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