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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…
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…
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…
Although San Juan Bautista Medical School in Caguas Puerto Rico is considered a US school, it did not gain full accreditation until 2007. Most of the medical boards require applicants to have graduated from a medical school that was accredited at the time of graduation. Throughout my research, I’ve found a few states that will…
If you completed your postgraduate training more than 5 years ago, you do not have to verify your postgraduate training in order to get a Virginia state medical license. This is especially great news for those of you who’s postgraduate training programs are closed or who’s records are difficult or too old to find.
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.
Most states require you to complete all 3 steps of the USMLE or other qualifying examination within 7 years of taking or passing the first step. Many of those states extend the time limit to 10 years if you hold both an MD and PhD degree.