The criteria for determining the equivalence of foreign medical programs to domestic programs at the same educational level, in terms of admissions eligibility, graduation institutions, prescribed period of study, and curriculum, as set forth in Article 2, shall be as follows:1. Postbaccalaureate medicine programs:(1) Admissions eligibility: Possession of a baccalaureate or bachelor’s degree(2) Graduation institutions: Institutions included on the Ministry of Education’s Reference List(3) Prescribed period of study: Not less than four years(4) Curriculum: Comparable to the core competencies and core curriculum offered by domestic postbaccalaureate medicine programs 1. Courses: Preclinical medicine and Clinical medicine (See Appendix I). 2. Earning at least 167 credits or completing at least 5,250 hours of courses at the time of graduation, including no less than 3,200 hours of clinical internship2. Medicine programs:(1) Admissions eligibility: Possession of a high school diploma or an equivalent qualification(2) Graduation institutions: Institutions included on the Ministry of Education’s Reference List(3) Prescribed period of study: Not less than six years, or eligibility to take the local physician licensure examination. In jurisdictions without such examinations, eligibility to practice medicine locally shall be required.(4) Curriculum: Comparable to the core competencies and core curriculum offered by domestic medicine programs 1. Courses: Preclinical medicine and Clinical medicine (See Appendix I). 2. Earning at least 190 credits or completing at least 5,860 hours of courses at the time of graduation, including no less than 3,200 hours of clinical internshipAppendix I The department of medicine and postbaccalaureate medicine.pdf