Physician

How To Apply

Step 1: Complete Online Application (EGov) and Pay Fee
- Fully complete the online application using the EGov platform.
- Pay the required application fee at the end of the EGov application.
- Do not proceed to document uploads until you receive confirmation that your application and payment have been successfully submitted.
Complete the Application Here
Step 2: Upload Primary Source Documents (NextRequest)
Only after your EGov application is submitted and payment confirmed, upload the following primary source documents to our NextRequest Platform:
- References
- Medical School Transcripts
- Licensing Exam Score Transcripts
- Certificate of Postgraduate Training
- License Verifications
Upload to NextRequest
Questions About Renewals?
- Use the GCMB Requests Portal or call 404‑656‑3913 (Customer Service).
- Review the new professional‑boundaries question added to the renewal application (see Board notice) before submitting.

Important Reminders:
GCMB is now paperless — do not mail forms or checks.
Contact the Board regarding processing times only after your fee payment posts.

Physician Licensure Types and Requirements (Initial & Reinstatement)

Physician Types	Description
Full	This is a regular medical license.
Reinstatement	Must Have 40 Hour CME credits along with the other required forms
Inactive Status	A licensee who wishes to maintain his or her license but who does not wish to practice medicine and surgery in this State may apply to the Board for inactive status by submitting an inactive application and the applicable fee. A licensee with an inactive license may not practice medicine in this State.
Administrative	Licensees under this license type shall not be authorized to perform any surgical procedure, write prescriptions, or practice any clinical medicine.
Institutional	This license type is issued under exceptional circumstances to graduates of international medical schools who an institution wishes to employ but who do not have an independent license to practice medicine in the State of Georgia. The license is jointly awarded to the applicant and the institution, and the practice is limited as provided in Rule 360-10-.07.
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact	A physician license issued through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
Volunteer-in-Medicine	A special medical license to qualifying physicians for the sole purpose of practicing medicine in the non-compensated employ of public, not for profit, or nonprofit agencies, institutions, corporations, or associations that provide medical services solely to indigent patients in medically underserved or critical need population areas of the State.
Physician Teacher	This license type is issued to physicians licensed and in good standing in other states and foreign countries for the sole purpose of teaching or demonstrating medicine in a Board approved medical college or its affiliated clinic in this State.
Educational Training Certificate	A physician licensed in another state or foreign country who intends to enter into this state for the sole purpose of participating in or providing educational training that involves the provision of patient care must apply for an educational training certificate in order to provide patient care. For purposes of this rule "educational training" shall include medical education training, conference, clinics, workshops or courses.
Residency Training Permit (RTP)	This permit is mandatory for participation in all postgraduate medical training programs in this State, unless the individual holds a license to practice medicine in this State prior to participating in the postgraduate medical training program or has applied for a temporary postgraduate training permit.
Emergency Practice Permits	This license type is only offered during an event for which the Governor of the State of Georgia has issued an executive order declaring a disaster or a state of emergency.

Physician Types

Description

Full

This is a regular medical license.

Reinstatement

Must Have 40 Hour CME credits along with the other required forms

Inactive Status

A licensee who wishes to maintain his or her license but who does not wish to practice medicine and surgery in this State may apply to the Board for inactive status by submitting an inactive application and the applicable fee. A licensee with an inactive license may not practice medicine in this State.

Administrative

Licensees under this license type shall not be authorized to perform any surgical procedure, write prescriptions, or practice any clinical medicine.

Institutional

This license type is issued under exceptional circumstances to graduates of international medical schools who an institution wishes to employ but who do not have an independent license to practice medicine in the State of Georgia. The license is jointly awarded to the applicant and the institution, and the practice is limited as provided in Rule 360-10-.07.

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact

A physician license issued through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

Volunteer-in-Medicine

A special medical license to qualifying physicians for the sole purpose of practicing medicine in the non-compensated employ of public, not for profit, or nonprofit agencies, institutions, corporations, or associations that provide medical services solely to indigent patients in medically underserved or critical need population areas of the State.

Physician Teacher

This license type is issued to physicians licensed and in good standing in other states and foreign countries for the sole purpose of teaching or demonstrating medicine in a Board approved medical college or its affiliated clinic in this State.

Educational Training Certificate

A physician licensed in another state or foreign country who intends to enter into this state for the sole purpose of participating in or providing educational training that involves the provision of patient care must apply for an educational training certificate in order to provide patient care. For purposes of this rule "educational training" shall include medical education training, conference, clinics, workshops or courses.

Residency Training Permit (RTP)

This permit is mandatory for participation in all postgraduate medical training programs in this State, unless the individual holds a license to practice medicine in this State prior to participating in the postgraduate medical training program or has applied for a temporary postgraduate training permit.

Emergency Practice Permits

This license type is only offered during an event for which the Governor of the State of Georgia has issued an executive order declaring a disaster or a state of emergency.

OTHER PHYSICIAN LICENSURE INFORMATION:
Physician Profile Information and Forms
Electronic Copy of License
Physician Licensure Rules
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
Continuing Education and Other Required Training for Physicians

Application Review & Decision Flow
Stage	What Happens	Typical Time
1 Completion	All required documents have been received.	—
2 Quality Assurance	Secondary staff review ensures compliance with all laws & rules.	Up to 1 week
3 Approval	If no issues are found, a license number is issued.	Immediately after QA
4 Board Review	Applications with concerns go to the next scheduled Board meeting.	Varies by meeting date

For questions about your pending application for Physician Licensure (Initial or Reinstatement), refer to the contact based on your last name's first alphabetic character:

NextRequest

How To Apply

Physician Licensure Types and Requirements (Initial & Reinstatement)

Physician Types

Description

This is a regular medical license.

Must Have 40 Hour CME credits along with the other required forms

Licensees under this license type shall not be authorized to perform any surgical procedure, write prescriptions, or practice any clinical medicine.

A physician license issued through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

This license type is issued to physicians licensed and in good standing in other states and foreign countries for the sole purpose of teaching or demonstrating medicine in a Board approved medical college or its affiliated clinic in this State.

This license type is only offered during an event for which the Governor of the State of Georgia has issued an executive order declaring a disaster or a state of emergency.

OTHER PHYSICIAN LICENSURE INFORMATION:

Application Review & Decision Flow

For questions about your pending application for Physician Licensure (Initial or Reinstatement), refer to the contact based on your last name's first alphabetic character:

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