State Medical Board License requirements
| State | # of Years PGT DMG / FMG | ABMS/10 year rule/ Spex? | Step 3 USMLE Attempts / Years |
| 1 / 3 | YES | 3/7yrs | |
| 2 / 3 | No | 2 attempts per step / 7 or 10 (MD/PhD) | |
| 1 / 3 | Yes If Board Certified then you are Exempt | none / 7 | |
| 1 / 3 | No | 6 attempts per step / 7 or 10 (MD/PhD) | |
| 1 / 2 | No | 4/ 10 | |
| 1 / 3 | No | none / 7 or 10 (MD/PhD) | |
| 2 / 2 | No | none / 7 | |
| 1 / 3 | No | 6 / 7 | |
| 1 / 2 | No | No attempt limit | |
| 1 / 3 | No | 3 / 7 or 9 (MD/PhD) | |
| 1 / 2 | No | none / 7 | |
| 1 / 3 | No | 2 / 7 or 10 (MD/PhD) | |
| 1 <1988 2 >1987 Both DMG & FMG) | No | 7yrs 5 Attempts on all steps combined | |
| 1 / 2 | No | 3 / 10 | |
| 1 / 2 | No | 3 /7 or 10 (MD/PhD) 3 years of approved PGT required if outside attempt limits | |
| 1 / 3 | No | 3 / 10 | |
| 2 / 2 | No | 4 / none | |
| 1 / 3 | Yes | 4 / none | |
| 2 or 3 / 3 | No | 3 / 7 | |
| 1 / 2 | Yes | 4 / 10 | |
| 1 / 2 | No | 6 / 7 | |
| 2 / 2 | No | none/none (5 yrs to pass step 3) | |
| 1 / 2 | Yes | 3 or 4* / (step 3 must be passed within 5 years of step 2 or before end of residency training) | |
| 1 / 3 | Yes...If you are Board Certified then you are exempt | 3 / 7 | |
| 1 / 3 | No | 3 / 7 | |
| 2 / 3 | No | 3 / 7 | |
| 1 / 3 | No | 4 / 10 | |
| 3 / 3 | YES | 9 total attempts / 7 or 10 (MD/PhD) | |
| 2 / 2 | No | 3 / none | |
| 1or2-3/ 2-3 | No | 5 / 7 | |
| 2 / 2 | No | 6 / 7 or 10 (MD/Phd) | |
| 1 / 3 | No | none / none | |
| US/Canadian One year Required Foreign Postgraduate Training Reqs Three years | YES; unless board certified or re-certified by a specialty or sub-specialty in the last 10 years, PR award accepted | (6) attempts per step Must complete USMLE Steps I, II, and III within seven (7) years of passing the first step; Ten (10) years if MD/PhD | |
| 1 / 3 | No | 3 / 7 | |
| 1 / 2 | No | 4/10 | |
| 1 / 2 | No | 3 /10 | |
| 1 / 3 | Yes | 3 / 7 | |
| 2 / 3 | No | none/none | |
| 2 / 3 | No | 3 / 7 | |
| 1 / 3 | Yes | 4 / 10 | |
| Complete a Residency | No | 3/7 | |
| 1 / 3 | No | none / 7 | |
| One year (US/Canadian) Foreign Postgraduate Training 3 years Reqs | YES; unless board certified or re-certified by a specialty or sub-specialty in the last 10 years | (3) attempts per step. Must complete USMLE Steps I, II, and III within seven (7) years of passing the first step; 10 years for MD/PhD | |
| 2 / 2 | No | 3 / 7 or 10 (MD/PhD) | |
| 1 / 3 | No | 3 / 7 | |
| 1 / 2 | No | none / 10+ | |
| 2 / 2 | No | 3 / 7 + | |
| 1 / 3 | No | 3 / 10 | |
| 1 / 3 | No | 3 +/ 10 | |
| 1 / 2 | No | None/None |