States Reduce Postgraduate Training Requirements for Board Certified FMGs

There are a few states that will waive their postgraduate training requirements if you are American Board Certified. As you may know the Wisconsin Medical Examiners Board only requires one year of accredited postgraduate training for all applicants even foreign medical school graduates. The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure will waive the additional 2 years, requiring only one year of accredited training to qualify for licensure if you are American Board Certified or Canadian Board Certified. The Wyoming Board of Medicine will also reduce their ACGME approved training requirement to one year if you are American Board Certified or if you have been licensed in another state for 5 years. The Indiana Health Professions Bureau may also waive the second year of postgraduate training if an applicant is American Board Certified.