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NPDB Reports Included in FCVS for These States The FCVS (Federation Credentials Verification Service) in association with the FSMB (Federation of State Medical Boards) Packet includes an NPDB (National Practitioners Data Bank) Report for some states but not for all states. Here is a list of state medical boards where the NPDB Report is…
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…
According to the Federation of State Medical Boards, many states are enacting legislature that allows qualifying internationally trained physicians (ITPs) (FMGs) (IMGs) to be granted licensure without US or Canadian postgraduate training. Here are the details: • These twelve (12) states have enacted legislation that allows qualifying internationally-trained physicians (ITPs) to gain full licensure without…
Has it been more than 10 years since you’ve passed an examination such as the USMLEs or an American Board Exam? If so, you may be required to take an American Board certification or re-certification exam or SPEX. SPEX is the Special Purpose Examination. It is a clinical examination you would need to actually sit…
If you are a physician who has difficulty getting verification of past or present employment or staff privileges or if you’re just in a hurry to get a medical license; this article is for you. Often times, the states that require verification of employment and/or staff privileges are the ones that take the longest to…
Both Illinois and California require foreign medical school graduates to get verification of their medical education and clinical clerkship rotations directly from the medical school. Neither Illinois nor California will accept these verification from the FCVS.
The number of years of postgraduate training required for medical licensure varies from state to state. It also differs for U. S. graduates vs. foreign medical school graduates. U. S. Graduates If you are a graduate of a medical school in the United States, the following states only require you to have completed one year…
Many Medical Boards will waive examination or postgraduate training requirements. Here are a few of the boards and the exceptions they offer. The Arizona Medical Board does not require a foreign medical school graduate to have an ECFMG Certificate or to have completed a 5th Pathway Certificate if you have worked for 36 or more…