Many Medical Boards will waive examination or postgraduate training requirements. Here are a few of the boards and the exceptions they offer.
The Arizona Medical Board does not require a foreign medical school graduate to have an ECFMG Certificate or to have completed a 5th Pathway Certificate if you have worked for 36 or more months as a full-time professor or higher position in an accredited medical school.
The Medical Board of California may waive the 2 year postgraduate training requirement if you have served for 2 or more years as a full-time professor or higher position in an accredited medical school.
Connecticut Board of Medicine may offer a waiver of their postgraduate training requirements if you can show equivalent postgraduate training or experience in a foreign country.
The New Mexico Medical Board may waive their postgraduate training requirements if experience is deemed equivalent by the board. (Medical Practice Act 61-6-11.Licensure-B)
The North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners does not require ECFMG Certification or 5th Pathway Certification from graduates of medical schools in The United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
