Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California to license and regulate the practice of medicine and specifies educational, examination, and other qualifications for licensure as a physician and surgeon.

This bill would establish the Physician Graduate License Act, under which the board would be required to issue a physician graduate license to an applicant who has graduated from medical school but has not completed a residency program and who satisfies specified requirements. The bill would require a physician graduate to practice under a supervising practice agreement with a sponsoring physician and surgeon who meets specified requirements, including maintaining an active practice in California. The bill would make a physician graduate license valid for 3 years and renewable for an unspecified number of 3-year periods, subject to certain conditions. The bill would require the board to set application, licensure, and renewal fees for the physician graduate license, as specified.