Blast From The Past - How To Keep Your License Active if You Leave Medicine

Do you remember that day when you were granted your license to practice medicine? Whoohoo! It’s a big deal to have an active medical license. And once it’s been retired or inactive for a period of time, it can be rather arduous, depending on the state, to get it back. Today we’re revisiting my second podcast episode with Arnold Lorenzo, a medical licensing expert, to talk about how to keep your license active if you decide to leave practice, whether for a nonclinical job, to take care of family, or for other reasons.  You can find the show notes for this episode and more information by clicking here: www.doctorscrossing.com/110    In this episode we’re talking about: How to keep your license active if you leave practice Some of the differences between states for license renewal Tips for making it easier to return to practice if you do leave The benefits of the interstate medical licensure compact    Links for this episode: Medicallicensing.com Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) KSTAR/UTMB Mini-residency reentry program