i spoke with the nice folks of Idaho. Even so-called "banned" schools can have grads practice there if they meet some requirements.
Natch:
Graduates of unapproved medical schools may be licensed if they
meet the requirements of IDAPA. 22.01.01.53
IDAPA 22.01.01.
052. LICENSURE BY WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR GRADUATES OF MEDICAL
SCHOOLS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
01. Foreign Graduate. In addition to meeting the
requirements of Section 051, graduates of medical schools located
outside of the United States and Canada must submit to the Board:
(3-19-99)
a. An original certificate from the Educational Commission
for Foreign Medical School Graduates or must submit documentation that
the applicant has passed the examination either administered or
recognized by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical School
Graduates; and IDAPA 22.01.01. (7-1-93)
b. Evidence directly from the foreign medical school which
establishes to the satisfaction of the Board that the foreign medical
school meets the standards for medical educational facilities set forth
in Subsection 052.02; and (3-19-99)
c. An Affidavit from the foreign medical school that to its
knowledge no state of the United States has refused to license its
graduates on the grounds that the school fails to meet reasonable
standards for medical education facilities. (7-1-93)
d. A complete transcript from the medical school showing
the courses taken and grades received including an English translation
of the documents provided. (5-3-03)
02. Requirements. A foreign medical school must meet and
comply with the following requirements: (7-1-93)
a. The degree issued must be comparable to the degrees
issued by medical schools located within the United States or Canada.
(7-1-93)
b. If the foreign medical school issued its first M.D.
degrees after 1975, the school must provide a site visit or documented
evidence of equivalent evaluation efforts acceptable to the Board is
required. (3-30-01)
c. If the foreign medical school issued valid degrees prior
to 1975, the Board, in its discretion may require a site visit.
(3-30-01)
d. A site visit of the school, when required, must be
financed by the school. The visiting team shall consist of at least one
(1) member of the Board; one (1) consultant, a clinical medical educator
acceptable to the Board; one (1) consultant, a basic science educator
acceptable to the Board; such administrative support personnel as deemed
necessary. The school will be required to pay consultant fees and
expenses. (7-1-93)
e. The Board may waive the site visit requirement if:
(7-1-93)
i. Information assembled by a similarly or comparably
constituted site visit team is available from another state licensing
board; or (7-1-93)
ii. In the case of review for renewal of approval. (7-1-93)
f. All schools approved by the Board will be subject to
review of approval as deemed necessary by the Board, taking into
consideration need and feasibility. (7-1-93)
g. The Board will review all available information in
considering approval, including investigative reports by other states,
national and international agencies, and may consider the comparative
performance of graduates with those of other schools on standard
examination. (7-1-93)
03. Postgraduate Training. The foreign medical school
graduate must submit documentation that the applicant has satisfactorily
completed three (3) years of postgraduate training in a program which is
located in the United States or Canada, which is approved for such
training by the Liaison Committee on Graduate Medical Education and
which is conducted under the direction of an acceptable school of
medicine; provided however, applicants who do not have an ECFMG
certificate must also submit documentation that their three (3) years of
postgraduate training included at least one (1) academic year of
supervised clinical training conducted under the direction of an
acceptable school of medicine. (7-1-93)
04. ECFMG. The certificate from the Educational Commission
for Foreign Medical School Graduates is not required if the applicant
holds a license to practice medicine which was issued prior to 1958 in
one (1) of the states of the United States and which was obtained by
written examination. (7-1-93)
05. English Language. The foreign medical student applicant
must be able to speak, write and read the English language
053. GRADUATES OF UNAPPROVED MEDICAL SCHOOLS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE
UNITED STATES OR CANADA.
Graduates of schools located outside the United States or Canada that do
not meet the requirements of Subsections 052.01 and 052.02 shall meet
three (3) of the following requirements. (5-3-03)
01. Hold Valid Certificate. Hold a valid certificate issued
by ECFMG. (5-3-03)
02. Three Years Of Completed Post Graduate Training.
Completed three (3) years of progressive post graduate training in an
American Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American
Osteopathic Association (AOA) approved program. (5-3-03)
03. Hold Board Certification. Hold board certification by a
speciality board approved by the American Board of Medical Specialities
or the AOA. (5-3-03)
04. Have Five Years Unrestricted Practice. Provide evidence
of five (5) years of unrestricted practice as a licensee of any United
States or Canadian jurisdiction. (5-3-03)
The rules may also be viewed at
www.bom.state.id.us
