California Medical License

Transition from Postgraduate Training License (PTL) to Physician’s and Surgeon’s License (P&S)

To be eligible to Transition from a PTL to P&S, you must have:

• Received credit for either 12 (United States and Canadian medical school graduates) or 24 (international medical school graduates) months of board-approved postgraduate training.
• Taken and passed Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) within four attempts, Part I of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (LMCC) and Step 3 of the USMLE, or both parts of the LMCC.

*You must obtain your P&S before your PTL expires.

Please download PTL to P&S Checklist to assist with application process.

Licenses Issued January 1, 2022, or Later - Initial License Renewal Requirement

As a requirement of the initial license renewal for licenses issued January 1, 2022, or later, the Board must receive verification of one of the following:

• that you have received credit for 36 months of Board-approved postgraduate training by your initial license expiration date, or
• that you are enrolled in a California Board-approved postgraduate training program at the time your license expires.
• If you renew based on evidence of enrollment in a Board-approved postgraduate training program, then the Board must receive evidence that you have received credit for at least 36 months of Board-approved postgraduate training by the time of your second renewal.
• If you disenroll from a Board-approved postgraduate training program and the Board does not receive verification that you completed 36 months of training by the time of your second renewal, your license will be placed in delinquent status. Your license will remain in delinquent status until the Board receives proof of enrollment in a new Board-approved training program. You must complete at least 36 months of Board-approved postgraduate training before your second license renewal.

How to Renew a Current Status License

House Staff must renew their license online using BreEZe Online Services

• ILR Initial License Renewal Verification of ACGME/RCPSC/CFPC Postgraduate Training (If Applicable)
• House Staff to complete the top form & send to Stanford Program.
• Stanford Program to complete their portion of the form & submit to their GME Registrar to submit to MBC.

New Laws Take Effect January 1, 2023 Link: https://www.ombc.ca.gov/forms_pubs/policy_alert_2023.pdf

Application for Osteopathic Postgraduate Training License Instructions

Osteopathic Physician and Surgeons Initial Certificate

Fee Change: Physician and Surgeon Application

On January 1, 2023, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California (OMBC/Board) implemented SB 1443, which eliminated the Board’s practice of initial licensure issuance based on the following factors:

• A system generated -prorated licensing fee -and
• When the applicants birth month fell into the renewal cycle. 

As a result of this change effective March 16, 2023, the Board will also transition from a two (2) step payment process for the issuance of a physician and surgeon certificate to a one (1) step process.

All applications for an unrestricted physician and surgeon certificate postmarked after March 15th, should be accompanied with a check/money order made payable to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California for $625 ($200 application processing fee + $425 initial licensing fee). Upon approval of the application a biennial license will be issued. All applications submitted prior to the cutoff will remain valid. However, they will still be subject to the submission of a secondary payment before a license number may be issued by the Board.