This chapter shall apply to applicants for and holders of a license to practice medicine.
Chapters 40 (Health Occupations: General Rules) and 41 (Health Occupations: Administrative Procedures) of this title shall supplement this chapter.
The Board shall only accept applications for licensure by one of the following means notwithstanding anything in Chapter 40 to the contrary:
An applicant shall establish to the Board's satisfaction that the applicant possesses appropriate skills, knowledge, judgment, and character to practice medicine.
An applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant is proficient in understanding and communicating medical concepts and information in English.
An applicant shall arrange to have submitted directly to the Board three (3) letters of reference from licensed physicians, in good standing in a jurisdiction of the United States, who have personal knowledge of the applicant's abilities and qualifications to practice medicine.
An applicant who completed the postgraduate clinical training requirement of § 4602.4 or § 4603.5 no more than three (3) years prior to the date of the application shall meet the requirements of § 4600.6 by submitting at least two (2) out of three (3) letters of reference from the following:
An applicant who holds a license in another jurisdiction shall not be eligible for a license if one of the following applies:
An applicant or licensee shall communicate with the Board through typed or legibly written documentation. Any applicant or licensee who fails to submit typed or legibly written documents, as determined by the Board, shall have those documents returned to him or her.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 17-4600