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Section I: Licensure Policies and Regulations of State Medical Boards
- Standards for Administration of USMLE
- Endorsement Policies of State Boards for
Physicians Holding an Initial License - Additional Requirements for Endorsement
of Licenses Held by IMGs - Policies of State Medical/Osteopathic Boards About the Special Purpose Examination (SPEX)
- Policies of State Medical/Osteopathic Boards for Initial Medical Licensure of US Medical School Graduates
- Policies for Initial Medical Licensure of Canadian Citizens Who Are Graduates of Canadian Medical Schools
- Policies of State Medical Boards for Initial Licensure of International Medical Graduates
- Medical Student Clerkship Regulations of State Medical Boards
- Additional Graduate Medical Education and Specialty Certificate Policies of State Medical Boards
- Accredited Subspecialties and Nonaccredited Fellowships That Satisfy GME Requirements for Licensure
- Licensure Requirement Exemptions for Eminent Physicians and Medical School Faculty
- Medical/Osteopathic Licensure and Reregistration Fees and Intervals; CME Reporting Requirements
- Continuing Medical Education for Licensure Reregistration
- Teaching and Resident Physician Licenses Issued by State Medical/Osteopathic Boards
- Noneducational Temporary or Limited Licenses, Permits, Certificates, and Registration
- Regulations on the Practice of Telemedicine and Out-of-state Consulting Physicians
Section II: Statistics of State Medical Licensing Boards
Section III: Medical Licensing Examinations and Organizations
- The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)
- The Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States
- National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
- National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME)
Section IV: Information for International Medical Graduates
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
- Immigration Overview for International Medical Graduates
Section V: Federal and National Programs and Activities
- Licensure in the United States Armed Forces (Air Force, Army, Navy)
- Federal Controlled Substances Registration
- National Practitioner Data Bank and Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank
Section VI. Other Organizations and Programs
- American Board of Medical Specialties
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
- AMA Survey and Data Resources
- AMA Continuing Medical Education
- Project USA
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- National Association Medical Staff Services
- National Committee for Quality Assurance
Appendixes
- Appendix A: Boards of Medical Examiners in the United States and Possessions
- Appendix B: Boards of Osteopathic Medical Examiners in the United States and Possessions
- Appendix C: Member Boards of the Federation of Medical Licensing Authorities of Canada
- Appendix D: Glossary of Medical Licensure Terms and List of Common Abbreviations
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