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 100 STAT. 174

PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986 "(ii) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT FMGS.—On or after July 1, 1986, in the case of a foreign medical graduate who— "(I) has served as a resident before July 1, 1986, and is serving as a resident after that date, but "(II) has not passed the FMGEMS examination or a previous examination of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates before July 1, 1986,, the individual shall be counted as a resident at a rate equal to one-half of the rate at which the individual would otherwise be counted. "(5) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—As used in this subsection: "(A) APPROVED MEDICAL RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM.—

The term 'approved medical residency training program' means a residency or other postgraduate medical training program participation in which may be counted toward certification in a specialty or subspecialty and includes formal postgraduate training programs in geriatric medicine approved by the Secretary. "(B) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.—As used in this paragraph, the term 'consumer price index' refers to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (United States city average), as published by the Secretary of Commerce. "(C) DIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION COSTS.—The

term 'direct graduate medical education costs' means direct costs of approved educational activities for approved medical residency training programs. "(D) FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATE.—The term 'foreign medical graduate' means a resident who is not a graduate i.w T

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"(i) a school of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges (or approved by such Committee as meeting the standards necessary for such accreditation), "(ii) a school of osteopathy accredited by the American Osteopathic Association, or approved by such Association as meeting the standards necessary for such accreditation, or "(iii) a school of dentistry or podiatry which is accredited (or meets the standards for accreditation) by an organization recognized by the Secretary for such purpose. "(E) FMGEMS EXAMINATION.—The term 'FMGEMS examination' means parts I and II of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences recognized by the Secretary for this purpose. "(F) INITIAL RESIDENCY PERIOD.—The term 'initial residency period' means the period of board eligibility plus one year, except that— "(i) except as provided in clause (ii), in no case shall the initial period of residency exceed an aggregate period of formal training of more than five years for any individual, and

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