Licensure Requirements

This FAQ provides answers to the most common questions PAMED receives from members on license renewal for MDs and DOs.

Two Pa. Dept. of State guides help physicians avoid common discrepancies on initial licensure and supervising physician applications.

Here's what it takes for a physician with an active-retired medical license to return to practice in Pennsylvania.

PAMED often receives questions regarding active-retired licenses from member physicians. This blog provides answers to some of the most common questions.

In this video tutorial, Ashley Fehr, from the Pa. Department of State, shows PAMED members how to renew their medical license online through the state's PALS system.

Here are PAMED's answers to physicians' frequently asked questions on volunteer medical licenses.

As of June 15, 2018, the State Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine will no longer accept paper initial applications for licensure. There are exceptions for certain licenses.

On behalf of Pennsylvania's graduate medical training (GMT) programs, PAMED reached out to the Dept. of State regarding concerns about the new online-only process for submitting initial and renewal GMT licenses. Here is the state's response.

In a letter to Pennsylvania's state medical boards, PAMED asked for clarification on opioids education requirements for licensure. Here is the response we received.

​Find answers to FAQs, including links to a variety of free online CME activities for PAMED members.

Find answers to FAQs, including links to a variety of free online CME activities for PAMED members.

​There is little worse than waiting until the last minute to renew your license, only to realize that you fell short of fulfilling CME requirements or other renewal obligations. This blog explains how to stay on track.