Getting a Minnesota Medical License: Requirements, Costs, and Timeline
Minnesota uses a single unified board, the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice, to license both MDs and DOs. The board is known for one of the faster state review timelines, targeting four weeks from submission. Minnesota is a fully participating IMLC state with full compact participation, including FBI clearance since January twenty twenty.
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Overview
Getting your Minnesota medical license? Here's exactly what you need to know so you can focus on practicing, not paperwork.
Who issues your license
Minnesota uses a single unified board, the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice, to license both MDs and DOs. The board is known for one of the faster state review timelines, targeting four weeks from submission. Minnesota is a fully participating IMLC state with full compact participation, including FBI clearance since January twenty twenty.
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 two years for international medical graduates. You'll pass USMLE, COMLEX, or an equivalent exam and complete an FBI fingerprint clearance.
How to apply
Both the FSMB uniform application and a direct MBP application are accepted. Applications can go through the FSMB uniform application or directly to MBP. Both are accepted. One thing to watch, Minnesota requires annual registration, not biennial. Missing the annual registration window puts your license in delinquent status even if you're otherwise compliant.
What it costs
The combined initial cost is four hundred twenty-five dollars and twenty-five cents, two hundred dollars processing fee, one hundred and ninety-two dollars annual registration, and thirty-three dollars and twenty-five cents for the background check. Annual renewal is one hundred and ninety-two dollars. The board targets four weeks to process initial materials once the application and fee are received.
How long it takes
Total end-to-end with verifications typically runs four to eight weeks. The IMLC pathway issues in two to four weeks. Apply at least three months in advance.
Where applications stall
The delays we see most often, missing the annual registration even when CME is measured on a three-year cycle. They're separate, and the annual renewal is easy to lose track of. International medical graduates not meeting the two-year post-graduate training requirement, and application fees being non-refundable even if the applicant doesn't qualify.
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