State licensing board resources

Why should residents and fellows aim to have their contracts set with their new employers up to six months before starting work?

One of the main reasons is the time necessary for all the paperwork involved to be completed.

This list of medical licensing boards is provided for your research reference.

State                       Organization                                                           Web address

Alabama                 Alabama Board of Medical Examiners               albme.org

Alaska                     Alaska State Medical Board                                 dced.state.ak.us/occ/pmed.htm

Arizona                  Arizona Medical Board                                          azmd.gov

Arizona (D.O.)      AZ Board of Osteo. Examiners in Med. & Surg. azdo.gov

Arkansas               Arkansas State Medical Board                              armedicalboard.org

California              Medical Board of California                                  mbc.ca.gov

California (D.O.)  Osteopathic Medical Board of California            ombc.ca.gov

Colorado               Colorado Board of Medical Examiners                dora.state.co.us/medical

Connecticut          Connecticut Medical Examining Board                dph.state.ct.us

Delaware             Delaware Board of Medical Practice                     dpr.delaware.gov

D.C.                       District of Columbia Board of Medicine              dchealth.dc.gov

Florida                 Florida Board of Medicine                                     doh.state.fl.us

Florida (D.O.)     Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine              floridasosteopathicmedicine.gov

Georgia                GA Composite State Board of Med. Examiners   medicalboard.georgia.gov

Hawaii                  Hawaii Medical Board                                            hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl

Idaho                    Idaho State Board of Medicine                             bom.state.id.us

Illinois                 IL Dept. of Financial & Prof. Regulation             idfpr.com

Indiana               Medical Licensing Board of Indiana                      in.gov/pla/medical.htm

Iowa                    Iowa Board of Medicine                                          medicalboard.iowa.gov

Kansas                Kansas Board of Healing Arts                                ksbha.org

Kentucky           Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure                   kbml.ky.gov

Louisiana          Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners       lsbme.louisiana.gov

Maine                Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine                  docboard.org/me/me_home.htm

Maine (D.O.)    Maine Board of Osteopathic Licensure                 maine.gov/osteo/

Maryland          Maryland Board of Physicians                                mbp.state.md.us/

Mass.                 Commonwealth of MA Bd. of Reg. in Medicine   massmedboard.org

Michigan          MI Board of Med./MI Board of Osteo. Med. & Surg. michigan.gov/healthlicense

Minnesota         Minnesota Board of Medical Practice                   bmp.state.mn.us

Mississippi        Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure    msbml.state.ms.us

Missouri            MO State Board of Reg. for the Healing Arts      pr.mo.gov/healingarts.asp

Montana            Montana Board of Medical Examiners                 bsd.dli.mt.gov

Nebraska           Nebraska Board of Medicine & Surgery               hhs.state.ne.us/

Nevada               Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners         medboard.nv.gov

Nevada (D.O.)   Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine    bom.nv.gov

N.H.                    New Hampshire State Board of Medicine           state.nh.us/medicine

New Jersey       NJ State Board of Medical Examiners                  state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm

New Mexico      New Mexico Medical Board                                   nmmb.state.nm.us

N.M. (D.O.)       N.M. Board of Osteo. Medical Examiners            rld.state.nm.us/

New York          New York State Board for Medicine                     op.nysed.gov

N.C.                    North Carolina Medical Board                              ncmedboard.org

N.D.                   N.D. State Board of Medical Examiners               ndbomex.com

Ohio                   State Medical Board of Ohio                                  med.ohio.gov

Oklahoma         Okla. State Bd. of Med. Licensure & Supervision okmedicalboard.org

Okla. (D.O.)      Oklahoma State Board of Osteo. Examiners       ok.gov/osboe/

Oregon              Oregon Medical Board                                            oregon.gov/bme

Pennsylvania    PA State Bd. of Med./PA State Board of Osteo. Med. dos.state.pa.us

Rhode Island    RI Board of Medical Licensure & Discipline       health.ri.gov/hsr/bmld

South Carolina South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners      llr.state.sc.us/pol/medical

South Dakota   S.D. State Board of Med. & Osteo. Examiners    sdbmoe.gov

Tennessee         Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners              health.state.tn.us

Tennessee         Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Exam.               health.state.tn.us/boards/Osteo/

Texas                 Texas Medical Board                                               tmb.state.tx.us

Utah                  Utah Department of Commerce                            dopl.utah.gov

Vermont           Vermont Board of Medical Practice                     healthvermont.gov

Vermont (D.O.) VT Board of Osteo. Physicians & Surgeons       vtprofessionals.org

Virginia               Virginia Board of Medicine                                 dhp.virginia.gov

Washington        State Medical Quality Assurance Commission,
Washington State Board of Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery   doh.wa.gov

West Virginia     West Virginia Board of Medicine                     wvdhhr.org/wvbom

W.Va. (D.O.)       West Virginia Board of Osteopathy                 wvbdosteo.org

Wisconsin           Wisconsin Medical Examining Board              drl.state.wi.us

Wyoming             Wyoming Board of Medicine                            wyomedboard.state.wy.us