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Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine creates a limited license for internationally-trained physician (ITP) that have an ECFMG certificate, unless granted an exemption by the board; passed USMLE Steps 1 and 2; received a degree of doctor of medicine or its equivalent from a legally chartered medical school recognized by the WHO; been licensed and…
Effective August 1, 2024, allows the Board to issue licenses to IMGs that hold a degree from an international medical program that is “substantially similar” to the education or training required to practice in the state, are licensed in good standing with the regulatory body in their home country, have completed a residency or similar…
Effective January 1, 2025, allows the Board to grant provisional licenses to IMGs that are graduates of foreign medical schools evaluated by the ECFMG, licensed and in good standing for the immediately preceding five years, without pending disciplinary action; have completed a residency or “substantially similar” PGT in their resident country, have practiced medicine for…
Effective January 1, 2025, “shell bill” authorizes the Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to issue limited licenses to qualified IMGs, pursuant to rules the IDFPR must adopt regarding qualifications and fees. According to the Illinois State Medical Society, IMGs “would work for two years with limited practice under supervision in an area with medical…
The bill passed in Indiana authorizes the Board to issue a limited license to an ITP that pays a $100 application fee; has a medical doctorate or substantially similar degree from an international medical program in good standing as determined by the Board; has ECFMG certification; is in good standing with the medical licensing or…
Florida – Qualifying IMGs must have an active, unencumbered license to practice medicine in a foreign country, have actively practiced medicine the entire four-year period preceding their application, completed a “residency or substantially similar postgraduate medical training that is ” substantially similar to a residency program accredited by the ACGME,” had their credentials evaluated by the…
California – The Physicians from Mexico Pilot Program (MPP) grants a time-limited IMG license to Mexican doctors licensed, certified (by entities listed), and in good standing in their specialty in Mexico that have a passing score on a specialty board review course (equivalent to that needed by U.S. applicants), have specialty specific requirements, completed a…
Foreign Medical School Graduates (FMGs) may be granted a medical license in Arkansas without completing US or Canadian Postgraduate Training. You have to have been offered full time employment at an underserved facility, have an active foreign medical license, have actively practiced medicine during the four years before applying, and have passed the USMLEs. Revises…