Applying for a Wisconsin medical license

[cytoidbody]

I'm in my last year of residency in Michigan, preparing to register for the boards. This requires that I be in the process of applying for my real, unrestricted medical license in the state in which I plan to do fellowship. When using the "LicensE" system to apply for my medical license, it gives us five options:

Special Permit
Applicant granted a unique permit under a special circumstance, i.e., locum tenens.

Act 10
This license can be issued to a provider from another state during a national public health emergency. This license can also be issued to providers who are licensed in good standing in another state who also apply for a permanent license at the same time.

Training License
Applicant becomes licensed under supervision of a professional in their field in order to gain experience to qualify for a full license.

Licensure by Endorsement
Applicant is granted a license by virtue of recommendation by professional organization or institution (i.e. members of a Medical Compact), Applicants who hold an active license in another state.

Renewal After 5 Years
Applicant reapplies after any licensure lapse due to a license revocation, voluntary license surrender, board order specifically requiring reapplication, or five years have passed since previously-held license expired.

Sorry, I'm confused - which of these is the option for normal people like me? (Why does it have to be needlessly complicated? 😣😛😵) Thank you.

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[chessknt]

I'm in my last year of residency in Michigan, preparing to register for the boards. This requires that I be in the process of applying for my real, unrestricted medical license in the state in which I plan to do fellowship. When using the "LicensE" system to apply for my medical license, it gives us five options:

Special Permit
Applicant granted a unique permit under a special circumstance, i.e., locum tenens.

Act 10
This license can be issued to a provider from another state during a national public health emergency. This license can also be issued to providers who are licensed in good standing in another state who also apply for a permanent license at the same time.

Training License
Applicant becomes licensed under supervision of a professional in their field in order to gain experience to qualify for a full license.

Licensure by Endorsement
Applicant is granted a license by virtue of recommendation by professional organization or institution (i.e. members of a Medical Compact), Applicants who hold an active license in another state.

Renewal After 5 Years
Applicant reapplies after any licensure lapse due to a license revocation, voluntary license surrender, board order specifically requiring reapplication, or five years have passed since previously-held license expired.

Sorry, I'm confused - which of these is the option for normal people like me? (Why does it have to be needlessly complicated? 😣😛😵) Thank you.

Reach out to your fellowship program and ask them but I imagine the training license option is fine if you are going to be in fellowship unless you plan on doing moonlighting in which case the endorsement option seems appropriate.

Also I am not sure that you need to be fully/independently licensed to take your boards, plenty of people in fellowship take ABIM on training licenses.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

None of those sound correct. I agree with reaching out to your fellowship program, or you could reach out to the WI board directly.

 

[RheumDoc112]

This is not right, lookup form 570 on the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.
I received my WI license in a few weeks and without any hassle. Shouldn't take very long.
Good luck!