To be eligible for licensure, an applicant who is a graduate from a school outside the United States or Canada must:

1. (1) be 21 years of age;
2. (2) be of good professional character as defined under §163.1(10) of this title;
3. (3) have completed 60 semester hours of college courses as defined under §163.1(12) of this title;
4. (4) be a graduate of an acceptable unapproved medical school as defined under §163.1(2) of this title;
5. (5) have successfully completed a three-year training program of graduate medical training in the United States or Canada as defined under §163.1(15) of this title;
6. (6) submit evidence of passing an examination accepted by the board for licensure as defined under §163.1(9) of this title;
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 as defined under §163.1(8) of this title;
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; amended to be effective January 9, 2003, 28 TexReg 67; amended to be effective June 29, 2003, 28 TexReg 4632; amended to be effective May 2, 2004, 29 TexReg 3961.