American Medical Association: Getting a license: the basics The American Medical Association helps doctors help patients by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues. This site explains the basic procedures and requirements to obtain a medical license.
Federation of State Medical Boards FSMB is a national organization comprised of the 70 medical boards of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands. On behalf of its membership, FSMB's mission is to improve the quality, safety and integrity of health care through high standards for physician licensure and practice
United States Medical Licensing Examination The USMLE assesses a physician's ability to apply knowledge, concepts, and principles, and to demonstrate fundamental patient-centered skills, that are important in health and disease and that constitute the basis of safe and effective patient care. Each of the three Steps of the USMLE complements the others; no Step can stand alone in the assessment of readiness for medical licensure
