"Commission", the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.
"Internationally-trained physician", a physician who has received a degree of doctor of medicine or its equivalent from a legally chartered medical school outside the United States and recognized by the World Health Organization and who has been licensed or otherwise authorized to practice medicine in a country other than the United States and who has practiced medicine for at least 1 year.
"Licensing exam", the United States Medical Licensing Examination.
"Participating healthcare facility", a federally-qualified health center, community health center, hospital or other healthcare facility approved by the board that provides an assessment and evaluation program designed to develop, assess and evaluate an internationally-trained physician's nonclinical skills according to criteria developed or approved by the board; provided, that a participating healthcare facility shall provide medical care in a physician shortage area.
"Physician shortage area", a geographic region or population in the commonwealth experiencing a shortage of physicians, especially primary care physicians or psychiatrists, relative to population and need; provided, however, that the health care workforce center or its equivalent in the department of public health shall assist the board in determining the regions or populations comprising a "physician shortage area".
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 112:9