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Wisconsin Medical License Step-By-Step Process

Prepared by the Office of Graduate Medical Education

Housestaff must have an unrestricted Wisconsin license within 11 months after completing 1 year of Graduate Medical Education in the United States or Canada. If 1 year of Graduate Medical Education in the United States or Canada was completed prior to coming to the Medical College of Wisconsin; an unrestricted license must be obtained within 11 months after starting in a MCWAH program.

Begin application process in month 5 or 6 of internship year (Step 3 can be taken as early as month 11 of internship year).

Acronyms and Website Links

Acronym/Full Name	Comments
DEA Federal Drug Enforcement Administration www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov	Licensed physicians who prescribe controlled substances must complete a DEA registration. Pursue this only after a medical license is issued.
DRL Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing http://drl.wi.gov	Umbrella Agency; provides administrative services to various professional boards. Within the DRL, the Bureau of Health Professionals provides administrative services to the Medical Examining Board (MEB). Phone: 608-266-2112
ECFMG Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates www.ecfmg.org	Through its program of certification, ECFMG assesses the readiness of international medical graduates to enter residency or fellowship programs in the United States that are accredited by the ACGME.
FCVS Federation Credentialing Verification Service (FCVS) http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs.html	Applicants who complete the verification process can establish a permanent, lifetime portfolio of primary-source verified credentials. It allows easy access to your medical credentials. There is a charge for this service. See the website for more information.
FSMB Federation of State Medical Boards www.fsmb.org	FSMB is a national organization comprised of the 50 medical boards of the United States.
MEB Wisconsin Medical Examining Board http://drl.wi.gov/boards/med	The MEB licenses, certifies and regulates physicians.
NBME National Board of Medical Examiners www.nbme.org	For those who took National Boards Parts I, II and III administered by NBME.
NBOME National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners www.nbome.org	The NBOME is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to serving the public and state licensing agencies by administering examinations testing the medical knowledge of those who seek to serve the public as osteopathic physicians. Only those who took COMLEX Level 1, 2CE 2PE, & 3 need to pursue this. Obtain "Transcript Request" form. Have COMLEX scores sent directly to MEB.
TEP Temporary Educational Permit	Under direction of a person licensed to practice medicine, the TEP holder may perform services requisite to their training program. A TEP must be obtained after an individual has completed 12 months of accredited GME in the United States. It is used to bridge the gap between that point and the date of full Wisconsin Medical licensure. Obtain application from the GME office. Send email to gme@mcw.edu.

Step-by-Step Process

Step 1 of the procedure assumes that you do not have an application packet and will obtain it from the Department of Regulation and Licensing website http://drl.wi.gov. If you have an application packet, start with #3.

Using the Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) is an additional expense, but it will eliminate your need to complete form 2164 (Medical Education Verification), form 2165 (Certification of Post Graduate Training), form 1445 (Disciplinary Inquires Report) and License Exam Scores (EBAHR). You also will not be required to provide a copy of your medical school diploma or ECFMG certificate. See www.fsmb.org for additional information about the FCVS and the charges for using the service. Click on Credentialing/Data Service and go to the FCVS home page.

Step#	Item	Comments/Action
1	Go to http://drl.wi.gov	Comments Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing. Action Click on Health Professions (TAB MARKER); Go to "Physician –License to Practice Medicine..."; Click on "Forms" (left navigation menu); Click on "MD/DO Needing to take step 3 of USMLE Application Packet" or if Step 3 has already been taken; choose "MD/DO by Endorsement/Reciprocity Application Packet"; Print form 2636 (only if you need to take Step 3).
2	Form 2636 (Application Packet Addendum- Internet) For USMLE Application Only	Comments D.O. applicants are handled as reciprocity candidates and it is their responsibility to pursue COMLEX separately. This is required to receive the USMLE Step 3 application packet. NOTE: Under Forms; Openbook link. The applicants now take an online exam. The link will take them to the online instructions. Action Print form and fax it to 608-261-7083 if you need a USMLE Step 3 application.
3	Form 2070 Application Information Form	Comments IMPORTANT INFORMATION . . . Please read prior to completing application paperwork!!! A description of how to track your licensure application progress. It is the applicant's obligation to see that items listed as "Is Required" are forwarded to the DRL. Action The DRL receives over 13,000 applications and renewals every month. It may take up to 15 days to process and post the information received.
4	Form 546	Comments IMPORTANT INFORMATION . . . Please read prior to completing Medicine and Surgery application. Action Reading this 5 page document will give you a very good overview of the process and answer many of your questions regarding the following topics: Endorsement Candidates USMLE Step 3 Candidates National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Oral Examinations (if required) Codes for Specialties, Etc.
5	Form 2164 Medical Education Verification Form (Not necessary if utilizing FCVS)	Comments *This form may take the longest to have completed and returned!!* Action Must be sent to your medical school (including international medical schools). Your medical school must complete and return directly to the State of Wisconsin.
6	Form 2165 Certification of Post-Graduate Training (Not necessary if utilizing FCVS) Complete after passing USMLE Step 3.	Comments If you have or will be completing an internship, residency, or fellowship in an accredited program you must forward this form to that Program Director. If you have completed training at multiple institutions, the Program Director from each institution must complete a copy of this form. Action If you are a MCWAH housestaff, after the form is completed and signed, it must be forwarded to the MCWAH Office to have the seal affixed. MCWAH will track and forward the form directly to the Medical Examining Board. If you are in your first year of training, Program Directors must not sign or date this form prior to you passing STEP 3 and completion of PG-I year. The Medical Examining Board will not accept them nor will they accept incomplete forms – all questions must be answered. If licensing is not completed in a timely manner, this form may have to be resubmitted at two month increments.
7	Form 2166 Employment Verification for Employers Other than Hospitals	Comments This form requires verification of employment as a physician for the last 5 years (non-hospital employment). Action This form rarely applies to PG-I housestaff. Return form w/application indicating "N/A". Don't include GME employment.
8	Form 1934 Work History Medicine and Surgery	Comments This form must be completed if there is a gap from graduation of medical school to completion of your residency. If you did research or are an International Medical Graduate who worked in your home country, you must complete this form. Action If you are a PG-I or went from medical school to training, complete only questions 1-6.
9	Form 2167 Hospital Verification- Privileges, Employment or Appointment	Comments This form must be completed ONLY if you have had hospital staff privileges outside of your graduate medical education training program. (Moonlighting should be reported on the form.) For most PG-I's, this form will NOT be necessary. Write Not Applicable on the form. Action If it does apply to your situation, a copy of this form must be sent to all hospitals that you have had staff privileges during the past 5 years. If it does NOT apply to your situation, return form w/application indicating "N/A".
10	Form 571 Authorization and Waiver	Comments This is a two part form that must be completed by every applicant. This form authorizes any and all parties to provide information about your professional background and fitness to practice medicine. It also authorizes any and all parties to provide information about any past charges or complaints filed against you. Action Both parts of this form must be signed, dated, and notarized. As recommended by the MEB, a copy of this form should accompany various requests for information to avoid delays, i.e. Forms 2164, 2166 and 2167.
11	AMA Physician Profile Order Form	Comments This form does not apply to D.O. applicants. Effective 4/18/07, this form is NOT required by USMLE Step 3 candidates. Only Endorsement candidates with an MD degree must comply and send directly to the AMA Office. It can also be done on-line. There is a fee for this service, payable by check or charge card, if you are not a member of the AMA. Housestaff are automatically enrolled on January 1st of their initial year with MCWAH. Action Click on AMA American Medical Association Physician Profile Data https://profiles.ama-assn.org/amaprofiles/ Click on "Profile Fee, Delivery and Accreditation Acceptance Information (e.g., JCAHO, NCQA, and AAAHC)"; Click on "Physician Profile Order Form for Licensure Application or Renewal".
12	Form 1935 Request for Physician Profile Data	Comments This is required for D.O. applicants only. Action Complete and forward to the American Osteopathic Association.
13	Form 1445 Disciplinary Inquiries Report (Not necessary if utilizing FCVS)	Comments Effective 4/18/07, this form is NOT required by USMLE Step 3 candidates. Only Endorsement candidates must comply. The State of Wisconsin requires a disciplinary search by the Federation of State Medical Examining Boards on each candidate for licensure. Action This form must be completed and mailed to the Federation of State Medical Boards in Texas. No charge for this one!
14	Form 2252 Convictions and Pending Charges	Comments Relevant convictions/charges include: Felonies, misdemeanors or any other violations of state or federal law in any state. Pleas of no contest or guilty must be included. Include any convictions that involved the use of drugs and/or alcohol including convictions for "driving or operating a motor vehicle under the influence". Municipal violations and traffic offenses do NOT have to be included. You must provide certified copies of police reports, criminal complaint, judgment of conviction and sentencing, and verification of your compliance with all terms of each sentence, including chemical dependency assessments if ordered by the court. If records have been destroyed, you must provide a written description of each offense, explanation of the penalties and verification of compliance and completion. Action Complete this form only if applicable. This form must be completed and notarized along with a separate check payable to the DRL (only if applicable). See form for fee.
15	Form 570 Application for License to Practice	Comments Application Fees (fees on form): Select appropriate square; most interns and PG-2 housestaff will select "To Write Part III USMLE". (Note: This is the initial document that starts your file.) Action 1. Complete the application; 2. It must be notarized; 3. Include check payable to "Department of Regulation and Licensing".
16	Form 2639 USMLE Step 3 Examination Information USMLE Step 3 Application Form	Comments You will not be permitted to write the USMLE Step 3 through Wisconsin unless you are also applying for a Wisconsin license. The entire application packet must be received in the DRL Office by August 1, 2008 to write the USMLE 2008 exam in the year 2008. After this deadline date, applicants will be required to write the USMLE 2009 exam. Action Complete "2008 Step 3 Application" application form. Leave items 1 and 2 blank. *Submit the Step 3 application form along with your Application for Licensure to Practice* (Form 570) to the Medical Examining Board in Madison. Once both applications are complete and all supporting documents are received, the Medical Examining Board (MEB) sends the USMLE Step 3 Application to the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).**
17	Wisconsin USMLE Step 3 Fee Form	Comments The USMLE Application and supporting documents are sent to the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board in Madison, Wisconsin. The USMLE Fee Form and check are sent to the FSMB in Dallas, Texas. An individual can delay submitting this form with payment until a majority of his/her Licensure and USMLE Step 3 application requirements have been met. Action The FSMB will not authorize you to schedule Step 3 until they receive this form with payment (personal check, cashier's check or money order). Make the check or money order payable to the USMLE.
18	EBAHR Examination and Board Action History Report	Comments EBAHR will certify a complete history of your licensure exams (USMLE or FLEX) and any action taken against you and reported to the FSMB by a licensing or disciplinary board and/or credentialing agency. The FSMB has no access to National Board scores. Applicants needing those scores will need to contact the www.nbme.org Action If you have taken NBME exams you do not need to request an EBAHR; obtain your scores through www.nbme.org. The vast majority of the housestaff will need to request the EBAHR. An on-line transcript request may be utilized if requesting for State Medical Boards only. A hard copy must be submitted for any other purpose. Both may be found at https://secure.fsmb.org/trol/. $50 check (or Money Order) payable to the Federation of State Medical Boards.
19	NPDB National Practitioner Data Bank	Comments First year US/Canadian post-graduate training candidates who have just completed their first year (no more than two months prior to application for licensure) are exempt. All other candidates must request the Self-Query from the National Practitioner Data Bank's website www.npdb-hipdb.com. Action *Feel free to open and review both reports, however, it is important that you send BOTH reports to the State of Wisconsin, Department of Regulation and Licensing.* For further information, please refer to Form 546.
20	Other Required Items	Comments Copy of Professional Diploma and translation Copy of ECFMG Certificate (if foreign medical school graduate) Copies of malpractice suits. Court documents with allegations and settlement Legal documents pertaining to name change
21	Licensed in any other State?	Action (this make take additional review time) You are required to have each State Board in which you have ever been licensed submit letters of verification to the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board. Contact each Board you held or hold a license to see if a fee is required. The letters must indicate your date of birth, License Number, Date of Issuance and a statement regarding disciplinary actions. These letters will be required in order to complete your application for licensure.
22	Open Book Exam	Comments The open book exam is now taken on-line. (Note: You may view but not access until you have your ID #.) You will receive information to access this exam when you receive your checksheet from DRL. There are numerous versions of this test. A score of 90% is required to pass the test. A separate fee will be charged for scoring a second or subsequent test. Action Go to http://drl.wi.gov/boards/med/code/codebook.htm Scroll through the excerpts from the Wisconsin Statutes and excerpts from the Wisconsin Administrative Code to respond to questions that you are uncertain of. Keep in mind that a 90% grade is required for passing. Helpful Documents: Form # 2147 - Physician Requirements and Guidelines Form # 2450 - The Amphetamine Rule (Chapter Med 10)
23	Oral Exam	Comments Few applicants are required to take an Oral Exam. Substance abuse, disciplinary actions, convictions of crimes, denial of a license in Wisconsin or another jurisdiction, loss of hospital privileges, and individual graduates from a medical school not approved by the Board are possible reasons for an Oral Exam to be administered. Action An applicant can also be required to take an oral exam if the applicant has taken a licensure exam four or more times before achieving a passing grade. For further information, please refer to Form 546.
24	Checking Status of License Application	Comments It may take up to 15 working days to process and post forms received online. Action Go to http://drl.wi.gov; Click on Application Status on left under Licensing Information and Tools. Enter your last name or application number.
25	License Application Approved	Comments (found on checksheet) Once your application is complete, check the department's web site for your official credential number and grant date. Action Go to http://drl.wi.gov; On left menu, click on Look-up License Holders. Under License Lookup, click on Individual Credential Search. Select a profession, i.e., Medicine and Surgery, MD or DO. Enter your last name. Select your last name for license information.

Step#

Item

Comments/Action

Go to http://drl.wi.gov

Comments

Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing.

Action

Click on Health Professions (TAB MARKER);
Go to "Physician –License to Practice Medicine...";
Click on "Forms" (left navigation menu);
Click on "MD/DO Needing to take step 3 of USMLE Application Packet" or if Step 3 has already been taken; choose "MD/DO by Endorsement/Reciprocity Application Packet";
Print form 2636 (only if you need to take Step 3).

Form 2636

(Application Packet Addendum- Internet)

For USMLE Application Only

Comments

D.O. applicants are handled as reciprocity candidates and it is their responsibility to pursue COMLEX separately.

This is required to receive the USMLE Step 3 application packet.

NOTE: Under Forms; Openbook link. The applicants now take an online exam. The link will take them to the online instructions.

Action

Print form and fax it to 608-261-7083 if you need a USMLE Step 3 application.

Form 2070

Application Information Form

Comments

IMPORTANT INFORMATION . . . Please read prior to completing application paperwork!!! A description of how to track your licensure application progress. It is the applicant's obligation to see that items listed as "Is Required" are forwarded to the DRL.

Action

The DRL receives over 13,000 applications and renewals every month. It may take up to 15 days to process and post the information received.

Form 546

Comments

IMPORTANT INFORMATION . . . Please read prior to completing Medicine and Surgery application.

Action

Reading this 5 page document will give you a very good overview of the process and answer many of your questions regarding the following topics:

Endorsement Candidates
USMLE Step 3 Candidates
National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
Oral Examinations (if required)
Codes for Specialties, Etc.

Form 2164

Medical Education Verification Form

(Not necessary if utilizing FCVS)

Comments

This form may take the longest to have completed and returned!!

Action

Must be sent to your medical school (including international medical schools).

Your medical school must complete and return directly to the State of Wisconsin.

Form 2165

Certification of Post-Graduate Training

(Not necessary if utilizing FCVS)

Complete after passing USMLE Step 3.

Comments

If you have or will be completing an internship, residency, or fellowship in an accredited program you must forward this form to that Program Director.
If you have completed training at multiple institutions, the Program Director from each institution must complete a copy of this form.

Action

If you are a MCWAH housestaff, after the form is completed and signed, it must be forwarded to the MCWAH Office to have the seal affixed. MCWAH will track and forward the form directly to the Medical Examining Board.
If you are in your first year of training, Program Directors must not sign or date this form prior to you passing STEP 3 and completion of PG-I year. The Medical Examining Board will not accept them nor will they accept incomplete forms – all questions must be answered.
If licensing is not completed in a timely manner, this form may have to be resubmitted at two month increments.

Form 2166

Employment Verification for Employers Other than Hospitals

Comments

This form requires verification of employment as a physician for the last 5 years (non-hospital employment).

Action

This form rarely applies to PG-I housestaff. Return form w/application indicating "N/A".
Don't include GME employment.

Form 1934

Work History Medicine and Surgery

Comments

This form must be completed if there is a gap from graduation of medical school to completion of your residency.
If you did research or are an International Medical Graduate who worked in your home country, you must complete this form.

Action

If you are a PG-I or went from medical school to training, complete only questions 1-6.

Form 2167

Hospital Verification- Privileges, Employment or Appointment

Comments

This form must be completed ONLY if you have had hospital staff privileges outside of your graduate medical education training program. (Moonlighting should be reported on the form.)
For most PG-I's, this form will NOT be necessary. Write Not Applicable on the form.

Action

If it does apply to your situation, a copy of this form must be sent to all hospitals that you have had staff privileges during the past 5 years.
If it does NOT apply to your situation, return form w/application indicating "N/A".

Form 571

Authorization and Waiver

Comments

This is a two part form that must be completed by every applicant.
This form authorizes any and all parties to provide information about your professional background and fitness to practice medicine. It also authorizes any and all parties to provide information about any past charges or complaints filed against you.

Action

Both parts of this form must be signed, dated, and notarized.

As recommended by the MEB, a copy of this form should accompany various requests for information to avoid delays, i.e. Forms 2164, 2166 and 2167.

AMA Physician Profile Order Form

Comments

This form does not apply to D.O. applicants.

Effective 4/18/07, this form is NOT required by USMLE Step 3 candidates. Only Endorsement candidates with an MD degree must comply and send directly to the AMA Office. It can also be done on-line.

There is a fee for this service, payable by check or charge card, if you are not a member of the AMA. Housestaff are automatically enrolled on January 1st of their initial year with MCWAH.

Action

Click on AMA American Medical Association Physician Profile Data https://profiles.ama-assn.org/amaprofiles/
Click on "Profile Fee, Delivery and Accreditation Acceptance Information (e.g., JCAHO, NCQA, and AAAHC)";
Click on "Physician Profile Order Form for Licensure Application or Renewal".

Form 1935

Request for Physician Profile Data

Comments

This is required for D.O. applicants only.

Action

Complete and forward to the American Osteopathic Association.

Form 1445

Disciplinary Inquiries Report

(Not necessary if utilizing FCVS)

Comments

Effective 4/18/07, this form is NOT required by USMLE Step 3 candidates. Only Endorsement candidates must comply.

The State of Wisconsin requires a disciplinary search by the Federation of State Medical Examining Boards on each candidate for licensure.

Action

This form must be completed and mailed to the Federation of State Medical Boards in Texas.

No charge for this one!

Form 2252

Convictions and Pending Charges

Comments

Relevant convictions/charges include:

Felonies, misdemeanors or any other violations of state or federal law in any state. Pleas of no contest or guilty must be included.
Include any convictions that involved the use of drugs and/or alcohol including convictions for "driving or operating a motor vehicle under the influence".
Municipal violations and traffic offenses do NOT have to be included.
You must provide certified copies of police reports, criminal complaint, judgment of conviction and sentencing, and verification of your compliance with all terms of each sentence, including chemical dependency assessments if ordered by the court.
If records have been destroyed, you must provide a written description of each offense, explanation of the penalties and verification of compliance and completion.

Action

Complete this form only if applicable.

This form must be completed and notarized along with a separate check payable to the DRL (only if applicable). See form for fee.

Form 570

Application for License to Practice

Comments

Application Fees (fees on form): Select appropriate square; most interns and PG-2 housestaff will select "To Write Part III USMLE". (Note: This is the initial document that starts your file.)

Action

1. Complete the application;

2. It must be notarized;

3. Include check payable to "Department of Regulation and Licensing".

Form 2639

USMLE Step 3 Examination Information

USMLE Step 3 Application Form

Comments

You will not be permitted to write the USMLE Step 3 through Wisconsin unless you are also applying for a Wisconsin license.

The entire application packet must be received in the DRL Office by August 1, 2008 to write the USMLE 2008 exam in the year 2008. After this deadline date, applicants will be required to write the USMLE 2009 exam.

Action

Complete "2008 Step 3 Application" application form.
Leave items 1 and 2 blank.
Submit the Step 3 application form along with your Application for Licensure to Practice (Form 570) to the Medical Examining Board in Madison.
Once both applications are complete and all supporting documents are received, the Medical Examining Board (MEB) sends the USMLE Step 3 Application to the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).

Wisconsin USMLE Step 3 Fee Form

Comments

The USMLE Application and supporting documents are sent to the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board in Madison, Wisconsin.

The USMLE Fee Form and check are sent to the FSMB in Dallas, Texas.

An individual can delay submitting this form with payment until a majority of his/her Licensure and USMLE Step 3 application requirements have been met.

Action

The FSMB will not authorize you to schedule Step 3 until they receive this form with payment (personal check, cashier's check or money order).
Make the check or money order payable to the USMLE.

EBAHR

Examination and Board Action History Report

Comments

EBAHR will certify a complete history of your licensure exams (USMLE or FLEX) and any action taken against you and reported to the FSMB by a licensing or disciplinary board and/or credentialing agency.

The FSMB has no access to National Board scores. Applicants needing those scores will need to contact the

www.nbme.org

Action

If you have taken NBME exams you do not need to request an EBAHR; obtain your scores through www.nbme.org.
The vast majority of the housestaff will need to request the EBAHR. An on-line transcript request may be utilized if requesting for State Medical Boards only. A hard copy must be submitted for any other purpose. Both may be found at https://secure.fsmb.org/trol/.
$50 check (or Money Order) payable to the Federation of State Medical Boards.

NPDB

National Practitioner Data Bank

Comments

First year US/Canadian post-graduate training candidates who have just completed their first year (no more than two months prior to application for licensure) are exempt.

All other candidates must request the Self-Query from the National Practitioner Data Bank's website www.npdb-hipdb.com.

Action

Feel free to open and review both reports, however, it is important that you send BOTH reports to the State of Wisconsin, Department of Regulation and Licensing.

For further information, please refer to Form 546.

Other Required Items

Comments

Copy of Professional Diploma and translation
Copy of ECFMG Certificate (if foreign medical school graduate)
Copies of malpractice suits. Court documents with allegations and settlement
Legal documents pertaining to name change

Licensed in any other State?

Action (this make take additional review time)

You are required to have each State Board in which you have ever been licensed submit letters of verification to the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board.

Contact each Board you held or hold a license to see if a fee is required.

The letters must indicate your date of birth, License Number, Date of Issuance and a statement regarding disciplinary actions. These letters will be required in order to complete your application for licensure.

Open Book Exam

Comments

The open book exam is now taken on-line. (Note: You may view but not access until you have your ID #.) You will receive information to access this exam when you receive your checksheet from DRL. There are numerous versions of this test. A score of 90% is required to pass the test. A separate fee will be charged for scoring a second or subsequent test.

Action

Go to http://drl.wi.gov/boards/med/code/codebook.htm

Scroll through the excerpts from the Wisconsin Statutes and excerpts from the Wisconsin Administrative Code to respond to questions that you are uncertain of. Keep in mind that a 90% grade is required for passing.

Helpful Documents:

Form # 2147 - Physician Requirements and Guidelines
Form # 2450 - The Amphetamine Rule (Chapter Med 10)

Oral Exam

Comments

Few applicants are required to take an Oral Exam. Substance abuse, disciplinary actions, convictions of crimes, denial of a license in Wisconsin or another jurisdiction, loss of hospital privileges, and individual graduates from a medical school not approved by the Board are possible reasons for an Oral Exam to be administered.

Action

An applicant can also be required to take an oral exam if the applicant has taken a licensure exam four or more times before achieving a passing grade.

For further information, please refer to Form 546.

Checking Status of License Application

Comments

It may take up to 15 working days to process and post forms received online.

Action

Go to http://drl.wi.gov;
Click on Application Status on left under Licensing Information and Tools.
Enter your last name or application number.

License Application Approved

Comments (found on checksheet)

Once your application is complete, check the department's web site for your official credential number and grant date.

Action

Go to http://drl.wi.gov;
On left menu, click on Look-up License Holders.
Under License Lookup, click on Individual Credential Search.
Select a profession, i.e., Medicine and Surgery, MD or DO.
Enter your last name.
Select your last name for license information.

Frequently Asked Questions and Additional Notes

How long does it take from download of initial license application to approval to sit for Step 3?

The average time is 6 to 8 weeks. A lot depends on how well the individual follows the application instructions (sends the forms and money to the correct locations). First year housestaff usually take less time since they have less to verify (no work history, hospital privileges, etc.).

Note: The FSMB requires notification from the DRL by 8/29/2008 of housestaff eligible to sit for Step 3 in 2008. THEREFORE, DRL must have a completed application packet in the DRL Office by August 1, 2008 to write the 2008 USMLE exam for the year 2008. After August 1st, applicants will need to submit a 2009 FSMB application form (which may have a fee increase and is usually first available in mid-September). Provided that one submits paperwork in a timely manner, you may still be able to sit for Step 3 in 2008, using a 2009 FSMB application form. The soonest you would be able to take Step 3 with a 2009 application is early November 2008.

How long before the Step 3 Scheduling Permit expires?

The Scheduling Permit includes the assigned eligibility period which begins immediately (90 days plus two additional weeks for processing and mail time). Applicants are urged to schedule their appointment and test early in the eligibility period. For more detailed information on scheduling with Prometric, use their Center Locator for up to date information and location information www.prometric.com.

How long does it take to get results of the Step 3 exam?

Allow 3-6 weeks for exam results.

How many attempts to pass Step 3 is an individual allowed?

Not more than 3 times, however, an individual can petition the Board and possibly show they've taken additional courses to be allowed to sit a fourth time. Housestaff can go elsewhere where they have no restrictions on the number of attempts and take the test through another state. Each state licensing Board has its own requirements regarding Step 3 (www.fsmb.org). However, when applying for licensure in WI, the Board may have an individual sit for an oral if it took more than 3 attempts to pass Step 3.

What is the time period in which all three steps must be successfully passed?

All three steps must be passed within 10 years of passing the first exam. If an exam falls outside that timeframe, it must be repeated. The State of Wisconsin increased the period to 10 years effective 5/1/07.

Page Updated 03/24/2008