United States
In the United States, medical licenses are usually granted by individual states. Only those with medical degrees from schools listed in the AVICENNA Directory for medicine or the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory are permitted to apply for medical licensure.
The federal government does not grant licenses. A physician practicing in a federal facility may have a license from any state, not just the one they are residing in. The practice of "tele-medicine" has made it common for doctors to consult or interpret images and information from a distant location. Most states have special licensure for this.
The licensure process for most physicians takes between 3 to 6 months due to the extensive background checks, educational, training, and historical primary source verifications which are required.
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—Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1816–1902)
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