Getting a Massachusetts Medical License: Requirements, Costs, and Timeline
Massachusetts licenses physicians through the Board of Registration in Medicine. FCVS has been mandatory for all full license applicants since January twenty twenty. There is no primary source only pathway. Massachusetts is not currently a member of the IMLC, so every Massachusetts license is a single state filing.
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Overview
Getting your Massachusetts medical license? Here's exactly what you need to know so you can focus on practicing, not paperwork.
Who issues your license
Massachusetts licenses physicians through the Board of Registration in Medicine. FCVS has been mandatory for all full license applicants since January twenty twenty. There is no primary source only pathway. Massachusetts is not currently a member of the IMLC, so every Massachusetts license is a single state filing.
Eligibility requirements
You'll need a degree from an accredited medical school and two full years of ACGME, AOA, or Canadian accredited postgraduate training. USMLE Steps One and Two each carry a strict four attempt cap with absolutely no waiver available for a fifth attempt. That's disqualifying. FCVS is mandatory. DEA registrants need MassPAT registration for Schedule two through five controlled substances.
How to apply
Start your FCVS profile at least two months before submitting to BORM. The portal processing time is typically under three weeks once FCVS is complete, but IMGs often wait longer because international medical schools are slow to respond to FCVS verification requests.
What it costs
The full license application fee is six hundred dollars. FCVS adds three hundred and seventy-five dollars, bringing the real minimum to about nine hundred and seventy-five dollars. Biennial renewal is six hundred dollars.
How long it takes
With a complete FCVS profile, BORM typically processes full license applications in four to eight weeks. For IMGs, allow ninety days or more. Massachusetts is not in the IMLC. There is no compact pathway. Every application goes through BORM directly.
Where applications stall
The delays we see most often: FCVS not being started ahead of the BORM application, international medical school verification slowing the FCVS process for IMGs, and the four attempt cap on USMLE Steps One and Two. A fifth attempt is a permanent disqualifier with no appeal path available.
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