# Title 50 — North Dakota Board of Medicine

## Article 50-02 — Physician Licensure

## Chapter 50-02-05 — Graduates of Foreign Medical Schools

### § 50-02-05-01. Standard certificate from educational commission required.

All applicants for licensure who are graduates of foreign medical schools, except the medical
schools of the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, are required to present a valid certification
status from the educational commission for foreign medical graduates. This requirement does not apply
to applicants who were first licensed to practice medicine in the United States prior to the availability of
the educational commission for foreign medical graduates examination. This requirement does not
apply to applicants for licensure who graduated from an accredited medical school of Canada prior to
June 30, 2025.
History: Amended effective April 1, 1996; October 1, 2022; April 1, 2024; January 1, 2026.
General Authority: NDCC 43-17-18
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-17-18
### § 50-02-05-02. Requirements for licensure by reciprocity or endorsement.

Repealed effective October 1, 2022.
### § 50-02-05-03. American specialty board certificate requirements.

Repealed effective October 1, 2022.
### § 50-02-05-04. Canadian medical school graduate licensure by endorsement.

Repealed effective October 1, 2022.
### § 50-02-05-05. Licentiates of medical council of Canada accepted by endorsement.

Repealed effective May 1, 2002.
### § 50-02-05-06. FLEX examination requirements.

Repealed effective November 1, 1995.
### § 50-02-05-07. Passing requirements for FLEX examination.

Repealed effective October 1, 2022.

### § 50-02-05-08. Fees for examination.

Repealed effective December 1, 1988.
### § 50-02-05-09. Exception to statutory qualifications for license - When available.

Repealed effective December 1, 2000.
