Florida Licensure

[USIMG2008]

Is Florida a difficult state to get licensed as an IMG? Is it difficult for IMGs to practice there? I have heard there are some rather strange rules regarding IMGs in Florida. Is it better to go to a US DO program if I want to practice Family Medicine/Pediatrics in Florida? I am considering several Caribbean schools and a couple of Osteopathic programs.

[wcb22]

if you don't ever plan on doing international missions, and don't care about the D.O. stigma, you can practice in florida and all other states for that matter.

[carbon]

Obtaining a Florida license for an FMG is more complicated then most other states. If you are a USFMG in addition to the usual paperwork and letters from every hospital you rotated as a student, you must provide transcripts showing you have completed Pre-med courses including anatomy (this was as of last year) It also takes almost a year.