Special Resources

Below are links that you will need during your residency. If you discover a link that you think should be here, please e-mail it to us and we'll consider adding it.

Step 3

• Information on applying to take Step 3
• How to actually schedule Step 3

State License

• Licensing: Virginia Department of Health Professions
• Virginia Board of Medicine
• Instructions for applying for a Virginia License 
• Application for Virginia License 
• Licensure Instructions for IMGs (International Medical Graduates)
• Facts about getting and maintaining a license

Physician Profile Updating (Board of Medicine Requirement):

• Checking and updating your physician profile: http://www.vahealthprovider.com/edit
  (You are required by law to do this, and update your profile within 60 days if the data changes.)
• Instructions for updating your physician profile

Universal Credentialling Datasource (CAQH) - provides universal credentialling for private payers (non-governmental)

DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration

• DEA Registration Information (Drug Enforcement Administration)

International Medical Graduate Resources

• AMA IMG Section
• Other IMG Resources and Links

• AMA Website 
• FREIDA  (Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database)
• AMA RFS (Resident and Fellow Section)  
• AMA MSS (Medical Student Section)