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HEALTH PROFESSIONS REGULATORY BODIES ACT, 2013 (ACT 857)

Section 31:
(1) A foreign trained medical or dental practitioner, physician assistant or certified registered anaesthetist who has 
(a) obtained a primary qualification, and
(b) passed or is exempted from the prescribed examination, shall undergo training as a house officer or physician assistant or certified registered anaesthetist in an approved hospital or institution in this country with provisional registration before being registered under this Part. 
(2) A foreign trained medical or dental practitioner, physician assistant or certified registered anaesthetist who satisfies the requirements of subsection 1 (a) and (b) and 
(a) has completed housemanship or physician assistant internship shall undergo supervised training for a period determined by the Board; or 
(b) has completed housemanship or physician assistant internship outside the country and is fully registered and licenced by that country may be exempted from supervised training in an approved hospital or institution. 
(3) The Board may exempt a foreign trained medical or dental specialist, physician assistant specialist or certified registered anaesthetist from supervised training.


Subject : Medical and Dental council  

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