Do I Need to be licensed to sign up for ABPN?

[Blitz2006]

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So I'm PGY3, and I guess I will be signing up for boards in roughly 1 year. Is it true that to register for ABPN, you need a state license? I don't have a license, and wasn't planning on getting a license until I am Attending.

Thoughts?

 

[wolfvgang22]

Yes. It doesn't matter what state.
So if money or time is an issue or if you are an IMG you can license in a state that is less expensive or has less onerous requirements.

 

[PistolPete]

Technically, you don't need a license to pay the fee to sign up for the boards, but they do say that you need to provide proof of a full, unrestricted license by July before you take it in order to be able to sit for the exam. So get your full independent license!

 

[psychattending]

Correct: no license to sign up for an account and to register/pay for the exam but one must submit evidence for a permanent unrestricted license prior to sitting for the examination.

 

[masterofmonkeys]

Be careful. I submitted thinking I'd have plenty of time to get my license done given that I already had a training license. Instead, due to my state's incompetence, I had to jump through multiple hoops, deal with my stuff being misfiled 3 times and ended up missing the deadling for proof of license. They refunded the 'test fee' but not the 'application fee' of 700 dollars, which I then had to pay the next year.

 

[Monkey House]

Start now for getting your full license to have it ready for the ABPN. Can confirm the process is longer than you think.