Medicine and Surgery
Board of Medicine & Surgery Newsletter - September, 2006
Physician Locum Tenens
Temporary Practice rights also known as Locum Tenens may be granted to physicians and surgeons who are duly licensed to practice medicine and surgery in another state.Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon
An osteopathic physician and surgeon is a person who has earned the degree of D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine). Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons are qualified in the diagnosis or treatment of diseases, ailments, pain, deformity, or any physical or mental condition or injury of human beings.Physician Assistant
A Physician Assistant means any person who graduates from a program approved by the Accrediation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ACR-PA)and the board, who satisfactorily completes a proficiency exam, and whom the Board and Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs approves to perform medical services under the supervision of a physician or group of physicians approved by the board to supervise a Physician Assistant.Physician and Surgeon
A Physician and Surgeon is a person who has earned the degree of M.D. (Doctor of Medicine). Physicians and Surgeons are qualified in the diagnosis or treatment of diseases, ailments, pain, deformity, or any physical or mental condition or injury of human beings.Temporary Educational Permit
The Temporary Educational Permit (TEP) for medicine and surgery permits the holder to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery or any of their allied specialties in a supervised educational program approved by the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery.Physician Temporary Visiting Faculty Permit (For more information call (402) 471-2118.)
The Physician Temporary Visiting Faculty Permit (TVFP) for medicine and surgery can be issued to any person who is serving as a member of the faculty of an accredited hospital, school or college of medicine in Nebraska.
