Florida Internship Requirement

[BenZq]

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I've been searching the forums lately and want to know more about the internship year that certain states require. It's my understanding that there are 4? states that require an internship year for licensing and that FL is one of those states.

My questions are: Do those students that match into FL residencies have an internship year built-in to those residencies, or is this an additional year? Also, is this exclusive to AOA residencies? Lastly, should this make a difference when deciding on where to attend medical school (i.e. will I spend more time in training by going into a FL residency)?

 

[group_theory]

I've been searching the forums lately and want to know more about the internship year that certain states require. It's my understanding that there are 4? states that require an internship year for licensing and that FL is one of those states.

My questions are: Do those students that match into FL residencies have an internship year built-in to those residencies, or is this an additional year? Also, is this exclusive to AOA residencies? Lastly, should this make a difference when deciding on where to attend medical school (i.e. will I spend more time in training by going into a FL residency)?

4 states require an AOA-approved intern year in order to get an unrestricted license. Florida is one of them.

Doesn't matter which DO school you attend - it's a rule that the state board of osteopathic medicine requires (probably because it is written into law by the state legislature). If you are a DO who wishes to practice in a state that requires an AOA-approved year, then you have to satisfy the requirement in order to get licensed (doesn't matter if you attended a school in Maine, or NY, or FL)

There are ways to satisfy this requirement

1. Do a traditional osteopathic internship - then start your residency

2. Do an osteopathic residency where your first year of residency is an AOA-approved intern year

3. Do an ACGME residency but petition the AOA to approve your first year of ACGME residency via Resolution 42 (which will satisfy the requirement of having your first year be AOA approved)

4. For Florida, petition the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine to have them recognize your first year of residency as AOA-equivalent ( require scheduled personal appearance at a state board meeting to explain why your first year should be approved by the state board)