I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving holiday. I am taking this opportunity to write briefly on medical licensing. This is most applicable for those that are in their chief year vs last year of fellowship and have either signed or looking to sign soon. In short, each state has a separate medical board that oversees the licensing of physicians. The most important thing is to start early when it comes to getting your application in for your license. You don't want silly paperwork keeping you from working once you get done with training. You will need to have completed the USMLE step 3. Also, this needs to have been completed within 7 years from taking Step 1. Otherwise, you will need to start over and take all of the USMLE step exams. I have seen this happen before. You don't want to be a fellow and studying for step 1. There is not much info for me to add here except to point you to the website of the respective medical board to which you are applying. State Board contact info is listed below. I hope that this is useful. Have a great holiday season! Ian ## State Board Contact Information

Alabama
Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners
848 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
334.242.4116

Alaska
Alaska Medical Board
333 Willoughby Ave., 9th Floor
Juneau, AK 99801
907.465.2541

Arizona—M.D.
Arizona Board of Medical Examiners
9545 E. Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
480.551.2700

Arizona—D.O.
Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners
9535 E. Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
480.657.7703

Arkansas
Arkansas Board of Medicine
2100 Riverfront Drive, Ste. 200
Little Rock, AR 72202
501.296.1802

California—M.D.
Medical Board of California
2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA 95815
916.263.2389

California—D.O.
Osteopathic Medical Board of California
2720 Gateway Oaks Drive, Ste. 300
Sacramento, CA 95833-3500
916.263.3100

Colorado
Colorado Board of Medical Examiners
1560 Broadway, Ste. 1300
Denver, CO 80202
303.894.7690

Connecticut
Connecticut Medical Examining Board
410 Capitol Ave., MS #13 PHO
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
860.509.8374

Delaware
Delaware Board of Medicine
Cannon Building, Ste. 203
861 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19904
302.739.4522

Florida—M.D.
Florida Board of Medicine
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3253
850.245.4131

Florida—D.O.
Florida Osteopathic Board
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3256
850.245.4131

Georgia
Georgia Board of Medicine
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 36th floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
404.656.3913

Hawaii
Hawaii Board of Medicine
335 Merchant Street, Room 301
Honolulu, HI 96813
808.586.3000

Idaho
Idaho State Board of Medicine
1755 Westgate Drive, Ste. 140
Boise, ID 83704
208.327.7000

Illinois
Illinois Dept. of Registration and Education, LMU Dept.
320 West Washington St., 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
217.782.0458

Indiana
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
402 W. Washington St., Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317.232.2960

Iowa
Iowa State Board of Medicine
400 S.W. 8th Street, Ste. C
Des Moines, IA 50309-4686
515.281.5171

Kansas
Kansas Board of Medicine
235 S.W. Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66603
785.296.7413

Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
310 Whittington Parkway, Ste. 1-B
Louisville, KY 40222
502.429.8046

Louisiana
Louisiana Board of Medicine
630 Camp St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
504.524.6763

Maine—M.D.
Maine Board of Medicine
137 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207.287.3601

Maine—D.O.
Maine Board of Osteopathic Licensure
142 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0142
207.287.2480

Maryland
Maryland Board of Medicine
4201 Patterson Ave. fourth floor
Baltimore, MD 21215
410.764.5489

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Medicine
560 Harrison Avenue, Ste. G4
Boston, MA 02118
617.654.9800

Michigan
Michigan Board of Medicine
611 West Ottawa, 1st Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
517.335.0918

Minnesota
Minnesota Board of Medicine
2829 University Ave., S.E., Ste. 500
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3246
612.617.2155

Mississippi
Mississippi Board of Medicine
1867 Crane Ridge Drive #200B
Jackson, MS 39216
601.987.3079

Missouri
Missouri Board of Medicine
3605 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
573.751.0098

Montana
Montana State Board of Medicine
301 S. Park Avenue, 4th Floor
Helena, MT 59601
406.341.2364

Nebraska
Nebraska State Board of Medicine
301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
402.471.2118

Nevada—M.D.
Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners
1105 Terminal Way, Ste. 301
Reno, NV 89502
775.688.2559

Nevada—D.O.
Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
2860 E. Flamingo Rd., Suite D
Las Vegas, NV 89121
702.732.2147

New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Board of Medicine
2 Industrial Park Drive, Ste. 8
Concord, NH 03301
603.271.6935

New Jersey
New Jersey Board of Medicine
PO Box 183
Trenton, NJ 08625-0183
609.292.4843

New Mexico—M.D.
New Mexico Medical Board
2055 S. Pacheco, Building 400
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505.476.7220

New Mexico—D.O.
New Mexico Board of Osteopathic Examiners
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505.476.4613

New York
New York Board of Medicine
Division of Professional Licensing
89 Washington Avenue 2nd flr, East Wing
Albany, NY 12234-1000
518.474.3826

North Carolina
North Carolina State Board of Medicine
1203 Front St., Ste. 100
Raleigh, NC 27609
919.326.1100

North Dakota
North Dakota Board of Medicine
City Center Plaza
418 East Broadway, Ste. 12
Bismarck, ND 58501
701.328.6500

Ohio
State Medical Board of Ohio
30 E. Broad St. 3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6127
614.466.3934

Oklahoma—M.D.
Oklahoma State Board of Medicine
5104 North Francis, Ste. C
Oklahoma City, OK 73118-6020
405.848.6841

Oklahoma—D.O.
Oklahoma State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
4848 N. Lincoln Blvd. #100
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405.528.8625

Oregon
Oregon Board of Medicine
Crown Plaza
1500 S.W. 1st Ave., Ste. 620
Portland, OR 97201
503.229.5770

Pennsylvania—M.D.
Pennsylvania Board of Medicine
124 Pine St
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717.787.2381

Pennsylvania—D.O.
Pennsylvania State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
124 Pine St
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717.783.4858

Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Board of Medicine
PO Box 13969
San Juan PR 00908
787.782.8989 ext. 219

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Board of Medicine
3 Capital Hill, Room 205
Providence, RI 02908
401.222.3855

South Carolina
South Carolina Board of Medicine
110 Centerview Drive, Ste. 202
Columbia, SC 29210
803.896.4500

South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
125 S. Main Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605.367.7781

Tennessee
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners
227 French Landing, Ste. 300 Heritage Place
MetroCenter
Nashville, TN 37243
800.778.4123

Texas
Texas Medical Board
P.O. Box 2018
Austin, TX 78768-2018
512.305.7010

Utah
Utah Board of Medicine
160 East 300 South, 4th Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801.530.6628

Vermont
Vermont Board of Medical Practice
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05401
802.657.4220

Virginia
Virginia Board of Medicine
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23233-1463
804.367.4600

Washington
Washington Board of Medicine
310 Israel Road SE
Tumwater, WA 98501
360.236.4785

Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Board of Medicine
717 14th Street, NW Suite 600
Washington D.C. 20005
202.724.4900

West Virginia—M.D.
West Virginia State Board of Medicine
101 Dee Drive, Ste.103
Charleston, WV 25311
304.558.2921

West Virginia—D.O.
West Virginia Board of Osteopathy
334 Penco Road
Weirton, WV 26062
304.723.4638

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Board of Medicine
1400 East Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53703
608.266.2812

Wyoming
Wyoming Board of Medicine
320 West 25th St., Suite 103
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307.778.7053

You can also go to the Federation of State Medical Boards website, where you can always check for the most up to date information. Be sure to get an earlier rather than later start when it comes to applying for a state medical license.