NY State License Question

[Medstart108]

I'm a graduating resident from Canada about to start a non-ACGME clinical fellowship/instructorship in NY. I'm in the process of applying for a NY state medical license and I had a few questions. 1. Is there any reimbursement for the licensing fees, does this fee typically fall on the applicant or do some programs reimburse this fee? If its common for programs to do so, I may ask, but if not, I won't bother. 2. How long does it take to get the medical license completed, and how will I hear back. Do they typically ask for more documentation? I'm starting in July and will also be applying for a visa, likely H1B, so want to do what I can to make sure I can start on time.

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[s5260205]

Reimbursement for licensing fees are program dependent. I completed non-ACGME fellowship in NY state, and both my DEA and state licensure were fully reimbursed. Please do ask them if they are reimbursed. Reimbursement usually won't occur until after you start, so make sure you keep all receipts related to licensing including any services you might use.

NY state was fairly fast for me, and I received my licensure within 1 month if not less, though process might be longer since you are coming from Canada. I would make sure you apply as early as you can as I recall the hospital wanting me to have state licensure ready as part of H1b visa petition.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

1. Totally up to the program. If you were getting a non-training position (ie. full employment), most employers would cover this cost. You should ask. because this position is going to not fall under GME they will not likely pay for it.

2. Anywhere from 2 months to never. If your app is vanilla, they won't ask for anything else.

3. You can't apply for an H1b. Your employer applies for it. If your employer is applying for an H1b for you, then they are already going to be paying out the wazoo for all of this and I'm almost certain they will pay for the license also. If your plan was to apply for an H1b yourself -- that's not how this works and you have lots of work to do to figure out a plan. You might be able to get a J for a non-ACGME spot, maybe.

 

[Medstart108]

1. Totally up to the program. If you were getting a non-training position (ie. full employment), most employers would cover this cost. You should ask. because this position is going to not fall under GME they will not likely pay for it.

2. Anywhere from 2 months to never. If your app is vanilla, they won't ask for anything else.

3. You can't apply for an H1b. Your employer applies for it. If your employer is applying for an H1b for you, then they are already going to be paying out the wazoo for all of this and I'm almost certain they will pay for the license also. If your plan was to apply for an H1b yourself -- that's not how this works and you have lots of work to do to figure out a plan. You might be able to get a J for a non-ACGME spot, maybe.

Thanks, its a training position in the sense that I am sub-specializing in a niche field but its at the junior faculty level, giving me staff privileges, so i'm not sure where this falls. They just gave me confirmation that they will sponsor an H1B for me. It sounds like it's worth asking however, so I will, thank you!

Regarding the NYS license, is there any point in uploading transcripts and diplomas in advance, could that speed up the process? Do you know if they typically end up asking for them anyways? If they do, i'd rather just upload them now to save time, if not, then it would be less work looking for them, so I'd likely wait for them to ask. My app should be pretty vanilla.

 

[Medstart108]

Reimbursement for licensing fees are program dependent. I completed non-ACGME fellowship in NY state, and both my DEA and state licensure were fully reimbursed. Please do ask them if they are reimbursed. Reimbursement usually won't occur until after you start, so make sure you keep all receipts related to licensing including any services you might use.

NY state was fairly fast for me, and I received my licensure within 1 month if not less, though process might be longer since you are coming from Canada. I would make sure you apply as early as you can as I recall the hospital wanting me to have state licensure ready as part of H1b visa petition.

Thanks! This is good to hear.

One more question if you don't mind, when you applied to NY state did they ever ask you to upload any additional documents like med school transcripts, USMLE test results, diplomas, offer letters etc? Or was it simply fill out the form, upload your certificate for the child abuse training and 1 month later you got approved?

 

[s5260205]

Thanks! This is good to hear.

One more question if you don't mind, when you applied to NY state did they ever ask you to upload any additional documents like med school transcripts, USMLE test results, diplomas, offer letters etc? Or was it simply fill out the form, upload your certificate for the child abuse training and 1 month later you got approved?

I used FCVS which gathers all my documents including transcripts, boards, etc. before sending it as a package to the NY state licensing board. I don't believe I had to send those other paperwork individually to NYS board.

 

[Raryn]

1. Totally up to the program. If you were getting a non-training position (ie. full employment), most employers would cover this cost. You should ask. because this position is going to not fall under GME they will not likely pay for it.

2. Anywhere from 2 months to never. If your app is vanilla, they won't ask for anything else.

3. You can't apply for an H1b. Your employer applies for it. If your employer is applying for an H1b for you, then they are already going to be paying out the wazoo for all of this and I'm almost certain they will pay for the license also. If your plan was to apply for an H1b yourself -- that's not how this works and you have lots of work to do to figure out a plan. You might be able to get a J for a non-ACGME spot, maybe.

Note:

I've gotten attending jobs in three different states, in a corporate, private practice, and academic practice. In exactly zero of the three did they pay for my *initial* licensure in that state. That is, I'm sure there are jobs that reimburse for it, but it's certainly not all of them - all of my employers have only paid for license *renewals* that occurred *after* I already started working for them.

 

[shaggybill]

I just re-entered residency at a large highly competitive institution in the southeast. They do not cover the resident training license.

I also had to do >20 hours of unpaid "pre-orientation" online modules. That sucked.