Getting a District of Columbia Medical License: Requirements, Costs, and Timeline
DC licenses physicians through the DC Board of Medicine within the Health Regulation and Licensing Administration. Applications go through the DC Health online licensing system. DC is a fully participating IMLC jurisdiction. One important twenty-twenty-four update, licenses now expire on the last day of your birth month, not a fixed calendar date.
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Overview
Getting your District of Columbia medical license? Here's exactly what you need to know so you can focus on practicing, not paperwork.
Who issues your license
DC licenses physicians through the DC Board of Medicine within the Health Regulation and Licensing Administration. Applications go through the DC Health online licensing system. DC is a fully participating IMLC jurisdiction. One important twenty-twenty-four update, licenses now expire on the last day of your birth month, not a fixed calendar date.
Eligibility requirements
You'll need a degree from an accredited medical school and at least one year of accredited postgraduate training. Postgraduate physician trainees practicing in DC hospitals must hold a medical training license before their program start date. Every prior state license must be verified directly from the issuing board.
How to apply
Applications go through the DC Health online licensing system. DC has two CME mandates that don't exist in most states. Two hours of LGBTQ cultural competency and at least five hours in a topic designated by the Director of Health as a public health priority. Generic cultural competency training doesn't satisfy either requirement.
What it costs
The initial application fee is eight hundred and five dollars, one of the higher single-state fees in the country. Biennial renewal is six hundred and sixty dollars.
How long it takes
Expect twelve to sixteen weeks from a complete submission to issuance. The IMLC pathway is much faster, typically about thirty days once your letter of qualification is in place. Apply at least four to five months in advance. The delays we see most often, the twenty-twenty-four birth month renewal change catching physicians off guard at their first renewal. LGBTQ cultural competency CME not being satisfied by general training, and DC trainees not having their medical training license in place before their program starts.
How we help
White Glove handles your DC application from start to issued license. Call eight one five two one four nine four six five or book a free consultation today.
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