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Licensure

All appointments require an individual to have successfully graduated from an approved medical school. Prior to the first day of training in MCSGME, trainees must obtain either a full medical license or must have a medical permit with the Medical Licensing Board as is applicable under the laws of the state. (Refer to the Licensure Eligibility Information section below.) Failure to meet applicable eligibility requirements without delay and maintain a medical license or medical permit will result in one or more of the following:

  • Delay or revocation of appointment
  • Preclude advancement to the next postgraduate level
  • Preclude continuation in the residency program
  • Disciplinary action for non-academic deficiency

Allopathic

  • Trainees eligible for a full M.D. license (as outlined in their appointment letter) should access the Arizona Medical Board and follow the application process. Start this process as soon as possible since it takes three months to complete. Mayo Clinic will reimburse your licensure expenses once you start your program, so keep all receipts and give them to your program coordinator. Mayo Clinic will reimburse the following licensing expenses:
    • License fee
    • Fingerprint fee
    • Transcript fee
    • Notary fee

Mayo Clinic will not reimburse fees associated with the Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS).

  • Trainees eligible for an Arizona Medical Board postgraduate training permit (as outlined in their appointment letter), need to complete the Arizona M.D. postgraduate permit registration form, citizenship statement, and include supporting identification documents requested in the instructions sent to them via onboarding through MedHub. Mayo pays for the M.D. training permit on the trainee's behalf.

Osteopathic

  • Trainees eligible for a full DO license (as outlined in their appointment letter) should access the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners and follow the application process. Start this process as soon as possible since it takes two to three months to complete. To ensure all applications have enough time to be processed all applications and renewals must be sent in by May 1. Applicants are processed in the order they are received. Applications and renewals received after May 1 are not guaranteed to start on July 1. Payments need to be made via the online portal any payment sent via email or fax will result in the application being rejected. 
  • Mayo Clinic will reimburse your licensure expenses once you start your program, so keep all receipts and give them to your program coordinator. Mayo Clinic will reimburse the following licensing expenses:
    • License fee
    • Fingerprint fee
    • Transcript fee
    • Notary fee

    Mayo Clinic will not reimburse fees associated with the Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS).
  • Trainees eligible for an osteopathic (DO) postgraduate training permit (as outlined in their appointment letter) need to complete the Arizona Osteopathic Postgraduate Training Permit application and include supporting identification documents as instructed in the MedHub onboarding process. Mayo pays for the DO postgraduate training permit on the trainee’s behalf. Trainees will also need to follow the application instructions and send required forms to their osteopathic medical school and/or instruct their prior residency program/fellowship to complete a postgraduate training verification form (if applicable).

  • See Licensing Memorandum for more information
    • Direct all inquiries for postgraduate training to Meaghan Cool (meaghan.maxwell@azdo.gov)
    • Meaghan Cool is the point of contact for the Board on all PGT matters

Licensure Eligibility Information

Trainees are eligible to apply for full licensure if they meet the following requirements and must do so by your appointment start date per your appointment conditions. If you do not meet the requirements (listed below) for a full Arizona Medical License, you should only complete the postgraduate training permit information in MedHub.

U.S. Graduates

  • 12 months of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved postgraduate training
  • Completed United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1, 2, 3 (M.D./DO applicants) or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) (DO applicants)

Canadian Graduates

  • 12 months of ACGME or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) approved postgraduate training
  • Completed Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part 1, MCCQE Part 2, and Licentiate Medical Council of Canada Exam (LMCC) or USMLE Step 1, 2, 3

Foreign Graduates

  • 36 months of ACGME approved postgraduate training
  • Completed USMLE Step 1, 2, 3

DEA Information

Visit DEA Information website

  • Trainees are required to apply for a federal DEA once they are fully licensed. MCSGME reimburses all residents and fellows (except Pathology trainees) for their DEA expense fee while in a Mayo training program.
  • Trainees with a full Arizona medical license that apply for their initial Federal DEA registration before starting their training program at Mayo Clinic, can use a personal credit card to pay for the DEA fee and request reimbursement with a receipt provided to their Program Coordinator when they arrive at Mayo Clinic's campus in Phoenix, Arizona.
  • Trainees who currently have a Federal DEA registration in another state or other medical institution must transfer their DEA registration to the business address for Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona: 5777 East Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054. Note: You'll need to have a full Arizona medical license before you can change the DEA address.
    • Make DEA registration transfers as soon as possible after obtaining your full Arizona medical license since this is a requirement for prescribing medications within the state of Arizona.
      • If you're using this DEA at your current institution, do not transfer to Mayo Clinic until one to two weeks prior to your MCSGME appointment.
    • If you currently have an institutional DEA or a fee-exempt DEA, apply for a new DEA. These types of DEAs are not transferable.
  • Trainees not eligible to apply for a Federal DEA because they do not have a full Arizona medical license, but will have a postgraduate training permit, will be provided with an institutional DEA number. Your institutional DEA number will be provided at Mayo Clinic orientation.

Exam deadlines

Per your appointment conditions, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education (MCSGME) requires that your final licensing exams be taken as follows:

Trainees MCSGME deadline
U.S./Canadian graduates and international medical graduates On or before May 1 of first MCSGME appointment training year*
Trainees who have completed or are completing the required ACGME accredited training at another institution Exam taken and score results received prior to start date

*Off-cycle trainees to complete requirement within first 10 months of training.