Which States are the Fastest? -  Through our experience in licensing thousands of physicians we have compiled a short article on which States have the fastest process in the Nation. These States should be considered in the Hall of Fame for Efficiency, Expediency, and Customer Service. More>>

Teleradiology & Telemedicine - Are you prepared to take on the daunting task of multi-state licensing? You probably don't have the time to handle this process yourself. That is why you should consider utilizing a Physician Licensing Company such as MedLicense.com. More>>

DEA Registration - How does it work? -Most Physicians and Health Care Professional really do not understand how the registration process with the DEA works. Because of this we have prepared an article that provides a clear explanation of the DEA Registration Process. More>>

Risk Management through Multiple Licenses - Some States do not reciprocate disciplinary actions taken by other State Medical Boards. There is not general pattern or list of States which do or do not. Therefore it is pot luck but the more medical licenses you have and the more spread out they are the greater the chances that some of the States may not reciprocate any action taken against your license by one estranged Medical Board. More>>

Which States recognize United Kingdom Residencies and Examinations? - In the USA, there are two States which recognizes United Kingdom Internships, Residencies, and Fellowship. One of these States recognizes the medical examination administered through the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom, Scotland, and Ireland. More>>

Which States do not have a 7 year rule for the USMLE? - Took More than 7 years to complete the USMLE? Where can you license? Currently there are 8 States which do not limit the number of years to 7 for the USMLE. More>>

MedLicense.com's Top Ten Lists - A David Letterman style top ten list for the Easiest Medical Boards, Most Difficult Medical Boards, Physician Friendly Medical Boards, and Anti-Physician Medical Boards.

Ranking of State Medical Boards by Disciplinary Actions taken against Physician - We have obtained statistics from 2002 which provides the number of Medical Board Disciplinary Actions  taken against their Physicians by State. The tables are meant to provide a general overview of how "Anti-Doctor" each State Medical Board may or may not be. More>>

Need a Licensure Attorney? - Unfortunately situations arise which entail the need for legal counsel. We have come across three law firms over the years which represent Physicians in three of the more problematic States; California, Florida, and Texas. They are as follows:

Nossaman and Associates

http://www.nossaman.com

Robert J. Sullivan   rsullivan@nossaman.com  P) 916.442.8888

Grossman, Furlow & Bayo, LLC

http://www.gfblawfirm.com

Allen Grossman  P) 850.385.1314

Leichter Law Firm

http://www.leichterlaw.com

Louis Leichter   P)  512.495.9995

MedLicense.com has decided to no longer accept contracts for the licensure process for the Territory of Puerto Rico. On a current client, the physician had to fly to Puerto Rico because the Medical Board is not accepting calls or responding to emails to check the status of his application. The Board informed him that they were in receipt of only 2 verifications of the 12 which had been sent to them. We provided confirmation and delivery receipt to the client which he then provided to the Representative at the Puerto Rico Medical Board. The response... " We don't have them ".  Until the PR Medical Board comes under new management or changes their mail system, we are not going to accept new contracts for Puerto Rico Licensure services.

Physicians now have a 4 months wait for the Medical Board of California to review applications once submitted to the Board. This means that the licensure process for California will now run 4 to 8 months depending on the physician, "yes" answers to the application, and the educational back ground of the physician. There is nothing that can be done to expedite the process for California. When the Medical Board is the issue all you can do is work within the constraints presented. The key to California is to make sure that everything is delivered a month or less before the Board reviews the application. Verifications sent too far in advance of the application being reviewed can be lost by the Medical Board of California which results in delays. It is all about timing. 

As of this Summer, California is required to have a mandatory Furlough 3 Fridays a month. This has further added to more delays.

 The text book is published on a yearly basis. The SPEX test is 75% Internal/General Medicine with the rest touching on Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry (Drug Treatment), Dermatology, & Surgery. Our client informed us that the SPEX test is almost a carbon copy of the NBME Part 3 Examination.

In the Summer of 2008, major staff re-assignments caused the California Medical Board to become backlogged. Funding shortages with the State of California have now forced the work week at the Medical Board of California to be reduced 1 to 2 days a week. It is apparent that the length of time it takes to obtain a California Medical License is only going to lengthen in the near future.

We received a call from Dr. Williams on 09/01/08. She was scheduled to take the Board Certification Examination for her specialty the first week of November. She had to have a full-active license in place by that date. We expedited her process and put her into Virginia Medical Board for this purpose. Through our efforts and guidance she was issued the full unrestricted license yesterday. 5 weeks in advance of her dead line. 3 weeks after the start of the process.

The Medical Board of California is going through some significant changes internally. The recent re-alignment / re-shuffling of physicians between  the licensure analysts has caused our clients some major head aches. We have had to re-request all of the verifications for one of our clients because California cannot locate the verifications which were confirmed as being sent to the Board by the various institutions and schools. They have changed the analyst twice on this  client. The client is now in route to Sacramento, CA today to meet with the Board to try to convince them to search their mail room to determine where his verifications have been placed. We do not know how long it is going to take the Medical Board of California to sort their internal issues out but hopefully it will be soon.

A licensing company based in Tallahassee, Florida is currently publishing web site domains listed under the MedLicense.com's name. They are simply placing the State name in front of MedLicense.com in an attempt to steal/deceive potential clients from our company and confuse our past clients into signing with them. Please be aware of this unethical practice.  We are currently in discussion with our attorney to determine if this is in violation of our Registered Trademark.  If so then legal action will be taken against this company. There is only one MedLicense.com. We are the recognized leader in Physician Licensing.

09/23/2008 - Rule Clarification concerning Physicians who took Puerto Rico Exam instead of NBME/FLEX/USMLE.  Washington State is now only taking the Puerto Rico Medical Examination if it was taken on or before 10/30/1993. Any exam taken after this date will not be accepted. This coincides with the advent of the USMLE in 11/1993. So if you took the PR Exam pre-11/1993 then you can apply to Washington State. If you took it after 10/1993 then you will have to complete the USMLE series.

License # 01064513A was issued by the Indiana Medical Board on November 1st, 2007. The Application was shipped to the Indiana Medical Board on October 19th, 2007. The medical license issued was a full, unrestricted license. This was not a Temporary Medical License. The Physician needed the medical license within a certain time frame. MedLicense.com was able to provide the services necessary to have our client's file filed and the Indiana Medical License was issued well in advance of her required deadline.

The Florida Medical Board recently changed their approval procedure (06/2007). Because of this licensure times for physician applicants with the State of Florida has decreased by 30 to 45 days. We recently saw the result of this with the approval of license # ME 99495. The application was submitted to the Florida Medical Board on 06/01/2007. The Verifications were requested on 06/03/2007 (11 total). The final verification was confirmed as being received by the Florida Medical Board on 06/18/2007. The license was issued on 07/13/2007. 43 Days from the submission of the application to the Florida Medical Board.

Most applicants can expect a licensure time of 60 to 90 days for the State of Florida from the date the application is submitted. This

NEW! 10/09/07- MedLicense.com has obtained a copy of the ruling letter which WV is sending out to its' Physicians which are applying to the West Virginia Medical Board under their Reciprocity Rules. West Virginia has ruled that it was incorrectly applying its' rules to the Puerto Rico Medical Examination. You can review the letter by clicking here. West Virginia Examination Ruling Letter

 The West Virginia Medical Board has revised its' rules again concerning Physician applying to West Virginia whom have only taken the Puerto Rico Medical Examination.  May 2007, the Medical Board of West Virginia ruled that only applicants who had taken the examination in English would be eligible for licensure. As of September 2007, they are no longer accepting the Puerto Rico Medical Examination for those applicants who took the examination in English. The reason for this change according to the West Virginia Medical Board is that, "The examination offers both Spanish and English side by side". Because of this, all applicants who meet the English Requirement through the Puerto Rico Medical Exam and currently have pending applications will not be able to obtain the West Virginia Medical License. The ruling is retroactive to all pending applications.

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