Missouri Now Accepting Applications for "Assistant Physicians"

WayOutWestMom
Wed, 08 Feb 2017 22:14:35 +0000

Each state has its own state medical licensing board. A physician will apply to the licensing board of the state he wishes to practice in, pay a heft fee, provide a CV and any & all the documentation the specific state requires, then wait for the state medical licensing board to meet (board may only sit one a month or once every other month) to either approve the license, request additional information or reject the licensing request. The process is slow–often taking 2-3 months to get licensed.

See: [Obtaining a Medical License]( https://www.ama-assn.org/education/obtaining-medical-license)

Med students only take the USMLE/COMLEX series once. Physicians never have to take it again. Instead physicians must take & pass a certain number of CME (Continuing Medical Education) course credits every year to maintain their medical licenses. Additionally, physicians are required to take national written board exams periodically to maintain their specialty board certification.