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On 13 October 2011 the Institute of Legal Executives (as a company limited by guarantee) sought royal charter status [3] from Queen Elizabeth II via the Privy Council.. A royal charter was granted on 30 January 2012, and the Institute of Legal Executives became the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, [4] otherwise known as CILEX.
The CILEX qualification now emphasises and examines the practical work of the law as well as continuing with the necessary academic examinations. At the same time, a number of new membership grades were introduced by CILEX. CILEX now offers the following membership categories which can be joined according to experience and qualifications held:
Originally the second of three degrees in sequence – Legum Baccalaureus (LL.B., last conferred by an American law school in 1970); LL.M.; and Legum Doctor (LL.D.) or Doctor of Laws, which has only been conferred in the United States as an honorary degree but is an earned degree in other countries. In American legal academia, the LL.M. was ...
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) sets and enforces standards in physician continuing education (or "lifelong learning") within the United States. It acts as the overseeing body for institutions and organizations providing continuing medical education (CME) activities.
Additionally, there are alternative national medical boards, i.e. the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons, [10] with over 10,000 board-certified physicians, that meet national quality standards, including the Joint Commission, the National Committee on Quality Assurance, and the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission, and has gained ...
The California Legislature approved a pilot program for recruiting doctors from Mexico in 2002, laying out basic requirements the physicians needed to meet and an application process.
Physicians with a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree are required to pass the USMLE for medical licensure. However, those with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (DO) are required to take the COMLEX-USA (COMLEX) exams but may also sit for the USMLE as well. [10] [11] States may enact additional testing and/or licensing requirements. [12]
WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted of federal gun charges and tax evasion, rocked the political world with Republican lawmakers and President ...