Getting a Wyoming Medical License: Requirements, Costs, and Timeline
Wyoming licenses both MDs and DOs through a single small board, the Wyoming Board of Medicine. Wyoming holds a distinction most physicians don't know. It was the very first state in the country to enact the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, with Governor Mead signing the legislation on February 27th, 2015. The IMLC pathway through Wyoming is among the fastest in the country, typically about two weeks.
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Overview
Getting your Wyoming medical license? Here's exactly what you need to know so you can focus on practicing, not paperwork.
Who issues your license
Wyoming licenses both MDs and DOs through a single small board, the Wyoming Board of Medicine. Wyoming holds a distinction most physicians don't know. It was the very first state in the country to enact the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, with Governor Mead signing the legislation on February 27th, 2015. The IMLC pathway through Wyoming is among the fastest in the country, typically about two weeks.
Eligibility requirements
You'll need a degree from an accredited medical school and at least one year of post-graduate training for US and Canadian graduates, three years for international medical graduates. FCVS is mandatory for all Wyoming applicants without exception.
How to apply
The FSMB uniform application is required. If you'll be prescribing controlled substances with a DEA registration, one hour of responsible prescribing CME is required every two years. Start your FCVS profile first. It controls the entire traditional application timeline. Applications go through the FSMB uniform application routed to the Wyoming Board. Annual renewal is required, not biennial, which is easy to overlook if you're coming from a state with a two-year cycle.
What it costs
The initial application and license fee is six hundred dollars. FCVS adds roughly three hundred and seventy-five dollars for a new profile, bringing the first-time total to about nine hundred and seventy-five dollars. Annual renewal is one hundred and fifty-five dollars online or one hundred and eighty if you renew by paper.
How long it takes
The IMLC pathway through Wyoming typically runs about two weeks, one of the fastest compact turnarounds in the country. For traditional applicants with an existing FCVS profile, expect eight to ten weeks. For those building a new FCVS profile, four to five months. Apply accordingly based on your FCVS status. The delays we see most often: FCVS not being started well ahead of the FSMB UA submission. It controls the entire traditional timeline. Annual renewal being missed by physicians who assume it's biennial, and applicants without an existing FCVS profile underestimating how far ahead they need to start.
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