A note on CA licensure...
I only know this from 2nd hand (but reliable) experience. Even if the residency/hospital is BEGGING you to come to their program...any out of state grads are having a terrible time getting approval to be in the program from CA state. This includes not only out of state, but of course FMG's.
CA has one of the highest doctor to patient ratios, and is a cool place to live, so they can be standoffish. I'm at the Ben Gurion program in Israel, which is affiliated with Columbia U. We're still considered FMG's, but have a strong US connection and do our entire 4th year in the States. We had 2 students match to CA residencies last year. But they both almost ended up unemployed this year because they had so much trouble with the CA licensure deal.
Bottom line, hospital may love you, but CA won't. It also costs over $1000 to do all the extra paperwork, which is fairly confusing, I'm told. Some people hire lawyers who "promise" to get you through the red tape, but the cost ends up being another year of med school. The lawyer thing is basically just legal extortion, I'm told. If you pay the big bucks, you'll get in (provided you match somewhere).
Yuck. Hope I'm wrong.