Any phyisicians or medical doctors get licensed in California from another state? (San Francisco: school)

[Davachka]

Considering moving to California, specifically San Francisco or bay area in a couple years. Already have a medical license in 2 states, but heard that licensure in California is difficult to obtain. Anyone have experience with this? How is San Francisco's medical market? Florida, where we live now, has a high demand, and it has nothing to do with the elderly, have no elderly patients for the most part.

[Kense]

There is a high demand depending on your specialty and any adverse actions on your licenses if any. Really high demand for Primary Care and Psychiatry. Obtaining a CA medical license takes about 5-6 months. It's not filling out the paperwork that's the problem it's the waiting for the medical board.

[Davachka]

Good to know there is high demand. That was what took so long in FL as well, waiting for the board, they are notorious here for taking their time, though we were lucky and ours was finalized within 3-4 months. No adverse actions whatsoever, internal medicine board certification, though experience across the board.

Specifically, have completed a medical informatics fellowship that is hard to utilize in FL, not much CMIO or Informatics Physicians demands here, figured CA, Bay area, would have more informatics opportunities for a physician, would like to get away from full time practice and do full time Informatics and part time practice. If anyone knows about this would love to hear.

[Kense]

Originally Posted by Davachka

Good to know there is high demand. That was what took so long in FL as well, waiting for the board, they are notorious here for taking their time, though we were lucky and ours was finalized within 3-4 months. No adverse actions whatsoever, internal medicine board certification, though experience across the board.

Specifically, have completed a medical informatics fellowship that is hard to utilize in FL, not much CMIO or Informatics Physicians demands here, figured CA, Bay area, would have more informatics opportunities for a physician, would like to get away from full time practice and do full time Informatics and part time practice. If anyone knows about this would love to hear.

Interesting, I think you would be able to find work in hospitals training physicians and staff. Because of the continual push to EMR there will definitely be a huge need for Physicians who understand informatics, here in the Bay Area as you know technological advancement is #1, so I think your options would be better here. I would look into UCSF or Stanford's Medical Center. Two top hospitals in the country. Not many people in general in health care can do informatics because of misconceptions about how it works. Good luck!

[mlb]

Originally Posted by Davachka

Specifically, have completed a medical informatics fellowship that is hard to utilize in FL, not much CMIO or Informatics Physicians demands here, figured CA, Bay area, would have more informatics opportunities for a physician, would like to get away from full time practice and do full time Informatics and part time practice. If anyone knows about this would love to hear.

Medical - and Nursing Informatics is HUGE in Utah. I worked at the U. of Utah College of Nursing and there's a Nursing MS Program for it. I also think there's a Medical Informatics program - or at least trained informatics Phds at the Medical School.

IHC (Intermountain Health) and the VA here are into it BIGTIME.

[loveCA]

Just wondering how long it took to get the CA medical license? Are you an IMG or a US graduate?