Licensure exemptions for eminent physicians & medical school faculty

The following twelve state boards license physicians through recognition of eminence in medical education or medical practice:

California (MD and DO)
Delaware
District of Columbia
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
Missouri
Montana
New Hampshire (courtesy license for educational purposes is provided to eminent physicians under limited circumstances)
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Wyoming

Physicians appointed to a medical school faculty are excused from the graduate medical education (GME) requirement for limited licensure in 17 states:

Alabama
California (MD and DO)
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia (physicians appointed to a medical faculty are excused from the GME requirement for limited licensure for teaching only)
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Vermont
West Virginia

Physicians appointed to a medical school faculty are excused from the examination requirement for limited licensure or teaching certification in these 17 states. The faculty appointees would, however, receive a limited license or similar credential.

Alabama
California (MD and DO)
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Missouri
North Carolina
Ohio
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Vermont
West Virginia

Note: All information should be verified with the licensing board; medical licenses are granted to those physicians meeting all state requirements, at the discretion of the board.

This information is provided by the State Medical Licensure Requirements and Statistics 2005, AMA Press. Purchase State Medical Licensure Requirements and Statistics 2006.

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