Physicians in Training

Eligibility and General Information

The issuance of a permit to a physician shall not be construed to obligate the board to issue the physician subsequent permits or licenses. The board reserves the right to investigate, deny a permit or full license, and/or discipline a physician regardless of when the information was received by the board.

The following are excerpts from Chapter 171 of the Board rules. We suggest that you fully review these rules to determine your eligibility for the permit and to review the documentation that will be required to complete the application for a permit, including documentation to explain responses to questions on the application. The Board reserves the right to request supplemental information or documentation from an applicant.

• To be eligible for a physician in training permit, an applicant must present satisfactory proof to the board that the applicant:
• is at least 18 years of age
• is of good professional character
• is a graduate of a medical school or has completed a Fifth Pathway Program
• has been accepted into an approved postgraduate training program or board approved postgraduate fellow ship training program; and
• has been credentialed by the postgraduate training program to include verification by the program of:
• the applicant’s identity; and
• the applicant’s character and academic qualification including verification of medical school graduation

To be eligible for a physician in training permit, an applicant must not have:

• a medical license, permit, or other authority to practice medicine that is currently restricted for cause, canceled for cause, suspended for  cause, revoked or subject to another form of discipline in a state or territory of the United States, Canada, or a uniformed service of United States.
• an investigation or proceeding pending  for the restriction, cancellation, suspension, revocation, or other discipline of the  medical license, permit or authority to practice medicine in a state or territory of the United States, a province of Canada, or a uniformed service of the United States
• a prosecution pending  in any state, federal or Canadian court for any offense that under the laws of this state is a felony, a misdemeanor that involves the practice of medicine, or a misdemeanor that involves a crime of moral turpitude.

Document Retention

Documents received prior to the receipt of your application forms and fee will be held for 6 months only.

We recommend using one of the private overnight delivery services that allow tracking to submit all required items. These services require delivery to a physical address and a phone number. Delivery by a private overnight service to our physical address usually allows you to obtain immediate online confirmation of delivery from the carrier.

Items mailed through the US Postal Service (regular, certified, express, or overnight), must be addressed to our mailing address, or they will be returned to the sender. A vendor signs for and delivers these items to our agency. Even if a tracking mechanism is used, the signature confirming receipt of items delivered to the mailing address will be that of a vendor employee, making confirmation of delivery to the TMB more difficult.

Delivery Physical Address and Phone Texas Medical Board  PRC, MC-240  333 Guadalupe, Tower III, Suite 700  Austin, TX 78701  Phone – (512) 305-7030

Mailing address Texas Medical Board PRC, MC-240 P.O. Box 2029 Austin, TX 78768-2029

Processing Information:

• Applications may take a minimum of 8 weeks for the initial review, due to the large volume we receive.
• After reviewing your file, we will notify you of any missing documents or information.
• Issuance of a postgraduate training permit in Texas is not a guarantee of the issuance of a permanent license.