Getting a Utah Medical License: Requirements, Costs, and Timeline
Utah licenses physicians through the Division of Professional Licensing. MD applicants file under the Physician and Surgeon Licensing Board, and DO applicants file under the Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon Licensing Board, both accessible through the same DOPL portal. Utah is a fully participating IMLC state.
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Overview
Getting your Utah medical license? Here's exactly what you need to know so you can focus on practicing, not paperwork.
Who issues your license
Utah licenses physicians through the Division of Professional Licensing. MD applicants file under the Physician and Surgeon Licensing Board, and DO applicants file under the Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon Licensing Board, both accessible through the same DOPL portal. Utah is a fully participating IMLC state.
Eligibility requirements
As of April first, twenty twenty-six, all initial physician applications require an FBI fingerprint background check. You'll need a degree from an accredited medical school and at least one year of post-graduate training for US and Canadian graduates. Two years for international medical graduates. The FBI fingerprint background check, required as of April first, twenty twenty-six, is initiated after DOPL emails you the authorization form. A one-time suicide prevention training is required as a renewal condition.
How to apply
Applications go through the DOPL portal. After applying, DOPL emails you the fingerprint authorization form and an approved vendor list. One important trap to know: IMLC-issued Utah licenses must be renewed through the IMLC website at their first renewal, not through DOPL, and physicians routinely miss this at first cycle.
What it costs
The initial application fee is approximately two hundred dollars plus roughly seventy dollars for FBI fingerprinting as of April twenty twenty-six. MD biennial renewal is approximately one hundred and ninety-one dollars, due January thirty-first of even-numbered years. DO biennial renewal is approximately one hundred and ninety-three dollars, due May thirty-first of even-numbered years.
How long it takes
Most licenses take two to four months from a complete application. The IMLC pathway typically issues a Utah license in four to six weeks. Apply at least four to five months in advance.
Where applications stall
The delays we see most often: physicians filing under the wrong DOPL board, MD versus DO, and having to restart. The April twenty twenty-six FBI fingerprint requirement catching applicants who started their paperwork before the rule went into effect. And IMLC licensees renewing through DOPL instead of the IMLC website at their first renewal cycle. WhiteGlove handles your Utah application from start to issued license.
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