DS260 Question

[Syed93 1]

Hi,

I need some help with a question on the DS260:

 

The DS260 has a YES/NO question shared below:
Are you a graduate of a foreign medical school seeking to perform medical services in the United States but have not yet passed the National Board of Medical Examiners examination or its equivalent?

My question is to become a licensed doctor in the U.S one needs to finish residency training to be able to treat patients independently.
To be eligible to START a hospital residency training, a foreign medical graduate needs to finish 2 out of 3 exams (United States Medical Licensing Exam) that she has finished (USMLE Step 1 and 2). To FINISH this residency one has to finish the last part USMLE Step 3 (that she hasn't taken yet and can take after she starts a residency program).
So in her case she is eligible to start training and treat patients as part of her training, she is not sure if this qualifies as medical services? What is exactly meant by medical services in this case so that she can answer the question. because if training is medical services then she would answer yes.
What do you think the answer should be to this? Should we  answer yes or no?

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

yes

[nelmagriffin 148]

Hello!

Just my two cents.

The answer is YES. She is a medical foreign graduate who wanted to practice medicine but have not yet passed the National Board of Examiners Examinations or its equivalent.

She did not take the third test yet plus the required residency must be completed. It is like, if you are not licensed or have no license, then you could not provide any medical services. 

reference: How do International Medical Students Practice in the USA (internationaldentistcentral.com)

 

"To become a licensed medical practitioner in the United States, a foreign medical graduate must not only clear a series of theoretical and practical examinations, but also complete a residency hospital program in a particular specialty in order to acquire a license.

Licensing is a must for all international medical graduates even if you have a medical practitioner license in your home country; unless you are a foreign medical graduate from Canada."

Edited March 2, 2022 by nelmagriffin

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