Eligibility Requirements
All Physicians must have completed one year in an accredited internship or residency in a primary care specialty.
Physicians must be licensed to practice in Florida.
Graduates of foreign medical schools must have completed a PGY-1 (post graduate year #1) in the United States in primary care in an accredited program as listed above.
All physicians must have passed all three steps of the USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) and/or COMLEX (Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination).
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A Florida license now requires two years of approved training in the United States for foreign medical graduates.
An MPH (Master of Public Health) degree is also required to complete the program; however, arrangements have been made to obtain this over the two years of the Residency without cost to the resident.
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