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 from a legally chartered medical school recognized by the WHO; been licensed and practiced medicine for at least one year; and entered into an agreement with a participating healthcare facility, defined as , a federally- qualified health center (FQHC), community health center (CHC), hospital or other healthcare facility approved by the board that will “develop, assess and evaluate the applicant’s familiarity with nonclinical skills and standards appropriate for medical practice in the Commonwealth” according to criteria developed or approved by the Board. The Board may require additional criteria to limited practice. The limited license is valid for one year, with one possible renewal. ITPs that pass USMLE Step 3, their facility’s assessment, and any additional requirements may apply for a once-renewable, two-year restricted license to practice medicine only in a physician shortage area. However, any additional eligibility prerequisites “shall not include post-graduate clinical training” and the restricted licensee may practice independently in a primary care specialty, psychiatry or other specialty as approved by the board. After at least two years (three to six years overall) of restricted practice, the ITP may apply for a full, unrestricted license to practice medicine. H 5100 (2024)
