Exam Information
MEDICAL DOCTOR
DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC
DOCTOR OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE
FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATE
INACTIVE OR RETIRED LICENSE
ACUPUNCTURIST
NUTRITIONIST
A score of 75 or more on one of the following:
National Board of Medical Examiners Examination (NBME) Parts I and II, taken before January 1, 2000; or Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) Component I, taken before January 1, 2000; or USMLE Steps I and II and for foreign medical graduates not eligible for the fifth pathway, a score of 75 or more on ECFMG.
USMLE Step III must be taken within seven years of the applicant's first examination. A score of 75 or better must be obtained within three attempts.
Prior to January 1, 2000, the Board will accept the following combination of examinations passed with a score of 75 or more:
NBME Parts I, II and III or NBME Part I or USMLE Step 1 plus NBME Part II or USMLE Step 2, plus NBME Part III or USMLE Step 3; or FLEX Components 1 and 2 or NBME; or FLEX Component 1 plus USMLE Step 3; or NBME Part I or USMLE Step 1, plus NBME Part II or USMLE Step 2, plus FLEX Component 2.
After January 1, 2000, the Board will accept only USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3 passed with a score of 75 or more.
The Board will accept an examination by the National Board of Examiners for Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, or its successor, passed with a score of 75 or more, regardless of date of examination. AOBNMM
The Board will accept an examination administered by the National Board of Podiatry Examiners and is a diplomate of the National Board of Podiatry Examiners. CHAUNCEY GROUP
A foreign medical graduate must pass the examination of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) with a score of 75 or more.
The ECFMG requirement may be waived for graduates of Canadian medical schools if the school is approved by the Medical Council of Canada or successors.
A physician seeking to reactive a license which has been inactive or inactive retired for the two or more years preceding the request for reactivation must pass the Special Purpose Examination (SPEX) given by the Federation of State Medical Boards.
To obtain scores for FLEX, SPEX or USMLE contact the following:
via first class mail:
FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS
C/O WHOLESALE LOCKBOX
PO BOX 970599
DALLAS TX 75397-0599
PHONE (817)571-2949via express courier or
overnight delivery service:
FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS
C/O WHOLESALE LOCKBOX
1901 PARKWOOD #970599
BEDFORD TX 76021-5737
To obtain scores for NBME contact the following:
NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
3750 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-3190
Phone: (215)590-9500To obtain score for National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners
CHAUNCEY GROUP NBPME
664 ROSEDALE ROAD
PRINCETON NJ 08540
ATTN: JUDY ANTAL
Phone: 877-302-8952To obtain information concerning NBME Parts I, II and III administered by ECFMG or for information concerning FMGEMS:
EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES
3624 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Phone: (215)386-5900
Applicants for licensure must meet the requirements for and pass the examination prepared and administered by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and must pass all three components of the examination in sterile needle technique.
To obtain examination information contact:
NCCAOM
11 CANAL CENTER PLAZA SUITE 300
ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Phone: (703) 548-9004
Examination by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
To obtain examination information contact:
COMMISSION ON DIETETIC REGISTRATION
216 WEST JACKSON BLVD
CHICAGO IL 60606-6995
Phone: (800) 877-1600 ext 550
