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In a significant move to address the growing healthcare needs of the state, the Alabama House recently passed the Physician Workforce Act. The legislation aims to tackle the shortage of doctors in Alabama, recognizing the pressing need for a robust healthcare workforce to meet the demands of the population. The Physician Workforce Act, which received…
In a groundbreaking move, Tennessee has become the first state to revolutionize medical licensing for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) or Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) by allowing them to practice without completing a U.S. medical residency. This decision marks a significant shift in the traditional pathway to medical licensure in the United States and opens new…
Florida Physicians Required to Maintain Clinical Activity: A Crucial Step Towards Ensuring Quality Healthcare In a move aimed at enhancing the quality of healthcare services in the Sunshine State, Florida has implemented a groundbreaking regulation requiring physicians to maintain clinical activity for at least two out of every four years. This progressive step not only…
DEA Registered-Practitioners Dear Registrants: On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 enacted a new one-time, eight-hour training requirement for all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. Below is information on this new requirement. Who is responsible for satisfying this…
Alabama News Regarding the Bridge Year Physician Limited Permit (2023 Physician Workforce Act) The Physician Workforce Act of 2023 provides for limited, supervised practice for physicians who applied to, but were not accepted into, a residency training program for the first year following medical school graduation (“bridge year graduate physicians”). The physician must be a…
Great news for physicians with many existing state medical licenses. Here is a list of states that no longer require applicants to obtain verification of past and present licensure directly from the originating state medical boards. If, for any reason, these states can not pull the license verifications from other sources, they will ask the…
I’m often asked, “Which of the states take the longest to process a state medical license?” Well, the list changes as states change their requirements or update their application processes. Here is the most current list based on our recent observations while managing the medical licensing application process. Arkansas requires applicants for medical licensure to…
Did you take a State Board Examination in lieu of FLEX, NBME, NBOME or the USMLEs? If so, you will need to jump through a few hoops before the Florida Board of Medicine will issue a medical license to you. If you are currently licensed in the U.S. or Canada and have actively practiced pursuant…