applicant, upon graduation, to have completed a total medical instruction of
			 not less than 132 weeks in duration over a time period of not less than 35
			 months.
(6) The school shall
			 include instruction in at least the following:
(A) Basic science
(i) Anatomy
(ii) Biochemistry
(iii) Physiology
(iv) Microbiology
(v) Pharmacology
(vi) Pathology
(vii) Physical diagnosis
(B) Clinical process
(i) Obstetrics/gynecology
(ii) Medicine
(iii) Pediatrics
(iv) Psychiatry
(v) Surgery
(7) Clinical clerkships.
(A) The school shall have a clerkship phase
			 which the student performs in a clinical facility or facilities controlled by
			 or affiliated with the medical college and supervised by one or more faculty
			 members.
(B) The clerkship shall
			 consist of a hands-on, supervised exposure to patients which is planned,
			 supervised, and monitored by the medical college in cooperation with the
			 clinical facility.
(C) Each
			 clerkship shall last between four to 12 weeks with the total clerkship phase
			 lasting at least 18 months.
(D)
			 The students shall satisfactorily perform clerkships in at least the following
			 areas: internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology and
			 psychiatry.
(E) Any additional
			 electives shall be taken in a clinical facility approved for active
			 postgraduate training in that school.
(8) If the school allows students to take an
			 examination in lieu of attending and completing courses or accepts transfer
			 credit for courses, the applicant shall have taken semester courses at another
			 institution of a similar quality.
(9) The school shall have articles of
			 affiliation between the medical college and each clinical facility which
			 clearly defines the rights and responsibilities of each party, including
			 agreements regarding the role and authority of the governing bodies of both the
			 hospital and the medical college, and if portions of the required clinical or
			 basic science curriculum are offered at different geographical sites, the
			 curriculum shall be planned, supervised, administered, and evaluated in concert
			 with appropriate faculty committees, department chairpersons and administrative
			 officers of the parent school.
(10) The school shall have a balanced faculty
			 comprised of a sufficient number of full-time biomedical and clinical
			 instructors to ensure that the educational obligations to the student are
			 fulfilled and the ratio between full-time faculty and students shall be
			 substantially equivalent to the ratio at the University of Kansas School of
			 Medicine. The faculty shall have an M.D. degree or an equivalent degree in the
			 area in which they teach and shall demonstrate competence in the biological,
			 behavioral, and clinical sciences, as evidenced by membership in appropriate
			 specialty boards, publications or similar accomplishments.
(11) Library facilities.
(A) The school shall have a well-maintained
			 catalogue library, sufficient in size and breadth to support the educational
			 programs offered by the institution.
(B) The library shall receive the leading
			 biomedical and clinical periodicals and the current volumes of those
			 periodicals shall be readily accessible.
(C) The library and other learning resource
			 centers shall be adequately equipped to allow students to learn new methods of
			 retrieving information, and to use self-instructional material.
(D) The library shall have a professional
			 library staff to supervise the library, provide instruction in its use, and
			 respond to the needs of the medical school.
(12) The substantial cost of conducting the
			 school shall be derived from diverse sources, such as tuition, endowments,
			 earnings by the faculty, parent university, annual gifts, grants from
			 organizations and individuals, and government appropriations. Tuition shall not
			 be the predominant source of income.
(13) The school's admission requirements
			 shall require an undergraduate degree or equivalent educational experience, and
			 shall have instituted criteria by which applicants are evaluated and accepted
			 for admission which shall include a balance of educational experience,
			 pre-medical examination scores, and other relevant experience.
(14) The school shall maintain permanent
			 student records that summarize admissions, credentials, grades, and other
			 records of performance.
(15) The
			 school shall have laboratory facilities with a sufficient number of modern
			 equipment and specimens to ensure that each student obtains adequate clinical
			 and basic science training.