General Requirements

Any medical doctor who has been accepted for a course of training by a cancer center approved by the Board of Medicine may be issued a temporary certificate to practice under the International Cancer Center Visiting Physician Program.

The purpose of the International Cancer Center Visiting Physician Program is to provide to internationally respected and highly qualified physicians advanced education and training on cancer treatment techniques developed at an approved cancer center.  A certificate may be issued to a physician who will be training under the direct supervision of a physician employed by or under contract with an approved cancer center for a period of no more than one year.

Applicants for a Temporary Certificate for Visiting Physician to Practice in an Approved Cancer Center must have all of the following:

  • Is a graduate of an accredited medical school or its equivalent, or is a graduate of a foreign medical school listed with the World Health Organization.
  • Hold a valid and unencumbered license to practice medicine in another country.
  • Has not committed any act in this or any other jurisdiction which would constitute the basis for disciplining a physician under s. 456.072 or s. 458.331, Florida Statutes.
  • Meets the financial responsibility requirements of s. 458.320, Florida Statutes, and has been accepted for a course of training by a cancer center approved by the board.

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General Requirements


General Requirements

Any medical doctor who has been accepted for a course of training by a cancer center approved by the Board of Medicine may be issued a temporary certificate to practice under the International Cancer Center Visiting Physician Program.

The purpose of the International Cancer Center Visiting Physician Program is to provide to internationally respected and highly qualified physicians advanced education and training on cancer treatment techniques developed at an approved cancer center.  A certificate may be issued to a physician who will be training under the direct supervision of a physician employed by or under contract with an approved cancer center for a period of no more than one year.

Applicants for a Temporary Certificate for Visiting Physician to Practice in an Approved Cancer Center must have all of the following:

  • Is a graduate of an accredited medical school or its equivalent, or is a graduate of a foreign medical school listed with the World Health Organization.
  • Hold a valid and unencumbered license to practice medicine in another country.
  • Has not committed any act in this or any other jurisdiction which would constitute the basis for disciplining a physician under s. 456.072 or s. 458.331, Florida Statutes.
  • Meets the financial responsibility requirements of s. 458.320, Florida Statutes, and has been accepted for a course of training by a cancer center approved by the board.
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