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At the discretion of the Board, the postgraduate training may be waived if an applicant for licensure in podiatry has been in active practice for four continuous years while serving in the military and is a diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 211; in 1954, chapter 626; in 1972, chapter 824; in 1975, chapter 508; in 1982, chapter 605; in 1985, chapter 605; in 1988, chapters 89, 132, and 765; in 2013, chapter 144<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 525<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 59<\/a> and 117<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":242135,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76962,"identifier":"54.1-2930","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/3\/54.1-2930","url":"\/54.1-2930\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2930\/","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/3\/54.1-2930","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements for licensure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2930","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> may issue<\/span> a license to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatric medicine to any candidate who has submitted satisfactory evidence<\/span> verified by affidavits<\/span> that he:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Is 18 years of age or more; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Is of good moral character; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Has successfully completed all or such part as may be prescribed by the Board<\/span>, of an educational course of study of that branch of the healing arts<\/span> in which he desires a license to practice, which course of study and the educational institution providing that course of study are acceptable to the Board<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Has completed at least 12 months of satisfactory postgraduate training in one program or institution approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board<\/span> for internships or residency training. At the discretion of the Board<\/span>, the postgraduate training may be waived if an applicant for licensure in podiatry has been in active practice for four continuous years while serving in the military and is a diplomate of the American Board<\/span> of Podiatric Surgery. Applicants for licensure in chiropractic need not fulfill this requirement.\n\t\t\tIn determining whether such course of study and institution are acceptable to it, the Board<\/span> may consider the reputation of the institution and whether it is approved or accredited by regional or national educational or professional associations, including such organizations as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Liaison Committee on Medical Education, Council on Postgraduate Training of the American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, College of Family Physicians of Canada, Committee for the Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, Education Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or their appropriate subsidiary agencies; by any appropriate agency of the United States government; or by any other organization approved by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE (\u00a7 54.1-2930)\n\nThe Board may issue a license to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic,\nand podiatric medicine to any candidate who has submitted satisfactory evidence\nverified by affidavits that he:\n\n1. Is 18 years of age or more;\n\n2. Is of good moral character;\n\n3. Has successfully completed all or such part as may be prescribed by the\nBoard, of an educational course of study of that branch of the healing arts in\nwhich he desires a license to practice, which course of study and the\neducational institution providing that course of study are acceptable to the\nBoard; and\n\n4. Has completed at least 12 months of satisfactory postgraduate training in one\nprogram or institution approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board\nfor internships or residency training. At the discretion of the Board, the\npostgraduate training may be waived if an applicant for licensure in podiatry\nhas been in active practice for four continuous years while serving in the\nmilitary and is a diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery.\nApplicants for licensure in chiropractic need not fulfill this requirement.\n\t\t\tIn determining whether such course of study and institution are acceptable to\nit, the Board may consider the reputation of the institution and whether it is\napproved or accredited by regional or national educational or professional\nassociations, including such organizations as the Accreditation Council for\nGraduate Medical Education, Liaison Committee on Medical Education, Council on\nPostgraduate Training of the American Osteopathic Association,\nCommission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, College of Family\nPhysicians of Canada, Committee for the Accreditation of Canadian Medical\nSchools, Education Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates, Royal College of\nPhysicians and Surgeons of Canada, or their appropriate subsidiary agencies; by\nany appropriate agency of the United States government; or by any other\norganization approved by the Board.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-305; 1952, c. 211; 1954, c. 626; 1972, c. 824; 1975,\nc. 508; 1982, c. 605; 1985, c. 605; 1988, cc. 89, 132, 765; 2013, c. 144; 2015,\nc. 525; 2017, cc. 59, 117.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}