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Minnesota Government Shut Down Affects Medical Licensing


Due to disagreements about whether or not to raise taxes or cut spending to balance their budget, the state of Minnesota has shut down most of their governmental offices. More than 20,000 of Minnesota's 36,000 state employees have been laid off in the shutdown including all staff at the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. The shutdown officially went into effect on Friday, July 1st but operations at the medical board ceased June 30th at noon. We're hoping for a fast resolution. 

Minnesota has endured just one other governmental shut down in 2005 when all but essential...

Certified to be True Documents

As part of the medical license application process, many state medical boards, Indiana and Alaska to name a few, require certified to be true copies of documents.

Ordering an AMA Profile

Many state medical boards require an AMA Profile from the American Medical Association or AMA.

Ordering a NPDB/HIPDB Report

Many states require an NPDB/HIPDB (National Practitioner Data Bank/Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank) as part of their application process. It is easy to prepare an NPDB/HIPDB request online.

How A Physician Recruiter Can Help You Find Your Dream Job

Skin In The Game. Everyone’s heard that cliché. But what does it really mean? It could mean having a vested interest or having stake in something or doing what it takes to achieve a goal. It is a term coined by renowned investor Warren Buffet to refer to the situation in which high-ranking insiders use their own money to buy stock in the company they are running. The idea behind creating this situation is to ensure that corporations are managed by like-minded individuals who share a stake in the company. Executives can talk all they want but they have the best vote of confidence when their own personal money is on the line. Let’s talk about how Skin In The Game relates to your career. Do you have Skin In The Game in your career search? Better yet, does your recruiter or consultant?

The Fastest, Easiest and Least Expensive Medical Licensing States

The process of applying for a medical license varies greatly from state to state.  Throughout my years of consulting physicians about the medical license application process, the same questions have come up time and time again; which states are the fastest, which states are the easiest and which states are the least expensive?  If you're looking for your first medical license or trying to decide which career path to choose, this information may be most helpful to you.