Bellemare N A
Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, USA.
J La State Med Soc. 1995 Oct;147(10):431-4.
The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners does not recognize the examination offered by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners as a valid pathway to licensure, either directly or by endorsement. The State Board recognizes the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) as the appropriate examination for direct licensure. For licensure by endorsement, the State Board will license physicians who have passed any of the allopathic national licensing examinations. Osteopathic physicians do not take the USMLE or other allopathic licensing examinations because they test students on allopathic medical education and do not measure osteopathic medical training. Instead, osteopathic medical students take the examination offered by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners' test is accepted by every other state and is an appropriate measure of the abilities of osteopathic physicians.
路易斯安那州医学考试委员会不认可美国骨病医学考试委员会提供的考试作为直接或通过背书获得执照的有效途径。该州委员会认可美国医学执照考试（USMLE）作为直接获得执照的适当考试。对于通过背书获得执照，该州委员会将为通过任何一种对抗疗法国家执照考试的医生颁发执照。骨病医生不参加USMLE或其他对抗疗法执照考试，因为这些考试是针对对抗疗法医学教育对学生进行测试，无法衡量骨病医学培训。相反，骨病医学学生参加美国骨病医学考试委员会提供的考试。美国骨病医学考试委员会的考试被其他每个州所接受，是衡量骨病医生能力的适当标准。
