10 Guam Code Ann. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CH. 12 MEDICAL PRACTICES

(a) The applicant shall provide the Board and attest to the following information and documentation in a manner required by the Board:

(1) his or her full name and all aliases or other names ever used, current address, social security number, and date and place of birth;

(2) a recent signed photograph, a set of fingerprints of the applicant, if requested, and a sample of handwriting;

(3) originals of all documents and credentials required by the Board, or notarized photocopies or other verification acceptable to the Board of such documents and credentials;

(4) a list of all jurisdictions, United States or foreign, in which the applicant is licensed, or has applied for licensure to practice medicine, or is authorized or has applied for authorization to practice medicine;

(5) a list of all jurisdictions, United States or foreign, in which the applicant has been denied licensure or authorization to practice medicine or has voluntarily surrendered a license or an authorization to practice medicine;

(6) a list of all sanctions, judgments, awards, settlements or convictions against the applicant in any jurisdiction, United States or foreign, that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under the Medical Practice Act or the Board’s rules and regulations;

(7) a detailed educational history, including places, institutions, dates and program descriptions of all his or her education, beginning with secondary schooling and including all college, pre-professional, professional and professional postgraduate education;

(8) a detailed chronological life history, including places and dates of residence, employment and military service, United States or foreign; and

(9) any other information or documentation the Board determines necessary.

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10 Guam Code Ann. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CH. 12 MEDICAL PRACTICES

(b) (1) The applicant shall possess the degree of Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy from a medical college or school located in the United States, its territories or possessions, or Canada that was approved by the Board or by a private nonprofit accrediting body approved by the Board at the time the degree was conferred.

(2) No person who graduated from a medical school that was not so approved at the time of graduation should be examined for licensure, or be licensed in Guam based on credentials or documentation from that school.

(c) The applicant shall have satisfactorily completed at least thirty-six (36) months of progressive postgraduate medical training approved by the Board or by a private nonprofit accrediting body approved by the Board in an institution in the United States, its territories or possessions, or Canada approved by the Board or by a private nonprofit accrediting body approved by the Board.

(d) The applicant shall have passed medical licensing examination(s) satisfactory to the Board.

(e) The applicant shall have demonstrated a familiarity with the statutes and regulations of Guam relating to the practice of medicine and the appropriate use of controlled or dangerous substances.

(f) The applicant shall be physically, mentally and professionally capable of practicing medicine in a manner acceptable to the Board and should be required to submit to a physical, mental or professional competency examination or a drug dependency evaluation if deemed necessary by the Board.

(g) The applicant shall not have been found guilty by a competent authority, United States or foreign, of any conduct that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under the regulations of the Board or the Act. The Board should be authorized, at its discretion, to modify this restriction for cause, but it should be directed to use such discretionary authority in a consistent manner.

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10 Guam Code Ann. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CH. 12 MEDICAL PRACTICES

(h) (1) The applicant, at the discretion of the Board, shall make a personal appearance before the Board or a representative thereof for interview, examination or review of credentials at the request of the Board.

(2) At the discretion of the Board, the applicant may be required to present his or her original medical education credentials for inspection at the time of personal appearance.

(i) (1) The applicant shall be held responsible for verifying to the satisfaction of the Board the validity of all credentials required for his or her medical licensure.

(2) The Board shall review and verify medical credentials and screen applicant records through recognized national physician information services (e.g. the Federation of State Medical Boards’ Board Action Data Bank and Credentials Verification Service, the files of the American Medical Association and the American Osteopathic Association, and other national data banks and information resources).

(j) The applicant shall have paid all fees and have completed and attested to the accuracy of all application and information forms required by the Board.

2018 NOTE: Subsection/subitem designations altered/added pursuant to the authority by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.