Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2601 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - Effect of Application › Rule 30-2601-2.2 - Licensure by Reciprocity or Endorsement

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board endorses, for the purpose of reciprocity, licenses
				  to practice medicine obtained in most states by written examination prior to
				  March 8, 1973. Subject to the provisions of Part 2601, Rule 2.3, all applicants
				  for medical licensure by reciprocity who took the FLEX between March 8, 1973,
				  and January 24, 1985, must have passed the FLEX taken in one three-day sitting
				  with a weighted average of 75 or higher in order to obtain licensure in
				  Mississippi. The Board will not accept scores of more than one administration
				  of the FLEX which have been combined (factored) to provide a FLEX weighted
				  average of 75 or higher. From and after January 24, 1985, an applicant for
				  medical licensure by reciprocity must have passed both Components I and II of
				  the FLEX with a score of 75 to be considered the passing grade for each
				  component. From and after June 1994, the Board shall endorse, for the purpose
				  of reciprocity, licenses to practice medicine from applicants who have
				  successfully taken Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the USMLE.
Those doctors of osteopathic medicine who graduated prior to
				  June 1, 1973, and who make application for licensure by reciprocity with
				  another state will be considered only if they took and passed the same written
				  licensure examination given in that state at that time to graduates of medical
				  schools. A statement to this effect will be obtained by this Board from that
				  licensing board.
The Board may affiliate with and recognize for the purpose
				  of waiving examination and may grant licenses to Diplomates of the NBME; on or
				  after February 13, 1973, to Diplomates of the NBOME and licentiates of the
				  Medical Council of Canada. If a Diplomate of the NBME or NBOME, the applicant
				  must have a Certification of Endorsement from that Board submitted directly to
				  the Board. If seeking endorsement with the Medical Council of Canada, the
				  applicant must have a Certificate of Standing submitted directly to the
				  Board.
The applicant must have the state board where the original
				  license was obtained by examination submit a certified copy of the examination
				  to the Board.
The Board may grant a license by reciprocity to a graduate
				  of a foreign medical school who was licensed in another state by written
				  examination prior to March 8, 1973, if he or she is certified by a board
				  recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. A statement verifying
				  that the applicant is currently certified must be submitted directly to the
				  Board by the American Board of Medical Specialties Board. The applicant must
				  comply with all other licensure requirements for foreign medical
				  graduates.
In addition to the above requirements for licensure by
				  reciprocity and/or endorsement, an individual shall meet the following
				  requirements:
A. Applicant must be
				twenty-one (21) years of age and of good moral character.
B. Present a diploma from a reputable medical
				college or college of osteopathic medicine, subject to the following
				conditions:
1. If the degree is from a
				medical college or a college of osteopathic medicine in the United States or
				Puerto Rico, the medical college must be accredited at the time of graduation
				by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), a Joint Committee of the
				Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Medical
				Association (AMA) or the College of Osteopathic Medicine must be accredited by
				the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
2. If the degree is from a Canadian medical
				school, the school must be accredited at the time of graduation by the Liaison
				Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and by the Committee on Accreditation for
				Canadian Medical Schools, as sponsored by the Canadian Medical Association and
				Association of Canadian Medical Colleges.
3. If the degree is from a foreign medical
				school, an applicant must either (i) possess a valid certificate from the ECFMG
				or (ii) document successful completion of a Fifth Pathway program, as described
				in Part 2601, Rule 2.1.B, and be currently board certified by a specialty board
				recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American
				Osteopathic Association.
4. Any
				diploma or other document required to be submitted to the Board by an applicant
				which is not in the English language must be accompanied by a certified
				translation thereof into English.