Sec. 155.203. LICENSE ISSUANCE. On application, the board shall issue a limited license to practice medicine under this subchapter to an applicant who: (1) is a resident of this state and is: (A) a United States citizen; (B) a legal permanent resident of the United States; or (C) otherwise authorized under federal law to work in the United States; (2) has proficiency in the English language; (3) has graduated: (A) in the two years preceding the date that the applicant initially applies for a physician graduate license, from: (i) a board-recognized accredited medical school or osteopathic medical school in the United States or Canada; or (ii) a medical school located outside of the United States and Canada that the board recognizes as acceptable; or (B) if the applicant is licensed in good standing to practice medicine in another country, from a medical school located outside of the United States and Canada that the board recognizes as acceptable; (4) has passed the first and second components of the United States Medical Licensing Examination or equivalent components of another board-approved licensing examination described by Section 155.0511 ; (5) is not enrolled in a board-approved postgraduate residency program; and (6) meets any other requirement prescribed by board rule.
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