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State Medical Licensure Requirements and Statistics

Attention physicians, recruiters, employers, medical board personnel, credentialing staff, and consultants:

For up-to-date information on state licensure, including licensing requirements, fees, license renewal, and continuing medical education requirements, refer to the AMA's State Medical Licensure Requirements and Statistics ($85, or $60 for AMA members.

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Contents of medical licensure book

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Section I: Licensure Policies and Regulations of State Medical Boards

  • Standards for Administration of USMLE 
  • Endorsement Policies of State Boards for 
    Physicians Holding an Initial License 
  • Additional Requirements for Endorsement 
    of Licenses Held by IMGs 
  • Policies of State Medical/Osteopathic Boards About the Special Purpose Examination (SPEX)
  • Policies of State Medical/Osteopathic Boards for Initial Medical Licensure of US Medical School Graduates 
  • Policies for Initial Medical Licensure of Canadian Citizens Who Are Graduates of Canadian Medical Schools
  • Policies of State Medical Boards for Initial Licensure of International Medical Graduates
  • Medical Student Clerkship Regulations of State Medical Boards
  • Additional Graduate Medical Education and Specialty Certificate Policies of State Medical Boards
  • Accredited Subspecialties and Nonaccredited Fellowships That Satisfy GME Requirements for Licensure
  • Licensure Requirement Exemptions for Eminent Physicians and Medical School Faculty
  • Medical/Osteopathic Licensure and Reregistration Fees and Intervals; CME Reporting Requirements
  • Continuing Medical Education for Licensure Reregistration
  • Teaching and Resident Physician Licenses Issued by State Medical/Osteopathic Boards
  • Noneducational Temporary or Limited Licenses, Permits, Certificates, and Registration
  • Regulations on the Practice of Telemedicine and Out-of-state Consulting Physicians

Section II: Statistics of State Medical Licensing Boards

Section III: Medical Licensing Examinations and Organizations  

  • The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)      
  • The Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States      
  • National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) 
  • National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) 

Section IV: Information for International Medical Graduates  

  • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)     
  • Immigration Overview for International Medical Graduates 

Section V: Federal and National Programs and Activities  

  • Licensure in the United States Armed Forces (Air Force, Army, Navy)      
  • Federal Controlled Substances Registration      
  • National Practitioner Data Bank and Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank

Section VI. Other Organizations and Programs  

  • American Board of Medical Specialties      
  • Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education  
  • AMA Survey and Data Resources    
  • AMA Continuing Medical Education 
  • Project USA      
  • Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations      
  • National Association Medical Staff Services      
  • National Committee for Quality Assurance 

Appendixes  

  • Appendix A: Boards of Medical Examiners in the United States and Possessions      
  • Appendix B: Boards of Osteopathic Medical Examiners in the United States and Possessions      
  • Appendix C: Member Boards of the Federation of Medical Licensing Authorities of Canada      
  • Appendix D: Glossary of Medical Licensure Terms and List of Common Abbreviations 
Last updated:Jan 18, 2008
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