Nevada Medical Board / Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners
The Nevada Medical Board is one of the more difficult boards in
which to obtain a license. The reasons for this are as follows:
Nevada ranks in the top five when it comes to the licensing fee
which is charged. Only California, Florida, and New Jersey higher.
Nevada requires the SPEX examination for Physicians who
have been out of practice or who haven't taken a Board Examination, been
re-certified, or taken a National Examination in the passed 10 years. Only
15% of the State Boards have this requirement.
The Nevada Medical Board requires all Physician's to go through
a FBI background check.
Nevada has strict requirements on accuracy concerning Errors and
Omissions. Minor omissions will require that the Physician amend the original
application to insure 100% accuracy. Omissions or Errors concerning
"negative issues" will result in a denial of the application by the
Medical Board.
In May/June of 2005, the Nevada Medical Board banned 3 of our
competitors from working with Physicians attempting to license in Nevada. All
three licensing companies were making changes to the physicians application
after the Nevada Medical Board had requested that the Physician (him/herself)
make the changes to incorrect entries. When the Board discovered that the
licensing companies were violating Nevada's rules, then the Board took
action.
Nevada does not deviate from their rules and requirements.
The Verifications which Nevada requires to complete the
licensing requirements are as follows:
| State Licenses (Past and Present) |
| Medical School (Transcripts & Form) |
| Internships, Residencies, and Fellowships |
| All Employment (10 years from Present including overseas
employment) |
| All Privileges (10 years from Present including overseas
privileges) |
| All Malpractice Carriers (If "yes" to
Malpractice) |
| State Board Exams, NBME, FLEX, USMLE, SPEX, LMCC |
| ECFMG CVS Report (if Foreign Graduate) |
| NPDB-HIPDB Report |
