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Often times the background check process can delay an application for medical licensure. If you’re looking for a state that does not require you to be fingerprinted, here is the list of states that do not require a background check for physician licensing: Alaska Colorado Connecticut Georgia Hawaii Maine Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri Montana New York…
Here’s a quick list of the states that are currently offering an application to IMGs who would like to apply for licensure based on the new IMG legislature. We will update this list as states provide applications for this pathway to licensure. Arkansas Florida Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin The following states…
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…
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…
State Telemedicine Rules Almost all of the state medical boards require a physician to hold a full unrestricted medical license in order to practice any type of medicine including telemedicine or teleradiology in their state. There are a few exceptions States with Special Telemedicine Options Alabama Medical Board offers a Special Purpose license to practice…
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 states have rules regarding the number of times an applicant is allowed to take a qualifying examination such as NBME, NBOME, FLEX, or USMLE. If it took you several tries you need to pay special attention to each state’s rules which vary greatly from state to state.