California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 5 — MedicineArticle 9 — ExaminationsSection 2183
An applicant for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate shall pass the national examination for medical licensure in biomedical sciences and clinical sciences, including geriatric medicine, determined by the Division of Licensing to be essential for the unsupervised practice of medicine.
An applicant who applies for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate on or after January 1, 2004, shall have completed coursework in geriatric medicine in medical school or in postgraduate medical education training.
Notes
Requires physician-and-surgeon certificate applicants to pass a national medical-licensure examination in biomedical and clinical sciences, including geriatric medicine, that the Division of Licensing considers essential for unsupervised practice. Applicants applying on or after January 1, 2004, must also have completed geriatric-medicine coursework in medical school or postgraduate medical education training.
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