North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE › Section .1300 - GENERAL › Section 32B .1303 - APPLICATION FOR PHYSICIAN LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) In
				  order to obtain a physician license, an applicant shall:
(1) submit a completed application, attesting
				  under oath or affirmation that the information on the application is true and
				  complete and authorizing the release to the Board of all information pertaining
				  to the application;
(2) submit a
				  photograph that shows a front view of the applicant's face;
(3) submit documentation of a legal name
				  change, if applicable;
(4) supply a
				  certified copy of applicant's birth certificate if the applicant was born in
				  the U.S. or a certified copy of a valid and unexpired U.S. passport. If the
				  applicant does not possess proof of U.S. citizenship, the applicant must
				  provide information about applicant's immigration and work status that the
				  Board will use to verify applicant's ability to work lawfully in the
				  U.S.;
(5) submit proof on the
				  Board's Medical Education Certification form that the applicant has completed
				  at least 130 weeks of medical education and received a medical degree. However,
				  the Board shall waive the 130-week requirement if the applicant has been
				  certified or recertified by an ABMS, CCFP, FRCP, FRCS, or AOA approved
				  specialty board within the past 10 years;
(6) for an applicant who has graduated from a
				  medical or osteopathic school approved by the LCME, the CACMS, or COCA, meet
				  the requirements set forth in
				  G.S.
				  90-9.1;
(7) for an applicant graduating from a
				  medical school not approved by the LCME, meet the requirements set forth in
				  G.S.
				  90-9.2;
(8) provide proof of passage of an
				  examination testing medical knowledge. In addition to the examinations set
				  forth in G.S. 90-10.1 the Board accepts the
				  following examinations (or their successors) for licensure:
(A) COMLEX;
(B) MCCQE; and
(C) Current certification or current
				  recertification by an ABMS, CCFP, FRCP, FRCS, AOA, ABOMS, or other Board
				  approved speciality board;
(9) submit proof that the applicant has
				  completed graduate medical education as required by
				  G.S.
				  90-9.1 or
				  90-9.2, as follows:
(A) A graduate of a medical school approved
				  by LCME, CACMS, or COCA shall have completed at least one year of graduate
				  medical education approved by ACGME, CFPC, RCPSC, or AOA;
(B) A graduate of a medical school not
				  approved by LCME shall have completed two years of graduate medical education
				  approved by ACGME, CFPC, RCPSC, or AOA;
(C) An applicant may satisfy the graduate
				  medical education requirements of Parts (A) or (B) of this Subparagraph by
				  showing proof of current certification by a specialty board recognized by the
				  ABMS, CCFP, FRCP, FRCS, or AOA;
(10) submit a FCVS profile:
(A) If the applicant is a graduate of a
				  medical school approved by LCME, CACMS, or COCA, and the applicant previously
				  has completed a FCVS profile; or
(B) If the applicant is a graduate of a
				  medical school other than those approved by LCME, COCA, or CACMS;
(11) if a graduate of a medical
				  school other than those approved by LCME, AOA, COCA, or CACMS, furnish an
				  original ECFMG certification status report of a currently valid certification
				  of the ECFMG. The ECFMG certification status report requirement shall be waived
				  if: the applicant has passed the ECFMG examination and successfully completed
				  an approved Fifth Pathway program (original ECFMG score transcript from the
				  ECFMG required);
(12) submit an AMA
				  Physician Profile and, if the applicant is an osteopathic physician, also
				  submit an AOA Physician Profile;
(13) if applying on the basis of the USMLE,
				  submit:
(A) a transcript from the FSMB
				  showing a score on USMLE Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3; and
(B) proof that the applicant has passed each
				  step within three attempts. However, the Board shall waive the three-attempt
				  requirement if the applicant has been certified or recertified by an ABMS,
				  CCFP, FRCP, FRCS, AOA, American Board of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery ("ABOMS")
				  approved specialty board within the past 10 years;
(14) if applying on the basis of COMLEX,
				  submit:
(A) a transcript from the NBOME
				  showing a score on COMLEX Level 1, Level 2 (cognitive evaluation), and Level 3;
				  and
(B) proof that the applicant
				  has passed COMLEX within three attempts. However, the Board shall waive the
				  three-attempt requirement if the applicant has been certified or recertified by
				  an ABMS, CCFP, FRCP, FRCS, AOA, or ABOMS approved specialty board within the
				  past 10 years;
(15) if
				  applying on the basis of any other board-approved examination, submit a
				  transcript showing a passing score;
(16) submit two completed fingerprint record
				  cards;
(17) submit a signed consent
				  allowing a search of local, state, and national files for any criminal
				  record;
(18) provide two original
				  references from persons with no family or marital relationship to the
				  applicant. These references shall be:
(A) from
				  physicians who have observed the applicant's work in a clinical environment
				  within the past three years;
(B) on
				  forms supplied by the Board;
(C)
				  dated within six months of the submission of the application; and
(D) bearing the original signature of the
				  writer;
(19) pay to the
				  Board a non-refundable fee pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  90-13.1(a), plus the cost of
				  a criminal background check; and
(20) upon request, supply any additional
				  information the Board deems necessary to evaluate the applicant's competence
				  and character.