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THE OKLAHOMA MEDICAL BOARD DOES NOT YET OFFER AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. A new bill the Oklahoma Medical Board enacted makes the ECFMG the arbiter of whether a foreign applicant for full licensure, using the “traditional licensure pathway” (when an ECFMG-certified IMG matriculates through accredited GME prior to licensure), graduated from a satisfactory international…
THE FLORIDA MEDICAL BOARD DOES NOT YET OFFER AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. Florida Medical Board offers Mobile Opportunity by Interstate Licensure Endorsement (MOBILE) Qualifications for Licensure. Here are the requirements to qualify: 1. Must hold an active, unencumbered license issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States…
THE NEVADA MEDICAL BOARD DOES NOT YET OFFER AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. As of July 1, 2026, Nevada will provide IMGs a pathway to employment in underserved areas. SB 124 (2025) authorizes the Board to issue a limited license to a qualifying applicant that that has (or has held): a valid and unrestricted license…
THE NEW YORK MEDICAL BOARD DOES NOT YET OFFER AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. New York law provides that the Board can grant limited permits for qualifying IMGs that: “Fulfill all requirements for a physician license except those relating to the examination and citizenship or permanent residence in the U.S.; are ECFMG certified or “passed an…
THE NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD DOES NOT YET OFFER AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. North Carolina has enacted without pathway section. The original bill would have permitted the Board to issue an “internationally-trained hospital physician employee” license to IMGs that possess an active license in good standing from a foreign country or had such a…
THE ILLINOIS MEDICAL BOARD OFFERS AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. On January 14, 2025, the IDFPR promulgated rules to implement SB 1298. The rules define IMGs as: Medical graduates trained outside the U.S. whose education has “been certified by the ECFMG;” having passed all steps of the USMLE; having an unencumbered license from another country;…
THE FLORIDA MEDICAL BOARD IS OFFERING AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. 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…
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…