§ 90-187. Application
for license; qualifications.
(a) Any person desiring a license to practice
veterinary medicine in this State shall make written application to the Board.
(b) The application shall show that the
applicant is a graduate of an accredited veterinary school, a person of good
moral character, and such other information and proof as the Board may require
by rule. The Board may receive
applications from senior students at accredited veterinary schools but an
application is not complete until the applicant furnishes proof of graduation
and such other information required by this Article and Board rules. The application shall be accompanied by a fee
in the amount established and published by the Board.
(c) An application from a graduate of a nonaccredited
college of veterinary medicine outside the United States and Canada may not be
considered by the Board until the applicant furnishes satisfactory proof of
graduation from a college of veterinary medicine and of successful completion
of the certification program developed and administered by the Educational
Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates of the American Veterinary Medical
Association, which certification program shall include examinations with
respect to clinical proficiency and comprehension of and ability to communicate
in the English language.
(d) If the Board determines that the applicant
possesses the proper qualifications, it may admit the applicant to the next
examination, or if the applicant is eligible for a license without examination
under G.S. 90-187.3; the Board may grant
the applicant a license.
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