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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 MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL BOARD DOES NOT YET OFFER AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. 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…
THE LOUISIANA MEDICAL BOARD OFFERS AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. CONTACT THE BOARD FOR AN APPLICATION. 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…
THE IOWA MEDICAL BOARD OFFERS AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. 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…
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;…
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…
THE INDIANA MEDICAL BOARD OFFERS AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. 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…