Medical Do you have to apply for licensure in the state you do residency in?

[Question]

Can you just do a residency and not apply for licensure in that state? Or do you graduate residency contingent upon state licensure?

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[TheBoneDoctah]

You have to have a license in the state(s) you practice in for residency.

 

[lord999]

It depends. Certain states allow for training licenses that are not the full versions. This is being phased out with the changes for child and other abuse. Unless you are doing a residency at a federal facility, it is almost always expected that you get a license in the state of the practice site (and those on the border of multiple states may require all of them). In a federal facility, that is program specific, but usually the local state is required and sometimes the branch headquarters state (Texas) or DC.

 

[PerioDont]

I think it depends on the state

 

[GoSpursGo]

You need a training license in your residency state.

 

[gutonc]

You have to have a license in the state(s) you practice in for residency.

You need a training license in your residency state.

Depending on the state, you will need some kind of licensure. What that looks like will vary from state to state.

I suspect you're asking about a full/unrestricted license, which no state will give anyone without at least 1 year of post-grad training. So as an intern, your program will tell you what you need to do, and likely handle most of it for you. Beyond that, it will be state, and program, dependent.

 

[The Med-Peds Dude]

As most people have replied - it depends. Here in WI you are covered under an institutional training permit but are expected to apply for an unrestricted license after completing PGY1 and passing step/level 3. Other states (South Dakota [or is it ND?], for example, do not require one. Our programs pay for your license and DEA permit, not sure if this is always the case.

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

Our program pays for our licenses (on state line) and DEA as well.