State of Nevada
Board of Medical Examiners
UNITED STATES MEDICAL LICENSING EXAMINATION (USMLE) INFORMATION
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State of NevadaBoard of Medical ExaminersUNITED STATES MEDICAL LICENSING EXAMINATION (USMLE) INFORMATION |
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EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31, 2005, A REGULATION CREATING A LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS AND TIME TO COMPLETE THE THREE STEPS OF USMLE, NAC 630.080, WAS ADDED TO THE NEVADA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AS A PERMANENT REGULATION. THE COMPLETE REGULATION FOLLOWS. THE PERTINENT REQUIREMENTS ARE CONTAINED IN SECTION 5.
NAC
630.080 Examinations.
1.
For the purposes of paragraph (e) of subsection 2 of NRS
630.160, an applicant for a license to practice medicine must pass:
(a)
A written examination concerning the statutes and regulations relating to the
practice of medicine in this State; and
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an examination, designated by the
Board, to test the competency of the applicant to practice medicine, including,
without limitation:
(1) The Special Purpose Examination;
(2) An examination testing competence to practice medicine conducted by
physicians; or
(3) Any other examination designed to test the competence of the applicant to
practice medicine.
2.
The Board will deem an applicant to have satisfied the requirements of
paragraph (b) of subsection 1 if, within 10 years before the date of an
application for a license to practice medicine in this State, the applicant has
passed:
(a)
Part III of the examination given by the National Board of Medical Examiners;
(b)
Component II of the Federation Licensing Examination;
(c)
Step III of the United States Medical Licensing Examination;
(d)
All parts of the examination to become a licentiate of the Medical Council of
Canada;
(e)
The examination for primary certification or recertification by a specialty
board of the American Board of Medical Specialties and received primary
certification from that board; or
(f)
The Special Purpose Examination.
3.
For any examination conducted by the Board for a license to practice
medicine, an applicant must answer correctly at least 75 percent of the
questions propounded. The Board will use the weighted average score of 75, as
determined by the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.,
to satisfy the required score of 75 percent for passage of the Special Purpose
Examination and the United States Medical Licensing Examination.
4.
The Board will authorize the Federation of State Medical Boards of the
United States, Inc., to administer the Special Purpose Examination or the United
States Medical Licensing Examination on behalf of the Board.
5.
For the purposes of subparagraph (3) of paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of
NRS 630.160, a person must pass Steps I, II and III of the United States Medical
Licensing Examination within 7 years after the date on which the person first
took any step of the United States Medical Licensing Examination and a person is
limited to a combined maximum of 9 attempts to pass Steps I, II and III of the
United States Medical Licensing Examination.
6.
An applicant for a license to practice medicine and a person who holds a
license to practice medicine shall pay the reasonable costs of any examination
required for licensure and any examination ordered pursuant to NRS
630.318.
DO NOT CONTACT THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS FOR A USMLE STEP 3 APPLICATION OR FOR ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE USMLE.
THE BOARD DOES NOT ADMINISTER THE USMLE EXAMINATION - THE USMLE ADMINISTERS THE EXAMINATION FOR THE STATE OF NEVADA.
TO RECEIVE AN APPLICATION FOR THE
USMLE STEP 3 OR FOR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE USMLE:
CALL THE USMLE AT 1/800/876-5396
(INTERNATIONAL CALLERS CALL 1/817/571-2949)
or
ACCESS THE USMLE APPLICATION ON-LINE AT http://www.fsmb.org/usmle_applonline.html
NEVADA'S ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS SITTING FOR THE USMLE STEP 3 EXAMINATION (effective May 9, 2003):
The applicant must have an M.D. degree (or equivalent);
The applicant must have passed Steps I and II of the USMLE; and
If the applicant is a graduate of a medical school outside of the United States or Canada, the applicant must have been certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) or have successfully completed a "Fifth Pathway" program.
