What states will license a IUHS graduate

[sydney]

Please let me know which states will grant an IUHS a license to practice. I understand that getting Clinicals and Residency is not such a big issue but granting the license is a the ultimate question.

Please reply to state names and no editorials

Thanks

[niyeklin]

Ask the school or call the state board of medicine.

To the best of my knowledge (which is pretty limited in this area), there is no "automatic" acceptance of IUHS graduates in any state.

[Doc2B2007]

As with graduating from any other Medical School you must personally be a qualified individual to get a license. Even a graduate from Harvard is not garuanteed a license they also must apply for their license and get approved as no one gets a license just becouse of their school. If you study and learn the material needed and pass the USMLE exams, complete a residency, then get board certified in the area of your residency you will get a license, as you are qualified! Every Medical Board will take each individual and determine if they are to get a license based on their qualifications.

[dt]

As with graduating from any other Medical School you must personally be a qualified individual to get a license. Even a graduate from Harvard is not garuanteed a license they also must apply for their license and get approved as no one gets a license just becouse of their school. If you study and learn the material needed and pass the USMLE exams, complete a residency, then get board certified in the area of your residency you will get a license, as you are qualified! Every Medical Board will take each individual and determine if they are to get a license based on their qualifications.


Oh yeah, really??? Better tell that to, say, the State of California. I dont think they have reached your state of enlightment. For California, which school you graduated from matters.

Still, I wouldnt mind a list of States where this school has licensed practicing physicians. I think that is very hard to do?!?

[caldje]

there are a few states that I have verified temporary licenses of individuals that I also know graduated from IUHS. I did this without the help of IUHS for my own curiosity. Now, I am not going to give a list because I think these individuals have done what they needed to become physicians and deserve the licenses they enjoy practicing under. As others have mentioned and I am pretty sure has already happened.. people on this board will hunt these folks down if I post who they are and ruin what they've worked hard for. Let me just say if you want to know whether or not it is POSSIBLE.. do some HARD searching, get creative, and you will find a few people. However, I am not saying licensure is LIKELY. Many states I have talked to are familiar with IUHS and were not flattering. Others said, pass the USMLE and we'll see. I did this searching some time ago so it may take verification again but just wanted to say that the school does have licensed graduates. and no, I wont tell you who they are so you can harrass them.

[Genossa maximillian]

Haven't chat for a while. Though it seems you still need to be enlightened since you still claim..."If you study and learn the material needed and pass the USMLE exams, complete a residency, then get board certified in the area of your residency you will get a license, as you are qualified!"

If it can only be like that, the world of medical licensing boards will be perfect. As dt said, go tell that to California, or better yet, try Indiana, a state that specifically names IUHS as a school they won't license any grads.

Nothing personal, not intending to burst your balloon neither engage in any kind of fruitless argument with you, just clarifying your rather naive supposition.

Cheers

Max




As with graduating from any other Medical School you must personally be a qualified individual to get a license. Even a graduate from Harvard is not garuanteed a license they also must apply for their license and get approved as no one gets a license just becouse of their school. If you study and learn the material needed and pass the USMLE exams, complete a residency, then get board certified in the area of your residency you will get a license, as you are qualified! Every Medical Board will take each individual and determine if they are to get a license based on their qualifications.

[sydney]

Hi repliers,

Many thanks for your information. Although, I would like names of states, not names of licensed physicians who attended IUHS. Just names of states where there are licensed physicians.

[diogenes]

Please let me know which states will grant an IUHS a license to practice. I understand that getting Clinicals and Residency is not such a big issue but granting the license is a the ultimate question.

Please reply to state names and no editorials

Thanks
Have you seen this thread?
http://www.valuemd.com/state-medical-licensing-information/81270-online-classes-state-licensure.html

Not all the states are there; but it does tackle the distinction between residency and licensure.

[lovebug]

IUHS is on CA disapproved list. Its 1st 2 years can be done via distance education/online and this means NO License to practice medicine in MOST states in US. Good luck.......do your own research before jumping into it!!

[iaustudent06]

I understand that getting Clinicals and Residency is not such a big issue but granting the license is a the ultimate question.


It is actually a big deal to get clinicals, especially greenbook ones.

[iaustudent06]

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[Gigi25]

As with graduating from any other Medical School you must personally be a qualified individual to get a license. Even a graduate from Harvard is not garuanteed a license they also must apply for their license and get approved as no one gets a license just becouse of their school. If you study and learn the material needed and pass the USMLE exams, complete a residency, then get board certified in the area of your residency you will get a license, as you are qualified! Every Medical Board will take each individual and determine if they are to get a license based on their qualifications.

Please excuse my ignorance, but I'm not sure I undertand this school.. You take ONLINE courses and exams for the basic sciences??? That seems crazy!!!! I guess if you do well on the "equalizer" step 1 then there should be no problem, but online courses sounds like a diploma mill to me... just my 2 cents

[Gigi25]

wow, it must be really comforting for prospective students that NO ONE bothered to answer my question.... How about a moderator, a school official, anyone.....

[Gigi25]

this is sad...

[iaustudent06]

Please excuse my ignorance, but I'm not sure I undertand this school.. You take ONLINE courses and exams for the basic sciences??? That seems crazy!!!! I guess if you do well on the "equalizer" step 1 then there should be no problem, but online courses sounds like a diploma mill to me... just my 2 cents

No it's not always ok, many states will not accept medical education courses that were taught online. I believe someone already complied a list on the school's forum.

[zarkosy]

where is that list? I checked but it is not correct. I think state boards will not tell you until you apply, there are NO gurantees that anyone including someone from US school also will get licensed. State boards are on their own and decide based on set guidelines or law.

Only CA and IN have in their law that no online medical education would be acceptable...this creates challenges for the US schools that are slowly switching a lot of basic science to online PBL system like Miami Uni that now has a satellite clinic and uses lot of online PBL content. They are also involved with the ivimeds organization (google it and you will find).

There was a lot of opposition to top 4 carib schools 30yrs ago so who knows what will happen in another 30yrs? The internet is still relatively a new thing (under 2 decades), remember?? Anytime there is anything new, it is always viewed with skepticism. Whatever ppl say on blogs and forums has to be taken with a pinch of salt IMHO.