(a) General rule.--A license without restriction empowers the licensee to practice medicine and surgery without any restriction or limitation.

(b) Graduates of accredited medical colleges.--No license without restriction may be issued to a graduate of an accredited medical college unless the applicant has completed successfully, as a resident, two years of approved graduate medical training.

(c) Graduates of unaccredited medical colleges.--No license without restriction may be issued to a graduate of an unaccredited medical college unless the applicant has completed successfully, as a resident, two years of approved graduate medical training, educational requirements prescribed by the board and certification by the Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates, or its successors.

(d) Examinations.--The board shall hold at least two examinations for applicants for a license without restriction each year. Special examinations may be designated by the board. The examinations shall be held at such times and places as designated by the board. In case of failure at any such examination, the applicant shall have, after the expiration of six months and within two years, the privilege of a second examination by the board. In case of failure in a second examination, or after the expiration of two years, the applicant must thereafter successfully complete, as a resident, one year of graduate medical training approved by the board, apply de novo and qualify under the conditions in existence at the time of the application.