(a) The board of medical examiners may issue to an eligible physician or medical graduate from a foreign country or foreign territory a short-term visitor clinical training license for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-6-248

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. 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
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) To be eligible for a short-term visitor clinical training license under this section, an applicant physician or medical graduate must provide to the board, in a manner and form prescribed by the board by rule:

(1) Proof that the applicant holds a medical degree from an institution recognized in the World Directory of Medical Schools;
(2) Proof of written acceptance to a clinical professional development or short-term clinical training program in this state;
(3) Proof that the applicant is able to lawfully enter and remain in the United States during the period of the clinical professional development or short-term clinical training program;
(4) Evidence that the host institution or the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) has verified the applicant’s credentials;
(5) Evidence that the applicant:

(A) Has an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the applicant’s country or territory of origin or country or territory of practice; or
(B) Is enrolled in an accredited resident training program in the applicant’s country or territory of origin;
(6) A written statement that the applicant does not have, as determined by the board:

(A) A disqualifying criminal history; or
(B) A history of disqualifying disciplinary action by an educational or training institution, employer, or foreign licensing authority;
(7) Proof of medical liability insurance coverage; and
(8) A written statement signed by the applicant acknowledging that a short-term visitor clinical training license cannot be used to:

(A) Obtain or hold a position in a residency program in the United States;
(B) Satisfy United States graduate medical education requirements; or
(C) Remain in this state to practice medicine beyond the expiration date of the license.
(c) A short-term visitor clinical training licensee:

(1) Shall not assume independent responsibility for patient care;
(2) May only engage in training activities under the supervision and control of a physician licensed under this chapter or chapter 9 of this title; and
(3) To the extent permitted by the board based upon the licensee’s education and training, and by compliance with subdivision (c)(2), may engage in direct interaction with a patient, including, but not limited to:

(A) Taking medical history;
(B) Conducting a physical examination;
(C) Reading a radiologic study;
(D) Administering anesthesia; and
(E) Performing a surgical procedure.
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