2170. (a) All applicants for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate shall take the examination provided for in this article unless provisions of this chapter otherwise provide. (b) The provisions of this article shall apply to all examinations administered by the Division of Licensing unless provisions of this chapter otherwise provide. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. […]
2171. All examinations shall be designed to ascertain the applicant’s fitness to practice medicine. Unless otherwise provided the examination shall be in writing. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 983, Sec. 3.)
2175. State examination records shall be kept on file by the board until June 1, 2070. Examinees shall be known and designated by number only, and the name attached to the number shall be kept secret until the examinee is sent notification of the results of the examinations. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 308, Sec. […]
2176. Examinations for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate may be conducted by the Division of Licensing under a uniform examination system, and for that purpose the division may make such arrangements with organizations furnishing examination material as it may deem desirable. The Division of Licensing may, in its discretion, designate other written examinations for a […]
2177. (a) A passing score is required for an entire examination or for each part of an examination, as established by resolution of the board. (b) Applicants may elect to take the written examinations conducted or accepted by the board in separate parts. (c) (1) An applicant shall have obtained a passing score on all parts of Step 3 […]
2179. The Division of Licensing shall insure that nutrition is included on the examination for a certificate as a physician and surgeon. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 889, Sec. 4.)
2183. An applicant for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate shall pass the national examination for medical licensure in biomedical sciences and clinical sciences, including geriatric medicine, determined by the Division of Licensing to be essential for the unsupervised practice of medicine. An applicant who applies for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate on or after January […]
2184. (a) Each applicant shall obtain on the written examination a passing score, established by the board pursuant to Section 2177. (b) (1) Passing scores on each step of the United States Medical Licensing Examination shall be valid for a period of 10 years from the month of the examination for purposes of qualification for licensure in California. […]
2186. An applicant who is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners shall not be required to take the written examination prescribed by this article, provided such applicant meets the requirements of Section 2151. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)
