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