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This bill modifies the requirements for foreign medical graduates seeking to obtain a medical license in Hawaii by allowing them to substitute one year of required hospital medical training or experience with one year of fellowship training from a program or hospital accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Specifically, the bill updates the existing law to clarify that foreign medical graduates must: (1) pass the Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) or United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) with satisfactory scores, (2) pass the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates qualifying examination, and (3) complete at least three years of medical training or experience in an approved hospital, with the new provision allowing one of those three years to be replaced by an ACGME-accredited fellowship training year. This change provides additional flexibility for foreign medical graduates in meeting licensing requirements while maintaining standards for medical training and competency. The bill will take effect immediately upon approval.

Health and Social Services

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1430&year=2026