SECTION 435:10-4-6. Medical licensure examination

(a)   Upon submission and approval of a completed application for licensure by examination, and the payment of all fees, an applicant may sit for an examination approved by the Board. The Board has adopted the USMLE as its licensure examination. The passing score for the licensure examination is set at seventy-five percent (75%) or the 3-digit minimum passing score scale as set by the USMLE program.

(b)   In order to sit for the licensure examination, the applicant shall provide the Board with all information required by 59 O.S. § 494.1 on a form created or approved by the Board.

(c)   Submission of an application shall not guarantee an applicant the ability to sit for the licensure examination. No person shall sit for licensure examination until approved to do so by the Board.

(d)   The Board recognizes as acceptable for licensure the USMLE, NBME, FLEX and LMCC examinations. However, the Board will not accept test scores or combined FLEX scores from multiple sittings of the FLEX. In addition, the Board will accept the following combinations of those examinations:

(1)   NBME part I or USMLE step 1, plus NBME part II or USMLE step 2, plus NBME part III or USMLE step 3;

(2)   FLEX component 1 plus USMLE step 3; or

(3)   NBME part I or USMLE step 1, plus NBME part II or USMLE step 2, plus FLEX component 2.

(e)   The factoring of scores or combination of scores taken from separate examinations is acceptable only as set forth in (d)(1) through (d)(3) of this Section.

(f)   All steps of the licensure examination must be passed within ten (10) years unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law.

(g)   The following applies to all applicants regarding examination failures unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law:

(1)   Any applicant who fails any part of a licensing examination three times will not be eligible for a license. A score of incomplete shall be considered a failing score. The USMLE Step2-Clinical Knowledge and Step2-Clinical Skills shall be considered as separate steps.

(2)   If a combination of NBME, FLEX and/or USMLE is utilized, any applicant who has failed more than six (6) examinations will not be eligible for a license.

(3)   If an applicant has achieved certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board, an exception to 435:10-4-6 (g)(1) and (2) may be granted by a vote of the Board.

(h)   As with the initial application, the Board may make additional inquiry of the applicant to provide additional information as necessary.

[Source: Added at 11 Ok Reg 4535, eff 7-27-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 1223, eff 5-11-95; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2581, eff 6-26-95; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1571, eff 8-21-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1699, eff 5-25-96; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2739, eff 6-26-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 803, eff 2-4-99 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2001, eff 6-14-99; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1047, eff 5-14-04; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1097, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 3121, eff 6-29-06 (emergency); Amended at 24 Ok Reg 213, eff 10-26-06 (emergency); Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2246, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 1977, eff 9-12-14]