General Requirements
  • Graduation from an osteopathic medical school approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
  • Successful completion of an internship or a residency of not less than 12 months in a program accredited by the American Osteopathic Association or the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
  • Must pass all three (3) parts of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) exam within 5 years of application or licensure in another state, or a substantially similar exam approved by the Board. For more information about the NBOME click here: https://nbome.org/.
    • Applicants who have passed Parts I and II may, alternatively, satisfy Part III of the exam by passing the COMVEX exam offered by the NBOME.
    • Note: The Board does not consider the USMLE or FLEX exams to be comparable to the NBOME as neither of these exams has an osteopathic component or osteopathic philosophies generally incorporated into the questions.
  • Meet all general licensure requirements set forth in s. 459.0055, F.S. relating to character, age, past discipline, etc.
  • File a completed online application. Refer to application instructions for a list of specific information and supporting documentation needed.
  • Pay all required fees associated with the licensure application—including dispensing fee for practitioners who wish to dispense pharmaceuticals and NICA fee ($5,000 for participating doctors and $250 for non-participating doctors) paid to DOH at time of initial licensure, unless eligible for an exemption as determined by NICA itself.
  • Complete Livescan background screening or retain current fingerprints on file. 
  •  If licensed in another state, must have actively and continuously engaged in the practice of osteopathic medicine for the period time after being initially licensed with interruption to practice totaling no more than 2 years (or for a longer period of time if the Board determines that the interruption of the osteopathic physician’s practice has not adversely affected the physician’s present ability and fitness to practice osteopathic medicine).

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General Requirements

  • Graduation from an osteopathic medical school approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
  • Successful completion of an internship or a residency of not less than 12 months in a program accredited by the American Osteopathic Association or the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
  • Must pass all three (3) parts of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) exam within 5 years of application or licensure in another state, or a substantially similar exam approved by the Board. For more information about the NBOME click here: https://nbome.org/.
    • Applicants who have passed Parts I and II may, alternatively, satisfy Part III of the exam by passing the COMVEX exam offered by the NBOME.
    • Note: The Board does not consider the USMLE or FLEX exams to be comparable to the NBOME as neither of these exams has an osteopathic component or osteopathic philosophies generally incorporated into the questions.
  • Meet all general licensure requirements set forth in s. 459.0055, F.S. relating to character, age, past discipline, etc.
  • File a completed online application. Refer to application instructions for a list of specific information and supporting documentation needed.
  • Pay all required fees associated with the licensure application—including dispensing fee for practitioners who wish to dispense pharmaceuticals and NICA fee ($5,000 for participating doctors and $250 for non-participating doctors) paid to DOH at time of initial licensure, unless eligible for an exemption as determined by NICA itself.
  • Complete Livescan background screening or retain current fingerprints on file. 
  •  If licensed in another state, must have actively and continuously engaged in the practice of osteopathic medicine for the period time after being initially licensed with interruption to practice totaling no more than 2 years (or for a longer period of time if the Board determines that the interruption of the osteopathic physician’s practice has not adversely affected the physician’s present ability and fitness to practice osteopathic medicine).
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