64B8-15.001. Abbreviations and Definitions

CHAPTER 64B8-15 STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS 64B8-15.001 Abbreviations and Definitions 64B8-15.002 Introduction 64B8-15.003 The Meaning of Certification (Repealed) 64B8-15.004 Objectives 64B8-15.005 Governance 64B8-15.006 Administration 64B8-15.007 Educational Program for the Professional Degree 64B8-15.008 Medical Students 64B8-15.009 Resources for the Educational Program 64B8-15.001 Abbreviations and Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “ACGME” means Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. (2) “Applicant” means a foreign medical school which applies to the Department for certification. (3) “Board” means State of Florida Board of Medicine. (4) “Clinical Clerkship” means an organized supervised educational experience involving the examination and care of patients in the practice of medicine, which is an integral part of the clinical component of the medical curriculum and which takes place in a teaching hospital or an acceptable equivalent health care facility. (5) “Dean” means a university or college administrative official acting as chief academic officer in the supervision of a school or faculty. (6) “Department” means State of Florida Department of Health. (7) “Foreign Medical School” means a medical school outside the United States. (8) “M.D. Degree” means an abbreviation for Medicine Doctor, Doctor of Medicine, an academic degree conferred by a college/university on one having satisfactorily completed a medical school curriculum established for preparation for the practice of medicine. Other degrees (example M.B.) are used as equivalent in some countries.