2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 90-13. When license without examination allowed.

§ 90‑13.  When license without examination allowed.

The North Carolina Medical Board shall in their discretion issue a license to any applicant to practice medicine and surgery in this State without examination if said applicant exhibits a diploma or satisfactory proof of graduation from a medical or osteopathic college, approved as provided in G.S. 90‑9 and requiring an attendance of not less than four years or for such lesser period of time approved by the Board, and a license issued to him to practice medicine and surgery by the Board of Medical Examiners of another state, and has successfully completed one year of training after his graduation from medical college in a medical education and training program approved by the Board, in which program the Board may permit him to practice medicine. An applicant for licensing under this section who was graduated from a medical college not approved by the Liaison Commission on Medical Education or osteopathic college that has not been approved by the American Osteopathic Association shall have successfully completed three years of training in a medical education and training program approved by the Board after graduation. The Board may grant a license under this section for any period of time and with any conditions it deems appropriate. No license may be granted to any applicant who was graduated from a medical or osteopathic college which has been disapproved by the Board. (1907, c. 890; 1913, c. 20, s. 3; C.S., s. 6617; 1969, c. 612, s. 3; 1971, c. 1150, s. 4; 1975, c. 690, s. 3; 1977, c. 838, s. 2; 1985, c. 739, s. 4; 1995, c. 94, s. 13.)