W E HAVE THE L IC ENS ES AND Y O U GU Y S AR E THE DU MMIES

GUS Z HAN G, MDB O BBY LEE , MD

RAC HEL W RIGHT, MD

Licensing for Dummies

Website

Summary of instructions from old DFWpsych website: DFWpsych.org -> resources -> license (slightly out of date)

TMB website

http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/page/full-medical-license

Eligibility

http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/idl/0E9238FB-9591-EF92-DC0E-DAA86C2F8AD6

TL;DR : Graduate from med school. Pass all 3 step exams (3 attempts) within 7 year period. Finish at least 1 year of post-graduate training (2 years for IMG). Pass Texas JP exam.

Fees

Application fee - $1,017.00.USMLE exam transcripts - $70Self-query - $5Fingerprinting - $41.45 JP exam - $61Initial registration of 24 months - $856.00DPS registration - $25DEA registration - $731 (3 yrs)

Total $2806.45

Why get licensed

Need it anyway for employment in TXMoonlight for $100/hr (or more) as PGY-3/4Write Rx for friends and familyFeel Be better than your friends and

colleagues Makes parkland clinic easier

Step by step guide

1 – Start online applicationhttps://

applications.tmb.state.tx.us/PH/identification1.aspx

Fill out personal info, training/work history & create account

Pay $1070 application fee. Your info is deleted after 14 days if you do not pay the fee to proceed.

Step by step guide

2 – TMB creates Licensure Inquiry System of Texas (LIST) account for you. This is an online portal that shows the status of your application and materials and where you receive messages from TMB.

At your leisure, and in any order, start fulfilling the requirements in your LIST account. Your account is updated as TMB receives these items via snail mail.

Step by step guide

Copy of birth certificate or passportForm D

http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/dl/8F8DAF37-0B30-F1C3-D71D-EF3ABBA3CEDB

Form L http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/dl/EA705C2D-A319-697C-185A-19354C0ED50A

Additional forms if you’re a troublemaker and have to explain unsavory things from your past

Self query - http://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/, ($5)Exam transcripts (Steps 1,2,3) – Go to

http://www.fsmb.org. Click on Credentialing/Data Services, then transcripts. ($71)

Step by step guide

Fingerprintinghttp://

www.tmb.state.tx.us/page/get-fingerprintsMake an online appointment, get your

fingerprints done. Takes 15 minutes. Location is near Metrocare River Bend

$41.45

Step by step guide

JP exam – you will receive an exam permit in your LIST inbox with instructions.

Go to http://www.pearsonvue.com/texasmedicalboard/

Pay $61

Pay $200 for courses, or use the FREE (albeit disorganized) materials posted on DFWpsych website. (DFWpsych -> private)

Step by step guide

Only after all items on LIST are received by TMB does your application get assigned an analyst and reviewed.

If anything is unsatisfactory your licensing analyst will post requests for additional items in the Lacking Reasons section.

Average time per TMB – 136 days for pre-licensure (completing all LIST tasks); 36 days for licensing once analyst is assigned

Step by step guide

Yippee! Your license is approved!Follow instructions in your LIST account to

register your license with TMB online. Pay $856

Practicing without registering = practicing without a license and you will go to prison forever

Step by step guide

With your license # in hand, you can now register with TX DPS controlled substances

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/InternetForms/Forms/NAR-77-78.pdf

Pay $25 with your application

Step by step guide

You need your DPS # before you can register for DEA.

http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/Pay $731

Step by step guide

You need your DPS # before you can register for DEA.

http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/Pay $731

Step by step guide

You’re DONE!If you want Schedule II Rx pads (triplicates),

go back DPS website and follow instructionshttp://

www.txdps.state.tx.us/rsd/controlledSubstances/index.htm

$9 per pad with 100 Rx per pad. Per Dr. Cain blank triplicates have street value of $1000/sheet… in case your career doesn’t work out the way you wanted

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Schedule_II_drugs_(US)

Questions