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Osteopathy - Application Wizard

Note: The Virginia Board of Medicine accepts the verified documentation provided by the Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS), in case you choose to engage FCVS to help you with your application. 

Please choose one of the following:

I have completed 1 year of postgraduate medical training and want to apply for a full and unrestricted Osteopathic Medicine license

I am an intern, resident, or fellow and want to apply for a training license

I want to reactivate a Current Inactive status Osteopathic Medicine license

I want to reinstate my lapsed or expired license.

   

Please choose one of the following:

I have not previously held an Osteopathic Medical license

I have held a Osteopathic Medical license in Maryland or the District of Columbia

I have previously held an Osteopathic Medical license in another jurisdiction

I graduated from a Osteopathic Medical school outside the US or Canada

   

Please choose one of the following:

I took the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examinations or the COMLEX

I took the LMCC examination

I took a state examination

   

What you'll need in order to apply: 

  1. Application and Fee Payment
  2. Transcripts
  3. Examination Scores
  4. ECFMG - International Graduates ONLY
  5. Post Graduate Training
  6. Employment Activity
  7. Professional License Verification
  8. NPDB Self-Query
  9. Malpractice Claims History

 

To facilitate your license application process, please carefully review the Laws and Regulations that govern the practice of Medicine in Virginia along with the Application Instructions and Checklist to ensure you have all necessary documents before starting your application. When you are prepared to begin, return here and click the Apply Now button.


Click the Apply Now button below to begin the online application process.

Mailing Address 

Virginia Board of Medicine
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, VA 23233-1463

What you'll need in order to apply:

  1. Application and Fee Payment
  2. Transcripts
  3. Examination Scores
  4. ECFMG - International Graduates ONLY
  5. Post Graduate Training
  6. Employment Activity
  7. Professional License Verification
  8. NPDB Self-Query
  9. Malpractice Claims History

 

To facilitate your license application process, please carefully review the Laws and Regulations that govern the practice of Medicine in Virginia along with the Application Instructions and Checklist to ensure you have all necessary documents before starting your application. When you are prepared to begin, return here and click the Apply Now button.


Click the Apply Now button below to begin the online application process.

Mailing Address 

Virginia Board of Medicine
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, VA 23233-1463

What you'll need in order to apply:

  • Review the full set of Laws and Regulations regarding the practice of Osteopathic Medicine in the state of Virginia
  • Carefully read through the application instructions
  • Contact the  state  agency  or  licensure  board  to  have  your  scores  submitted  to  the  Scores MAY NOT be faxed and MUST come directly from the agency maintaining your score (if using the FCVS credentialing service, results will be included).
  • Contact your medical school and have them send official transcripts (with the school seal) directly to the Board.
  • Employment Activity - List all activities from the date of graduation from your professional school including but not limited to internships, employment, affiliations, periods of non-activity or unemployment, observerships, and volunteer service in the Employment Activity section of the application beginning with your first activity following professional school graduation. If you are employed by a group practice or locum tenens/traveler company, please list all locations where you have provided service or held privileges.
  • All post graduate training, including internships, transitional year, residency and clinical fellowships received in the United States or Canada must be accounted for regardless of when it was obtained or completed.
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Licensure by Endorsement  

You have indicated that you meet the criteria to apply for licensure by Endorsement

What you'll need in order to apply:

  1. Application and Fee Payment
  2. Employment Chronology
  3. Professional License Verification
  4. NPDB Self-Query
  5. Malpractice Claims History

To facilitate your license application process, please carefully review the Laws and Regulations that govern the practice of Medicine in Virginia along with the Application Instructions and Checklist to ensure you have all necessary documents before starting your application.

Click the Apply Now button below to begin the online application process.

Mailing Address:
Virginia Board of Medicine
c/o Endorsement Desk
9960 Mayland Drive
Henrico, VA 23233-1463

What you'll need in order to apply:

  • Review the full set of Laws and Regulations regarding the practice of Osteopathic Medicine in the state of Virginia
  • Carefully read through the application instructions
  • To request your ECFMG certification, follow this link https://cvsonline2.ecfmg.org/ to have your ECFMG certification provided to the Board (if you are using FCVS credentialing service, this document will be included).
  • NPDB Self Query – Complete the online “Place a Self-Query” Order form.
  • Verify your identity. This can be done electronically as part of your ”Place a Self-Query” order or by completing a paper form and having it notarized.
  • Request that official medical school transcripts be sent from your medical school to the Virginia Board of Medicine
  • If you have disciplinary action with another Board, provide a copy of the Board Order or other documentation as a separate attachment by email to medbd@dhp.virginia.gov.
  • If you have medical malpractice claims, attach a narrative that includes dates, your treatment of the patient and any payment made per settlement or judgement. You may also provide a letter from your attorney.
  • If you have misdemeanor or felony convictions provide a copy of the court documents. 
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Training License  

Please go to the Intern/Residency/Felowship section for instructions on how to apply for a training license.

Reactivate a Current Inactive Status License  

 

  • The Inactive to Active application is for licenses that are currently in a Current Inactive status. If you want to return to a Current Active status, contact the Board at 804-367-4600, Option 2 for an application.
  • If your license has been in an expired status for less than two-years, you are able to renew it using your established login credentials here. If you need assistance with your login credentials, contact our HelpDesk at 804-367-4444.
  • If your license has been in an expired status for more than two-years, will need to apply using the reinstatement application for your profession.

This Reinstatement application is a PDF form that will need to be printed, filled out and sent to:

Virginia Board of Medicine
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, Virginia 23233-1463

What you'll need in order to apply:

  • Licenses must be in expired status for more than two years
  • If you answer “yes” to any of the licensure questions from 5 through 16, provide a written explanation on a separate piece of paper and attach it to the application.
  • If you have medical mal practice claims, attach a narrative that includes dates, your treatment of the patient and any payment made per settlement or judgement. You may also provide a letter from your attorney.
  • If you have misdemeanor or felony convictions attach a copy of the court documents
  • Verification of all medical licenses from each jurisdiction within the United States, its territories and possessions or Canada in which you have been issued a full license must be received by the Board. Please contact the applicable jurisdiction where you have been issued a license to practice medicine to inquire about having documentation forwarded to the Virginia Board of Medicine.
  • NPDB Self Query – Complete the online “Place a Self-Query” Order form.
  • Verify your identity. This can be done electronically as part of your ”Place a Self-Query” order or by completing a paper form and having it notarized.
  • Provide documentation of having completed continuing education hours equal to the requirement for the number of years in which the license has been lapsed.
  • Copies of documentation supporting any name change since your initial licensure in Virginia.
  • Fill in the paper application and send to the Board, along with applicable fees.
  • If a practitioner has not engaged in active practice in his profession for more than four years and wishes to reinstate or reactivate his license, the board may require the practitioner to pass The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Variable Purpose Examination—USA (COMVEX-USA) given by the National Board of Osteopathic Examiners.

Do any of the following apply to you?

  • Restriction on your license in any state, jurisdiction, or Canada
  • License issued by the adjoining state/jurisdiction of Maryland or the District of Columbia is not current, inactive, or lapsed
  • Pending disciplinary matter or investigation by a State Board or licensing authority in any jurisdiction
  • Currently being monitored in a physicians' health program 
  • Three (3) malpractice paid claims against you in the most recent ten (10) year period

No, none of the above apply to me

Yes, one or more of the above apply to me

   

Licensure by Reciprocity  

You have indicated that you meet the criteria to apply for licensure by reciprocity

Virginia has a reciprocal licensure agreement with Maryland and the District of Columbia. Licensure by reciprocity allows qualified physician applicants who are currently licensed in Maryland or the District of Columbia to forego primary source verification of core credentials. Virginia Board of Medicine staff will obtain electronic verification of licensure from the other jurisdiction prior to issuance of a license.

What you'll need in order to apply:

  1. Application and Fee Payment
  2. Employment Activity
  3. Professional License Verification
  4. NPDB Self-Query

To facilitate your license application process, please carefully review the Laws and Regulations that govern the practice of Medicine in Virginia along with the Application Instructions and Checklist to ensure you have all necessary documents before starting your application.

Click the Apply Now button below to begin the online application process.

Mailing Address:
Virginia Board of Medicine
c/o Reciprocity Desk
9960 Mayland Drive
Henrico, VA 23233-1463

Please select one of the following responses regarding Active Practice (active practice is defined as an average of 20 hours per week or 640 hours per year).

I have engaged in active practice for 5 years after postgraduate training & immediately preceding application

I have not engaged in active practice for 5 years after postgraduate training & immediately preceding application

   

Do you hold current certification by one of the following?

  • American Board of Medical Specialties
  • American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians of Canada
  • Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
  • College of Family Physicians of Canada

Yes

No

   

Virginia Board of Medicine
medbd@dhp.virginia.gov | Contact the Board
William L. Harp, MD, Executive Director
John R. Clements, DPM, President