Links to State Medical Boards
The process of obtaining a medical license—either initial licensure or a second or subsequent license in another state—can be a challenging process. To help physicians navigate the licensure process and to provide up-to-date information on licensure requirements across all US states and jurisdictions, the AMA publishes annually State Medical Licensure Requirements and Statistics.
This reference includes data tables on required examinations, training, education (both graduate medical education and continuing medical education), and fees. Data are broken out for US medical school graduates as well as for international medical graduates (IMGs). Also included are data on the numbers of initial and subsequent licenses awarded by state as well as information on key organizations involved in the licensure process, such as the Federation of State Medical Boards, National Board of Medical Examiners, and Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.
State Medical Licensure Requirements and Statistics also includes contact information for licensing boards and their respective websites (see below).
Alabama Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama
Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery
Osteopathic Medical Board of California
State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health
Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
District of Columbia Board of Medicine
Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance (MDs)
Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance (DOs)
Georgia Composite Medical Board
Hawaii Board of Medical Examiners
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
Medical Licensing Board of Indiana
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Maine Board of Osteopathic Licensure
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Michigan Board of Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery
Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Montana Board of Medical Examiners
Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
New Hampshire Board of Medicine
New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
New Mexico Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
New York State Board for Medicine
North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Oklahoma State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine
Pennsylvania State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Tennessee Department of Health
Tennessee Board of Ostepathic Examination
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Vermont Board of Medical Practice
Vermont Board of Osteopathic Physicians
Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission
Washington Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
West Virginia Board of Medicine
West Virginia Board of Osteopathy