Rhode Island STATE MEDICAL LICENSE

Rhode Island medical license process involves the following steps:

• End-to-end research of your educational and professional history
• Completion of physician licensure application process with e-signature
• Collection of relevant credential documentation for verification
• Regular tracking and follow-up of all documentation for timely license issue

For primary source verifications, here’s the list of Rhode Island medical license requirements:

• Medical school transcripts and verifications
• Undergraduate transcripts
• Postgraduate training evaluations
• Examination transcripts
• NPDB query
• Federation query
• Malpractice claims history report/documents
• AMA profile
• Employment verification
• Hospital staff evaluations
• Professional reference letters
• Letter of good standing from other licensing boards
• And any other documents specific to Rhode Island Medical License

A licensing advocate will do the following tasks:

• Check your educational and work history from Undergraduate School to date
• Verify your credentials with contacts in the relevant Rhode Island Medical Board database including schools, hospitals, and training institutions/programs
• Check your existing medical license numbers, issue dates, as well as expiration dates
• Completes Rhode Island medical license applications along with relevant documentation for a credential verification request

In most cases, just a signature, fingerprinting, notarization, or photograph is required. The licensing advocate will take care of the rest. If any document is missing, the licensing advocate will provide the relevant details so that you can do the needful.

Yes. It is mandatory to continuously follow up with the Rhode Island Medical License Commission to ensure precise processing of your Rhode Island Medical License application on time along with credential verifications.

The status of your application at every step will be regularly updated in your dashboard. Furthermore, you will get notifications on every step via email. So, stay tuned. For more details, you can always contact us and we’re there to help you.

Visit the CME page to get complete details about the CME requirements for Rhode Island Medical License application.

Address: Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Dept. of Health, Cannon Bldg., Room 205
Three Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Phone: (401) 222-3855
Fax: (401) 222-2158

It costs 1,090 USD to get Rhode Island Medical License from Rhode Island Medical Licensure Commission.

Not yet. Just Compact Legislation was introduced in Rhode Island.

It takes 2-3 months to get an Rhode Island Medical license. Apart from credential verifications and malpractice claim verification, the factors that might delay the medical licensing processes include:

• Selection of state: As states like Florida, California, New Jersey, Texas, and New York processes huge volumes of application, there is a possibility of delay
• Processing time: The busy period for license boards will be from March through September. Hence, there could be a delay in getting a medical license.

The Medical Licensure Commission of Rhode Island holds the right to license doctors in Rhode Island.

Your first license will be valid only till your birthday and not for the entire calendar year. After that, you can proceed with Rhode Island medical license renewal every 2 years.

If the Rhode Island board determines any violation, you might experience actions that include:

• Reprimand
• Monetary penalty
• Implementation of restrictions
• Probation
• Restitution
• Suspension
• Denial
• Voluntary surrendering of license
• Revocation