Eligibility Requirements

 

  • Physicians must have at least one year in an accredited internship or residency in Eligibility Requirements a primary care specialty MD's (Medical Doctors) ACGME(Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) and DOs (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) AOA (American Osteopathic Association).
  • 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.
  • Have passed all 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; however, arrangements have been made to obtain this over the two years of the Residency without cost to the resident.
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