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Michael’s Answer
I am not sure why you would want to become a physician in all fifty states.
If your question is really "How do I become qualified to become licensed in all fifty states?" then the answer is easy. You must graduate from an accredited medical school, allopathic or osteopathic. Then complete three years of residency (in most states). Along the way you must pass USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Exam or the osteopathic equivalent) Part 1 and 2 prior to graduation then Part 3 after your first year of residency. Continuing education will keep you eligible to move to another state if you wish. You do not need to license in all states "Just in case".
There are physicians that work locums tenans that are licensed in multiple states. It is a very expensive proposition. My California medical license costs me about $890 per two year renewal cycle plus continuing education. All states have various continuing education requirements, some specific to that state. Licensing in all states, and practicing in all state during a particular year is not feasible.
If your question is really "How do I become qualified to become licensed in all fifty states?" then the answer is easy. You must graduate from an accredited medical school, allopathic or osteopathic. Then complete three years of residency (in most states). Along the way you must pass USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Exam or the osteopathic equivalent) Part 1 and 2 prior to graduation then Part 3 after your first year of residency. Continuing education will keep you eligible to move to another state if you wish. You do not need to license in all states "Just in case".
There are physicians that work locums tenans that are licensed in multiple states. It is a very expensive proposition. My California medical license costs me about $890 per two year renewal cycle plus continuing education. All states have various continuing education requirements, some specific to that state. Licensing in all states, and practicing in all state during a particular year is not feasible.
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Perry’s Answer
Hello Faith,
Smart and logical question. Important topic for all potential physicians:
At present, a physician can only be medically licensed by ***States***. There is no National licensure. At least, not yet. So, you can only be licensed in [an] individual state[s] to which you have applied for a medical license and it has been issued. For example, I'm licensed [only] in California and Arizona, so I can only treat patients who live in those states.
Given the lengthy application process in each state and the hundreds of dollars for each license, it is prohibitively impractical, and prohibitively expensive to get licensed in all 50 states.
There is a small [at present] discussion for national licensure, but it does not appear to have any significant traction at this time. Perhaps in the future?
A couple of important footnotes: ONE: In this era of telemedicine, YOU can treat patients from ANYWHERE you are. Sitting with equipment in Canada. On your laptop on vacation in Mongolia. Doctors often do it. As long as the PATIENTS you treat are in the state[s] that you are licensed in. The PATIENT is the determining factor, not where YOU physically are. I have treated Arizona patients [recall that I'm licensed there] from my home.
And TWO, the medical licensing boards of some states [less populated and thus less competitive states with a greater per capita physician shortage] have joined together and formed a voluntary multi-state ***compact***. Each individual state legislature [and governor ???] must approve joining [or not]. It's sort of a half de-facto multi-state license, but it's not completely. The procedure is too lengthy for this discussion here, you can Google it for more information if you're interested. All you have to be is licensed in one of the compact states to be a member physician of the multi-state compact. So for example, Arizona is part of this compact, so I could use it to "transfer" to another compact state with a much more simplified process if I wanted. Not surprisingly, heavily populated and popular California is not part of this compact. At least not now. I estimate that about 25 - 30[?] states are part of the compact with more slowly joining each year. You can easily find an online map to see which states are in the compact; some maps also show which other states are considering joining and are somewhere along the legal process of doing so. The compact is potentially open to all states; no state that wants to join would be turned down.
I hope this helps.
I'll be happy to explain anything in more detail if it's not clear. Of course, you can always ask Google.
Perry
Smart and logical question. Important topic for all potential physicians:
At present, a physician can only be medically licensed by ***States***. There is no National licensure. At least, not yet. So, you can only be licensed in [an] individual state[s] to which you have applied for a medical license and it has been issued. For example, I'm licensed [only] in California and Arizona, so I can only treat patients who live in those states.
Given the lengthy application process in each state and the hundreds of dollars for each license, it is prohibitively impractical, and prohibitively expensive to get licensed in all 50 states.
There is a small [at present] discussion for national licensure, but it does not appear to have any significant traction at this time. Perhaps in the future?
A couple of important footnotes: ONE: In this era of telemedicine, YOU can treat patients from ANYWHERE you are. Sitting with equipment in Canada. On your laptop on vacation in Mongolia. Doctors often do it. As long as the PATIENTS you treat are in the state[s] that you are licensed in. The PATIENT is the determining factor, not where YOU physically are. I have treated Arizona patients [recall that I'm licensed there] from my home.
And TWO, the medical licensing boards of some states [less populated and thus less competitive states with a greater per capita physician shortage] have joined together and formed a voluntary multi-state ***compact***. Each individual state legislature [and governor ???] must approve joining [or not]. It's sort of a half de-facto multi-state license, but it's not completely. The procedure is too lengthy for this discussion here, you can Google it for more information if you're interested. All you have to be is licensed in one of the compact states to be a member physician of the multi-state compact. So for example, Arizona is part of this compact, so I could use it to "transfer" to another compact state with a much more simplified process if I wanted. Not surprisingly, heavily populated and popular California is not part of this compact. At least not now. I estimate that about 25 - 30[?] states are part of the compact with more slowly joining each year. You can easily find an online map to see which states are in the compact; some maps also show which other states are considering joining and are somewhere along the legal process of doing so. The compact is potentially open to all states; no state that wants to join would be turned down.
I hope this helps.
I'll be happy to explain anything in more detail if it's not clear. Of course, you can always ask Google.
Perry
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Godfrey’s Answer
Good question
First you need to have completed your senior grade high school ,then proceed for a Bachelor of science degree either in physics, biology or chemistry .
After graduation you can do Medical degree eligibility test.if eligible you can proceed to to Medical degree (MD) course that takes 5 to 6 years.
Upon completion you will proceed for a one year internship then you can be registered by the medical doctors registration board in any state which will make you eligible to practice.However other states may require their own board registration to practice.
First you need to have completed your senior grade high school ,then proceed for a Bachelor of science degree either in physics, biology or chemistry .
After graduation you can do Medical degree eligibility test.if eligible you can proceed to to Medical degree (MD) course that takes 5 to 6 years.
Upon completion you will proceed for a one year internship then you can be registered by the medical doctors registration board in any state which will make you eligible to practice.However other states may require their own board registration to practice.
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LENA’s Answer
To become a doctor in the US, you need 4 years of college unless you do a combination program. Usually you need4 years of college, 4 years of medical school(allopathic or osteopathic), then 3-7 years of residency depending on the type of doctor you’d like to do/ specialize in. There will be lots of exams in school as well as certifying exams in your specialty as well as continuing medical education or CME that you need to do to keep your skills and education up