                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LIMITED LICENSES TO CERTAIN GRADUATES OF FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOLS (§ 54.1-2936)

A. After receiving a recommendation from the dean of an accredited medical
school which was reached after consultation with the chairmen of the departments
in the school or college and having become satisfied that the applicant is a
person of professorial rank whose knowledge and special training will benefit
the medical school or educational programs sponsored by the medical school in
affiliated hospitals, the Board may issue a limited license to practice medicine
in the hospitals and outpatient clinics of the school or college or in a
hospital formally affiliated with the medical school for purposes of
undergraduate or postgraduate medical education to a graduate of a foreign
medical school as long as he serves as a full-time or adjunct faculty member.
This limited license shall be valid for a period of not more than one year, but
may be renewed annually by the Board upon recommendation of the dean of the
medical school and continued service as a full-time or adjunct faculty member.

B. After receiving a recommendation from the dean of an accredited medical
school which was reached after consultation with the chairmen of the departments
in the school or college and having become satisfied that the applicant is a
person whose attendance will benefit the medical school, the Board may issue a
limited license to practice medicine as a fellow if such fellowship is ranked
between the residency level and that of associate professor. This limited
license shall only authorize the holder to practice medicine in the hospitals
and outpatient clinics of the school while he is a full-time fellow. The license
shall be valid for a period of not more than one year, but may be renewed upon
recommendation of the dean of the medical school and continuation of the
fellowship. A limited license to a foreign graduate engaged in a fellowship
shall not be renewed more than twice.

HISTORY: 1964, c. 285, § 54-311.1; 1970, c. 69; 1975, c. 508; 1977, c. 586, §
54-311.2; 1988, c. 765; 2003, c. 473.