New Mexico

[ExperiencedDPM]

Has anyone here applied for a New Mexico license in the past few years? I have a former resident who is extremely bright and talented but can not pass their jurisprudence exam. If anyone has any recent experience with the exam, please let me know.

Thanks

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[icebreaker32]

Has anyone here applied for a New Mexico license in the past few years? I have a former resident who is extremely bright and talented but can not pass their jurisprudence exam. If anyone has any recent experience with the exam, please let me know.

Thanks

Give Feli a chance to respond or reach out to him.

 

[Feli]

NMex podiatry board was swallowed up by NMMB (MDs, PAs, etc) last year; a fair amount changed (renew cycle, CME, complaints process ... state board is all MD/DO with no more board of DPMs, etc).

I was initially licensed (2020?) when the NM pod board was solo... the jurisprudence was a cakewalk, and there was no academic test. The jurisprudence part was open-book (use internet, fill out and send back) like most states' are.
I have no idea what it's like now (or if there even is a jurisprudence) since the NMMB took over podiatry licenses.

There are at least 2 big podiatry associate mills in NM that get some pretty mediocre DPMs licensed and re-licensed and bring in new grads for licensing again and again, though. It can definitely be done.

 

[MicroPod]

I tried looking up how one goes about getting a license in New Mexico last year because I had an offer for a couple of IHS jobs out there. It was really difficult to find anything and the number I tried was disconnected. Maybe this was around the time it was changing over as Feli mentioned. I never looked into it again because I got another offer that I accepted. The state I did get licensed in had an online jurisprudence exam that was open book and pretty easy.

 

[ExperiencedDPM]

I tried looking up how one goes about getting a license in New Mexico last year because I had an offer for a couple of IHS jobs out there. It was really difficult to find anything and the number I tried was disconnected. Maybe this was around the time it was changing over as Feli mentioned. I never looked into it again because I got another offer that I accepted. The state I did get licensed in had an online jurisprudence exam that was open book and pretty easy.

My former resident told me the same. Trying to reach anyone or obtain info has been very difficult for him/her. Apparently the board is in transition. I was told it’s an online and open book exam, but apparently there is difficulty finding the answers to the questions. And some of the questions were less than straight forward.

 

[ExperiencedDPM]

NMex podiatry board was swallowed up by NMMB (MDs, PAs, etc) last year; a fair amount changed (renew cycle, CME, complaints process ... state board is all MD/DO with no more board of DPMs, etc).

I was initially licensed (2020?) when the NM pod board was solo... the jurisprudence was a cakewalk, and there was no academic test. The jurisprudence part was open-book (use internet, fill out and send back) like most states' are.
I have no idea what it's like now (or if there even is a jurisprudence) since the NMMB took over podiatry licenses.

There are at least 2 big podiatry associate mills in NM that get some pretty mediocre DPMs licensed and re-licensed and bring in new grads for licensing again and again, though. It can definitely be done.

Thanks. I believe that even though it’s part of the NMMB now, there may be a pod sub board. Apparently it’s not easy getting info.

 

[dtrack22]

I tried looking up how one goes about getting a license in New Mexico last year because I had an offer for a couple of IHS jobs out there.

Just an FYI for folks, IHS jobs will accept any active state license, regardless of where the IHS facility is located. Essentially, get the easiest and/or cheapest state license you can if you have to take an IHS job out of residency. Don’t get one in a state that has extra BS exams like NM, NC, TX, etc.

 

[Retrograde_Nail]

For a state like New Mexico to have an impossible jurisprudence exam is laughable in itself. I applied for NM license several years ago and it was the easiest license I ever obtained.

 

[MicroPod]

It’s true the IHS facilities in New Mexico are federal so my current license would have worked there anyways. Some IHS facilities are considered tribal (managed by the tribe but still get federal funding) so you still need the state license for those. Reason is they will still bill peoples insurance if they happen to have it from their work. This was the case for the place I accepted an offer from.

 

[Adam Smasher]

Can you work in an IHS if your podiatry license is from American Samoa?

 

[Homo sapien]

Can you work in an IHS if your podiatry license is from American Samoa?

Does American Samoa even do podiatry