Year: 2011
Resolution Number: 18
Action Taken: Referred to the Board
Status:
Author(s): Richard E. Burney, MD
Sponsor: Oliver G. Cameron, MD
On behalf of: Washtenaw County Delegation
Committee: E (Science & Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS endorse the setting of a higher standard for the granting of a new license in Michigan that takes into account contemporary training and practice patterns by specifying that a physician must complete an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) approved residency program as a prerequisite for the granting of a new, unrestricted medical license to practice medicine in the state of Michigan. RATIONALE: Due to compelling but conflicting testimony, the Committee had concerns about potential unintended consequences of this resolution.
RESOLVED: That MSMS endorse the setting of a higher standard for the granting of a new license in Michigan that takes into account contemporary training and practice patterns by specifying that a physician must complete an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) approved residency program as a prerequisite for the granting of a new, unrestricted medical license to practice medicine in the state of Michigan. RATIONALE: Due to compelling but conflicting testimony, the Committee had concerns about potential unintended consequences of this resolution.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Upgrading Requirements for Initial Medical Licensure in Michigan