Multiple state medical licenses

[themember]

Hi
A question for the forum. Are there any folks here who maintain medical licenses in different states as a back up. I am thinking of getting medical licenses in different states in the general area of the country where I intend to find a job. Do you think that is a good idea or should I wait and find a job first and then only get the license for the state. I know cost is a factor, but having a medical license in the state definitely increases one's chances of the employers looking at your application favorably.

Thanks.

 

[I612]

What most people in our shoes do is apply for FCVS service through FSMB. It costs but is cheaper than getting many licenses. It creates a dtatbase of your info/med school verification being the most important and most states accept FCVS and then the process of getting a license is much faster.

When you have 2 licenses and apply for another, the new state will ask you to provide a letter of good standing from the previous 2 state med boards just to be sure you are not a crook. The state med boards will charge you $10+ for the letter and it can take anything between 1 and n days. Now if you succeed to get 48 licenses the next one would really require some leg work and financing!

 

[hadron]

You might want to establish a profile with the federation of state medical boards 'federal credentials verification service'. They verify your medical school education and your residency and store it in a standardized file. That way, when you apply for a license these two usually time-consuming steps can be cut out. 40 medical boards accept the FCVS profile, some even require it.

IT costs something like $600 and takes maybe 5-6 months to complete. But once you have it, they can send out a profile within 4 weeks.

I would not get any medical licenses you don't need. They are a hassle to maintain and with every license you get it is becoming harder to get another one.