[Effective 1/1/2025]

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Graduate physician” means a medical school graduate who:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-20-102

  • Graduate physician: means a medical school graduate who:
    (A) Is a resident and citizen of the United States or a legal resident alien in the United States. See Tennessee Code 63-20-102
  • Medical school graduate: means any person who has graduated from a medical school as described in §. See Tennessee Code 63-20-102
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(A) Is a resident and citizen of the United States or a legal resident alien in the United States; and
(B) Has successfully completed Step 1 and Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), or the equivalent of Step 1 and Step 2 of any other medical licensing examination or combination of examinations that is approved by the board of medical examiners or board of osteopathic examination, within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the person‘s application for licensure as a graduate physician, but not more than three (3) years after graduation from a medical school or school of osteopathic medicine;
(2) “Graduate physician collaborative practice arrangement” means an agreement between a licensed physician and a graduate physician that meets the requirements of this chapter;
(3) “Medical school graduate” means any person who has graduated from a medical school as described in § 63-6-207 or a school of osteopathic medicine as described in § 63-9-104; and
(4) “Primary care services” means medical services in pediatrics, internal medicine, and family medicine.
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