Effective January 1, 2025, allows the Board to grant provisional licenses to IMGs that are graduates of foreign medical schools evaluated by the ECFMG, licensed and in good standing for the immediately preceding five years, without pending disciplinary action; have completed a residency or “substantially similar” PGT in their resident country, have practiced medicine for at least five years following their PGT, possess basic English fluency and Federal immigration status, have an offer of employment at an Iowa health care facility; and have passed the USMLE (which steps not explicitly mentioned). The provisional license may be converted to a full license after three years of practice in good standing and without violation of Iowa Stat. § 148.6, as long as the licensee was employed by the health care facility for the entirety of the three-year period and passes a background check, among other administrative components. SF 477 (2023)
