Types of Licenses

Permit / Intern Permit / PGY Permit - Issued to residents who graduated from a US medical school and are enrolled in a training program.

GETP Permit - Issued to foreign graduates who are enrolled in a training program but have not yet completed a residency program.

Fellowship Training Permit - Not for Fellows training in an ACGME accredited fellowship program. The permit Issued at the discretion of the LSBME for the purpose of participating in unaccredited postgraduate fellowship training, at a minimum level of postgraduate year four (PGY-4), provided the Louisiana Medical School, or major teaching hospital sponsors a fully accredited ACGME residency program in the same specialty in which the fellowship training is offered. The Fellowship training Permit can only be renewed one time.

Full License - Issued to US graduates who have passed Step 3 and completed 1 year of ACGME approved internship training in the U.S. or Canada; or foreign graduates who have completed three years of ACGME approved residency training in the U.S. or Canada in the same specialty. See LSBME Qualifications for Licensure - U.S./Canadian Graduates or International Medical Graduates