Before the match,
applications are only considered when received through ERAS.
Applications received through mail or fax are only reviewed after the match, if
at all. Any person who has not passed by the 4th attempt any parts of the USMLE
will not be considered since they can not be licensed in the State of
Graduates of accredited
Graduates of foreign
medical schools are considered when they apply through ERAS. As with US
graduates, we expect to see acceptable USMLE scores and recent clinical (not
research) experience in the
All applicants must be able to obtain a temporary medical license from the State of Louisiana in order to participate in a residency program. The State Board requirements are as follows:
US Graduates:
§309. Scope of Subchapter. The rules of this subchapter govern the licensing of physicians and surgeons who are graduates of medical school and colleges approved by the board located within any state or in Canada. AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:127(), R.S. 37:1271, R.S. 37:1272, R.S. 37:1274 and RS. 37:1275.1.
§311. Qualifications for License
A. To be eligible for a license, an applicant shall:
1 . be at least 21 years of age;
2. be of good moral character as defined by §303.A3;
3. be a citizen of the United States or possess valid and current legal authority to reside and work in the United States duly issued by the commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States under and pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Statute 163) and the commissioner's regulations thereunder (8 CFR);
4. possess: a. a doctor of medicine or equivalent degree duly issued and conferred by a medical school or college approved by the board; or b. a doctor of osteopathy degree issued and conferred on or after June 1, 1971, by a school or college of osteopathy approved by the board;
5. have taken the Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) [now USMLE 1 and 2] of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc., within the prior 10 years, and achieved the minimum passing score prescribed by §385 of this chapter on all parts of such examination, or have taken and passed all parts of the examinations of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), subject to the exception provided for certain applicants for licensure by reciprocity provided by §353.A; provided, however, that an applicant who has failed the FLEX or NBME examination or any component thereof more than three times shall not thereafter be eligible for licensure in Louisiana; and
6. with respect to applications for licensure first received by the board on and after January 1, 1992, have completed at least one year of postgraduate clinical training in a medical internship or equivalent program accredited by the American Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) of the American Medical Association, or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS) of Canada, and approved by the board.
B. The burden of satisfying the board as to the qualifications and eligibility of the applicant of licensure shall be upon the applicant. An applicant shall not be deemed to possess such qualifications unless the applicant demonstrates and evidences such qualifications in the manner prescribed by, and to the satisfaction of, the board.
International Medical Graduates:
§411. Graduate Education Temporary Permit
A. In General. The board may issue a Graduate Education Temporary Permit (GETP) to an international medical graduate (a graduate of a medical school located outside of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico) for the purpose of enrolling and participating in an accredited program of postgraduate medical education (residency or fellowship) at a Louisiana medical school, college, or other accredited medical institution, upon documentation of the qualifications, satisfaction of the procedural requirements and compliance with the conditions and limitations prescribed by this section.
B. Qualifications for Permit. To be eligible for a GETP, an international medical graduate (IMG) shall:
1. be at least 21 years of age;
2. be a citizen of the United States or possess valid and current legal authority to reside and work in the United States duly issued by the commissioner of the INS of the United States pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act and the commissioner's regulation thereunder, as evidenced by an exchange visitor (J-I), temporary worker (H-1B) or immigrant visa, or INS-issued or approved work permit or by a pending application for such visa or permit;
3. be of good moral character, as defined by §303.A.3;
4. possess a doctor of medicine or equivalent degree duly issued and conferred by a medical school or college listed, at the time the degree was awarded, in the then-current edition of the World Directory of Medical Schools published by the World Health Organization; and
5. possess the standard certificate of the ECFMG; and
6. have received a written commitment from an accredited Louisiana medical school, college, or other accredited medical institution formally appointing the IMG to a postgraduate medical education training program which is conducted by such medical school, college, or other medical institution and which is fully accredited by (and not on probational status with) the ACGME, subject only to the board's issuance of a GETP to the applicant; and agreeing to furnish to the board the periodic reports required by §411.F.2-3.
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