FSMB
SPEX Overview
 
Home Federation Services  
 
About Us   Contact Us             
Overview
Overview
Application Methods
Structure/Content
SPEX

Purpose

"The SPEX is designed to assess the ability to apply...the general medical knowledge considered essential for continued, unsupervised practice by physicians."

SPEX Overview

The SPEX is one of two programs available through the Post-Licensure Assessment System (PLAS), a collaborative initiative of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) to provide services for use by medical licensing authorities in assessing a licensed or previously licensed physician's competence to practice medicine.

State medical boards utilize the SPEX to re-examine a licensed or previously licensed physician's ongoing level of basic medical knowledge. Situations in which a physician may take the SPEX include endorsement licensure, reinstatement of a license, or reactivation of a license after a period of inactivity (due to illness, disciplinary action, etc.). In instances where the state medical board has or is aware of concerns and/or questions about a physician's fitness to practice, the results of the SPEX exam should be evaluated in conjunction with other available evidence to determine a physician's competence and fitness to practice.

The SPEX is designed to assess the ability to apply, at a minimally acceptable level, the general medical knowledge considered essential for continued, unsupervised practice by physicians who hold or have held a valid, unrestricted license in a United States or Canadian jurisdiction.


Contact Us