An applicant, to be eligible for licensure must:

1. (1) be 21 years of age;
2. (2) be of good professional character;
3. (3) have completed 60 semester hours of college courses other than in medical school;
4. (4) be a graduate of an acceptable unapproved medical school that is substantially equivalent to a Texas medical school;
5. (5) have successfully completed a three-year training program of graduate medical training in the United States or Canada that was approved by the board on the date the training was completed;
6. (6) submit evidence of passing, an examination, acceptable by the board for licensure;
7. (7) pass the Texas Medical Jurisprudence Examination with a score of 75 or better;
8. (8) be eligible for licensure in country of graduation;
9. (9) possess a valid certificate issued by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG);
10. (10) have the ability to communicate in the English language; and
11. (11) have supplied all additional information that the board may require concerning the Applicant's medical school.

Source Note:The provisions of this §163.3 adopted to be effective November 10, 1999, 24 TexReg 9835; amended to be effective March 7, 2002, 27 TexReg 1487.