Puerto Rico Medical Board License Service
MedLicense.com is the only licensing company in the United States that licenses Physician with the Puerto Rico Medical Board. The Puerto Rico Medical License process typically takes MedLicense.com 2 to 3 months from the submission of the Puerto Rico Medical License Application to the Medical Board to the issuance of the license. In some circumstances, MedLicense.com can have licenses issued in 1-4 weeks, if the physician meets certain criteria and desires to expedite the process once we submit the Puerto Rico Medical License application to the Puerto Rico Medical Board.
With the large influx of "non-resident" Physicians from the 50 States into Puerto Rico to take advantage of their 5% income tax rule, the Puerto Rico Medical Board ( and Nursing Board ) has added additional burdens upon the English speaking practitioners which by design create additional obstacles to obtaining the required license. Most recently the Physician Medical Board has added new CME Requirements. The CMEs are only offered in Spanish. What is an English Speaking Physician to do? The Nursing Board just eliminated its' English Version of its' application. It no longer accepts the English Version. All applicants now have to submit the application in Spanish.
MedLicense.com can help you over come these barriers and obstacles. We offer a full "white glove" licensure experience. There is no other organization that can do what we do.
MedLicense.com has licensed physician's in Puerto Rico since 2011. We are the only licensing company that licenses physicians in Puerto Rico. Other companies actually refer their physicians to MedLicense.com
Puerto Rico Medical Board Licensing Information:
- The fee paid to Puerto Rico - $750 - $1500 - depending on your practice plans
- YOU WILL NEED TWO LICENSED Puerto Rico Physicians to complete the Puerto Rico Medical Board Reference Form. The best source for this requirement typically can be found in the facility/employer in Puerto Rico which is requesting that you apply for a license with the Puerto Rico Medical Board
- YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE a Board Sponsored CME Course which is in SPANISH
- The process with the Puerto Rico Medical Board typically cycles on a bi-weekly basis. As such updates are going to have an accuracy of 14 days give or take.
- The Puerto Rico Medical Board loses 20-25% of the mail sent to them. This causes delays. The process grinds slowly with this medical board and as such has to be built into the expected time frame for issuance of the Medical License
- The Fee which MedLicense.com charges for Puerto Rico is $1999.00. The reason for this is that we have a much higher base line cost to handle the process for Puerto Rico due to the unique requirements of the Puerto Rico Medical Board process.
- If you need the license within 30 days after you return our licensure packet, MedLicense.com can attempt to force the process through within that time frame. There is a surcharge of $1700 in addition to our $1999 fee to make this happen. If you choose to add this option, the $1700 surcharge will be refunded if the the license is not issued within 30 days. We have a 85% success rate when the client chooses the expedited option.
If you wish to apply to the Puerto Rico Medical Board through MedLicense.com - then click the purchase button at the top of the website.
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IMLCC Compact Participation:
Puerto Rico does not participate in the IMLCC Compact Licensure System.
IMG's /Foreign Medical School Graduates with only 1 year of approved ACGME Training:
Puerto Rico is one of a few State Medical Boards which only requires 1 year of approved ACGME Training in an Internship/Residency/Fellowship for International Medical School Graduates.