Getting a Vermont Medical License: Requirements, Costs, and Timeline
The Board of Medical Practice under the Department of Health licenses MDs. The Board of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons under the Secretary of State's Office of Professional Regulation licenses DOs. Vermont participates in the IMLC, but only as an issuing state, not as a state of principal licensure.
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Overview
Getting your Vermont medical license? Here's exactly what you need to know so you can focus on practicing, not paperwork. Vermont splits physician licensing between two boards with different administrative homes.
Who issues your license
The Board of Medical Practice under the Department of Health licenses MDs. The Board of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons under the Secretary of State's Office of Professional Regulation licenses DOs. Vermont participates in the IMLC, but only as an issuing state, not as a state of principal licensure.
Eligibility requirements
You'll need a degree from an accredited medical school and at least two years of ACGME or RCPSC accredited postgraduate training for US and Canadian graduates. Three years for international medical graduates. MD applicants must complete a personal interview with the Board of Medical Practice. It can be done by video, but it must be scheduled.
How to apply
MD applications go through the Department of Health portal. DO applications go through the Secretary of State's Office of Professional Regulation portal. The two boards have different application portals, different procedural rules, and different staff. Processing slows significantly between March and September, the peak license request season.
What it costs
The initial application fee is six hundred and fifty dollars for either board. MD biennial renewal is five hundred and twenty-five dollars due November thirty of even-numbered years. DO renewal fees should be verified with the Secretary of State's Office of Professional Regulation.
How long it takes
Most licenses take twelve to sixteen weeks. Outside peak season, timelines can be shorter. Vermont is a partial IMLC state. You can add a Vermont license through the compact using an SPL from another state, but Vermont cannot be your home base for entering the compact.
Where applications stall
The delays we see most often: filing with the wrong Vermont board. They have different portals and different procedural rules. The personal interview not being scheduled in advance of the board meeting cycle. And physicians living in Vermont assuming they can use Vermont as their IMLC state of principal licensure. They cannot.
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