Getting a Georgia Medical License: Requirements, Costs, and Timeline
Georgia licenses both MDs and DOs through a single unified board, the Georgia Composite Medical Board. The application process is fully electronic through the GCMB eGov portal. No paper applications, no checks, no mailed documents. Georgia is a fully participating IMLC state.
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Overview
Getting your Georgia medical license? Here's exactly what you need to know so you can focus on practicing, not paperwork.
Who issues your license
Georgia licenses both MDs and DOs through a single unified board, the Georgia Composite Medical Board. The application process is fully electronic through the GCMB eGov portal. No paper applications, no checks, no mailed documents. Georgia is a fully participating IMLC state.
Eligibility requirements
You'll need a degree from an accredited medical school and at least one year of post-graduate training for US graduates, or three full years for international medical graduates. You'll pass USMLE or COMLEX within accepted attempt limits and complete a fingerprint-based background check. If you hold a DEA registration, the federal eight-hour MATE Act substance use disorder training is required.
How to apply
Everything goes through the GCMB eGov portal. One thing that catches people off guard, verifications of every state license you've ever held, including expired ones from training programs, must come directly from each issuing board. That's the most common cause of delay in Georgia applications.
What it costs
The initial application fee is five hundred dollars plus a three point one five percent credit card processing fee. Background check adds about forty-eight dollars. Biennial renewal is two hundred and fifty dollars. FCVS credentialing is optional at three hundred and seventy-five dollars if you choose to use it.
How long it takes
Standard applications take six to sixteen weeks, depending on how quickly verifications arrive. The IMLC pathway typically issues a Georgia license in four to six weeks. Apply at least four months in advance.
Where applications stall
The delays we see most often, international medical graduates missing the three-year post-graduate training requirement, out-of-state license verifications taking weeks to arrive from old training boards, and the DEA MATE Act training not being completed before the application is reviewed.
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