Moonlighting hypothetical

[Gordon Sims]

Is the following scenario possible and/or practical?

State A has a 3 year residency requirement for initial licensure.

State B has a 2 year residency requirement for the same.

States A and B border one another.

Resident X is a PGY3 in a residency program in State A only a few miles from the border with State B.

Can Resident X apply for a license in State B (since he's met the 2 year residency requirement) and moonlight there?

 

[turquoiseblue]

Is the following scenario possible and/or practical?

State A has a 3 year residency requirement for initial licensure.

State B has a 2 year residency requirement for the same.

States A and B border one another.

Resident X is a PGY3 in a residency program in State A only a few miles from the border with State B.

Can Resident X apply for a license in State B (since he's met the 2 year residency requirement) and moonlight there?

yes.. you can do that. you don't have to do residency in the state you're licensed in.

 

[gutonc]

Is the following scenario possible and/or practical?

State A has a 3 year residency requirement for initial licensure.

State B has a 2 year residency requirement for the same.

States A and B border one another.

Resident X is a PGY3 in a residency program in State A only a few miles from the border with State B.

Can Resident X apply for a license in State B (since he's met the 2 year residency requirement) and moonlight there?

Assuming your program allows moonlighting, then yes. Many moonlighting gigs will ask for PD endorsement prior to letting you work there. But a license is a license. What you can't do is get your license in State B and expect to moonlight in State A.

 

[Gordon Sims]

Assuming your program allows moonlighting, then yes. Many moonlighting gigs will ask for PD endorsement prior to letting you work there. But a license is a license. What you can't do is get your license in State B and expect to moonlight in State A.

Thanks for the information TB and Gutonc.