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Requirements for a State Training License needed to start ResidencyAlabama
The State of Alabama does not require licensure for physicians who are participating in one of the approved residency training programs.  I suggest that you contact the program that you are interested in and inquire as to what their rules and regulations are concerning licensure.  Most of the programs require you to have a limited license but those licenses are requested by the residency programs.
jbaskin@albme.org
Alaska
You can dowload our resident application and instructions

from our website:

www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pmed.htm
That packet contains all the information you will need to

apply for an Alaska resident permit.
Please go to our website at www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pmed.htm to review our resident permit application (click on “initial applications” button to locate the resident application).  Also review the statute and regulations located at the main page of our site for information

regarding resident physician licensure.   Pay particular attention to

the regulation 12 AAC 40.038, pages 16 and 17 regarding resident license requirements.
leslie_gallant@dced.state.ak.us
Arizona
Please go to our website at www.azmdboard.org and go to the Statutes and Rules.
CCarrow@azmdboard.org
Arkansas
The Arkansas State Medical Board does not have a “training license”.  As per our policy, you do not need a  license if you are in an internship or residency training program, unless you are moonlighting or working outside of the training program.  If that is the case, then you will need to apply for a permanent license.   Please refer to our website at www.armedicalboard.org for requirements for M.D./D.O. medical license and application packet.
vmh@armedicalboard.org
California
Of the total 72 weeks of required clinical training, 54 weeks of training must have been completed in hospitals that satisfy one of the requirements in Section 2089.5 (d).  The required core clinical clerkships are listed in subsection (c).
PPark@medbd.ca.gov
Colorado
Here is the link to training license information: www.dora.state.co.us/medical/main-training.htm
Danise.Hayes@dora.state.co.us
Connecticut
Licensure is not required for participation in residency programs.  Permits are issued to the teaching hospital on behalf of  the residents.  One you have been accepted into the porgram, the hospital is responsible for obtaining the residency permit.
shiu-yu.kettering@po.state.ct.us
D.C.
There are two essential credentials required for postgraduate training by physicians who were educated outside of the United States.  First, the program must be approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).  Second, you must have a certificate issued by Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).  The ECFMG certificate involves approval of your educational program and passing examinations in basic sciences and clinical theory.  The ECFMG can be reached by phone at (215) 386-5900.  You can check whether the program that you wish to enter is ACGME-approved by going on-line at www.acgme.org
james.granger@dc.gov
Delaware
Hello:  The information is in the rules and regulations and law.  The application is under “Forms”.  The hospital you would be working would be processing the application and sending it to me.
You would need to apply at a hospital that offers an approved ACGME training program.  You would need to obtain 3 years of post graduate training.  You would have to apply directly at the hospital and they would give you an application to complete and the institution would send it to me and I would issue a training license.
www.professionallicensing.state.de.us
Victoria.Hall@state.de.us
Florida
Contact http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/index.html for information about licensing in the State of Florida.
All you need to do is complete an application for an unlicensed registration number.  You may download this application, instructions, and information from our web site at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/medical/me_applications.html
Click on: ‘Initial Registration of Intern/Resident/Fellow & House Physician’
There are no requirements in Florida that you do a certain number

of rotations in the US if you are coming from a non-LCME sponsored

medical school.
Elizabeth_Kress@doh.state.fl.us
Georgia
At this time Georgia does not have a residency training license.  You can view or download our information from our website www.medicalboard.state.ga.us - click Information for Health Care Professionals.
medbd@dch.state.ga.us
Hawaii
We are in receipt of your message.  To obtain a temporary license for residency training, you must be accepted in an ACGME accredited residency program.  Please review the application at: www.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl.  Click on medical, scroll to the application section and click on the one for temporary license for residency.
We do not have any rules or requirements regarding clinical rotations during medical school.
medical@dcca.hawaii.gov
Idaho
Please note that to be eligible for a residency program in Idaho you

need to have graduated from a medical school approved by the Idaho State Board of Medicine. All postgraduate training done for Idaho medical licensure must be completed in an ACGME approved training program.
tsolt@bom.state.id.us
Illinois
The required core rotations must be a minimum of 4 weeks each and completed in hospitals owned or affiliated with the medical school that conferred your degree.  The exception is psychiatry and 2 weeks must be solely in psychiatry and 2 weeks may be included with other rotations.  Detailed information is available in the application packet available at www.ildpr.com.
PRFGROUP05@ildpr.com
Indiana
You can find the answers to all of your questions on our website at www.hpb.in.gov.
http://www.state.in.us/hpb/boards/mlbi/endormo.html
jeroberts@hpb.IN.gov
Iowa
To be eligible for a resident medical license you must
1. Be at least 20 years of age

2. Hold a medical degree from an educational institution approved by the board at the time you graduated and was awarded the degree.

a. Educational institutions approved by the board shall be fully accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the board as schools of instruction in medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery and empowered to grant academic degrees in medicine.

b. The accrediting bodies currently recognized by the board are the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the American Osteopathic Association.

c. If you hold a medical degree from an educational institution not approved by the board at the time a degree was awarded, you will need to have a valid ECFMG certificate or have successfully completed a fifth pathway program.
We do not have a clinical rotation requirement.
Kansas
cabbott@ink.org
Kentucky
Please refer to our website at www.kbml.ky.gov for qualifications.  Open the residency application under medical licensure forms.  75% of your clerkships must be approved.
Lana.Cinnamon@ky.gov
Louisiana
The rules and regulations are listed on our website regarding the qualifications for applying for a Graduate Education Temporary Permit (www.lsbme.org).  You will find that information under the licensure section.
The requirements to obtain a GETP (graduate educational temporary permit) are listed on our website: www.lsbme.org along with the application. We also require a background check which you can obtain by emailing lsbmemat@lsbme.org .
You will eventually need to present the original documents of the following: Medical School degree, ECFMG certificate, Valid visa, Naturalization certificate, or work authorization card
A letter from your program in which you will train is also required.  The letter must be addressed to us and must be signed by program director.
LSBMEVER@lsbme.org
cduchm@lsbme.org
Maine
Please contact the teaching hospital for instructions.
Our website, for your information, is at http://www.docboard.org/me/me_home.htm
Dan.Sprague@maine.gov
Maryland
The Maryland Board of Physicians does not review clinical clerkships as a part of the Initial Licensure Process.
MGOLDMAN@dhmh.state.md.us
Massachusetts
In order to apply for a training license in Massachusetts, you will first need to be accepted into a training program. We require that graduates provide a competed E-1 form and E-2 verifications from each rotation. These requirements are defined in our Board Regulations, which can be found at 2.02 here:

www.massmedboard.org/regs.htm
Please go to the Board’s website, select physician information and fees and general information, then select limited application and you will see the requirements for a limited license. All rotations must be in an ACGME accredited programs.
Jason.Gerlack@state.ma.us
Go to the Board’s website, select physician information, fees and general information and then limited license kit.  Also, look at FAQ’s for other questions.
Rose.Foss@state.ma.us
Michigan
You can get the application pack for the educational limited M.D. license at www.michigan.gov/healthlicense  On the left open the medicine page and scroll down under the FAQ section for the application.  We require that the program was not less than 130 weeks and does not award credit for any courses taken by correspondence.  The medical education program must include basic science courses in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, and therapeutics, and preventive medicine, and clinical science rotations in internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, ob/gyn, psychiatry. All must be done in at a teaching hospital.  Teaching hospital means they offer a postgraduate clinical training program in the same content area of the clerkship.  For more information refer the Certificate of Medical education form that is part of the application pack.
MICHIGAN BUREAU OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

BHPHELP@MICHIGAN.GOV

517-335-0918
Minnesota
We have a residency permit which is completed through your

residency program.  It’s a one page form with basic information, name, address, residency program, type of program and training dates.
Please check our website at www.bmp.state.mn.us
Pat.Hayes@state.mn.us
Mississippi
To receive a training license you must be accepted into a residency

program.
As far as clinical rotations….we go by USMLE scores and graduation from Medical School.
fcleveland@familymed.umsmed.edu
Missouri
As long as you graduated from medical school and hold the medical degree, we do not require anything regarding your clinical rotations.
In order to obtain a temporary license for training, you need to be accepted into a training program in Missouri and the training hospital will handle the temporary licensing procedure for you.
Our Practice Act can be found on the internet at: www.ded.state.mo.us/pr/healarts
pcastlem@mail.state.mo.us
Montana
Montana does not have a “training license”.  The only residency program in Montana is the MT Family Practice Residency Program, Billings, Montana, phone (406) 247-3306.
Evie Martin
dlibsdmed@state.mt.us
Nebraska
The requirements for a foreign medical graduate to obtain a Temporary Educational Permit in Nebraska are to have graduated from a medical school, and have obtained an ECFMG Certificate (preferably valid indefinitely, if not specific other requirement apply).  We do not have requirements concerning clinical rotations.  Another requirement is to have been accepted into a residency program by one of our two medical schools in Nebraska.
Requirements to be admitted into a residency by the two Nebraska Medical

schools are up to them and you need to contact them to obtain that

information.
vicki.bumgarner@hhss.state.ne.us
Nevada
The only licenses available are for residents in training programs

in Nevada. You must have ECFMG Certification (after graduation from Medical School) to be a

resident in Nevada.  I have not heard of any specific clinical rotation objectives.
kselbach@unr.edu
New Hampshire
In order to obtain a training license in the state of New Hampshire, you must be a resident in an ACGME accredited institution.  I am unsure from your email if you are trying to obtain one right now or just asking for future reference.
Each program sets their own criteria in terms of acceptance.  Our program requires that you be certified by the ECFMG, have the ability to obtain a J-1 visa, have passed TOEFL, and have proven three months of U.S. clinical, hands-on, practice.
http://www.nh.gov/medicine/pirequirements.html#resident
New Jersey
New Jersey requires at least 4 wks in each of the core rotations to be done at an ACGME program which has a residency program in the same area as the rotation.
New Mexico
IMG must have an ECFMG certificate to obtain a training licence.   The Board will also require a copy of your medical school transcript.
One would have to have a valid ECFMG certificate.  If they are on a visa it would require a J-1.
http://hsc.unm.edu/som/gme/credentialing.shtml
JSparkma@salud.unm.edu
New York
There is no training license in NY and there are no required clinical rotations.
medbd@mail.nysed.gov
North Carolina
To be eligible for a NC resident training license you must have your MD degree (4 years of medical school required by law) and a current standard ECFMG certificate.  Currently the NC Medical Board does not have any requirements regarding clinical clerkships.

Joy D. Cooke, Director of Licensing, NC Medical Board,
Joy.Cooke@NCMEDBOARD.ORG
North Dakota
First of all you have to be enrolled or have signed a contract with a ND residency training program.  They (the residency coordinators) will then provide you with the application for a postgraduate training license. We do not have a requirement regarding medical school rotations.
medbd@bisman.com
Ohio
The Board is only concerned with the training that is obtained after you have graduated from medical school. If you are considering applying for a full, unrestricted in Ohio, and are a foreign graduate, one of the requirements are 2 years of postgraduate training. As far as a training license in Ohio, you need to be ecfmg certified and also be accepted in a training program. The rotations that you did during medical school have no bearing on a training license in Ohio.
Gina.Bouldware@exchange.state.oh.us
Oklahoma
The main requirements are graduation, ECFMG certification, and passing USMLE steps 1 & 2 within the limits set by law.  The application is available on our web site (www.okmedicalboard.org).  Just click on MD Forms & Resources.  You will need to print the application, Form #1 and Form #5.  Follow the instructions on the application form.
Effective January 1, 2004, any applicant that graduated from a foreign medical school after July 1, 2003 and completed clerkships in the United States, those clerkships must have been done in hospitals, schools or facilities that are accredited by the appropriate accrediting body such as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
RHall@osbmls.state.ok.us
Oregon

Proof of Clerkships are required for license applicants ONLY if they were served in a training facility outside of the country from where you received your medical education.

You can review the Board’s web site at www.bme.state.or.us and click on the Licensing Requirements Link.

raedene.herold@state.or.us

Pennsylvania

The Board’s requirements for licensure are completion of 4 academic years of medical school, 4000 hours of medical instruction and 72 weeks of approved clinical rotations.  If the rotations are completed in the United States they must ALL be completed in ACGME Approved programs.
PA State Board of Medicine, samatter@state.pa.us
Rhode Island
IN ORDER TO GET A TRAINING LICENSE IN RHODE ISLAND YOU MUST BE RECOMMENDED BY THE HOSPITAL - SO CONTACT THE VARIOUS HOSPITALS AND ASK FOR THE MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL HAVE THE INFORMATION YOU NEED.
LaurenD@doh.state.ri.us
South Carolina
Regarding the clinicals, the licensing board does not get into the clinical aspect of your medical school training.  You would need to ask that question of the training program you will be entering or what their requirements are.  To obtain a “training license” in South Carolina, you simply need to apply, have a contract with a program in South Carolina, have a current ECFMG certificate and meet all other requirements.  To get an application for licensure go to our website at: www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/medical If you have additional questions, please contact me at your convenience.
HOWARDD@llr.sc.gov
South Dakota
www.state.sd.us/dcr/medical
Tennessee
We can provide a training license, however, usually the school that provides the residency training obtains the exemption.
The school that you will be doing your residency through provides the exemption for you.  Such as, if you are doing your residency through Vanderbilt University at the Vanderbilt hospital, Vanderbilt will apply to us for an exemption for their trainees.  Meharry College does the same thing.  The school tracks clinical rotations, etc. we do not.

Marsha Arnold, Unit Manager

Board of Medical Examiners
Marsha.Arnold@state.tn.us
Texas
(Texas requires that ALL 72 wks of rotations be done at ACGME hospitals.)
www.tsbme.state.tx.us
Utah
Utah does not have a “training license.”  You will have to apply for a

physician license and that application can be found on

www.dopl.utah.gov
Utah requires that all foreign medical graduates have an ECFMG

certificate before licensure and you must also apply to the Federation

of State Medical Boards for document verification through their

Credentialing and Verification Service (FCVS).
dbaker@utah.gov
Vermont
Application for a limited temporary license must include with the
application the required fee, a certified copy of the applicant’s
medical school diploma, and a supervising physician’s statement,
acknowledging statutory responsibility for the applicant’s negligent or
wrongful acts or omissions. The diploma may be from any medical
school that is legally chartered in the country where it is located. The
medical school must be accredited in the United States or Canada, or
be Board-approved.

THayes@vdh.state.vt.us
Virginia
In order to obtain a training license you must be a graduate of a medical school, have ECFMG and enrolled in a training program.  Virginia requires that all of the core rotations served in the US be in an ACGME teaching hospital offering an approved residecny program in the specialty are for the clinical traiing received.  I suggest that you review the Board’s regulations regarding educational requirements.  They can be found on our website at www.dhp.state.va.us.
medbd@DHP.VIRGINIA.GOV
Washington
I have been asked to respond to your request for information regarding training licenses in Washington State (known here as “limited licenses”).  In order to obtain a limited license in Washington, you need only be accepted into the residency program.  Our application process is fairly speedy and simple.  This link shows the limited training license laws:
http://www.leg.wa.gov/RCW/index.cfm?fuseaction=section&section=18.71.095
As for requirements regarding clerkships, Washington law does not address this.  You can check these this statute regarding medical school graduates from outside the US/Canada:
http://www.leg.wa.gov/RCW/index.cfm?fuseaction=section&section=18.71.051
Susan.Gragg@doh.wa.gov
West Virginia
West Virginia does not issue a training license.  Participants in

postgraduate training programs are exempt from licensure.  We do not have requirements regarding the clinical rotations.
crystallowe@wvdhhr.org
Wisconsin
First year residents don’t need any type of license in Wisconsin.  As a

second year you need a temporary education license, which you would obtain the application through your program director.
Patti.Darwin@drl.state.wi.us
Wyoming
Wyoming does not issue ‘training’ licenses.  In order to be eligible to apply for a license here you must have satisfactorily completed two years of postgraduate training in an ACGME or RCPSC accredited program and have passed the tests administered by the ECFMG and the USMLE.
wyomedical@mail.wyomedicalboard.org