UCSF Dermatology Residency Handbook - Dermatology - University ...

RESIDENCY HANDBOOK 2010-2011
4) Licensure Requirements
(b) First year residents will complete an L3 form that will be submitted on their behalf
to the California State Medical Board stating their intent to train in an ACGMEapproved
program for their PGY2 training year.
(b) All residents, in accordance with California law, must obtain their California
Medical License before the start of their second year of dermatology
residency. Specifically:
(i) Residents must be licensed to practice medicine in the State of California
before the start of the 25th month of postdoctoral training. If, by the end of
the PGY2-year a license is not obtained, all "privileges and
exemptions…shall automatically cease."
(ii) For residents having already completed 2 or more years of postgraduate
training when entering dermatology residency, those residents must obtain
their California medical license before beginning dermatology residency.
(b) Trainees who have not obtained a California medical license within the
above mentioned time frames will not be allowed further patient contact or
access to patient information including medical records, laboratory values,
radiographic studies, etc. A trainee not licensed by July 1st (or other start
date) of the required year, or a trainee whose license expires, may not do
any clinical work until a medical license is secured. During the period of nonlicensure,
the appointment, including salary, may be suspended. Resumption of
training, once a California Medical License has been obtained, will be at the
discretion of the Program Director and/or Department Chair. Thereafter and for
the duration of training, the California medical license must be continually
maintained as a prerequisite to appointment.
(b) Of major importance, application materials and fee payment must be sent
to the California Medical Board at least 9 months ahead of the appointment
date (send by August for the June 30 deadline). Declining resources at the
CA Medical Board have led to substantial delays in reviews of new
applications. Also, in some cases, FBI fingerprint clearance may not be
available for several months after the data are submitted.
(b) California licensing regulations specify that the expiration date of an initial license
is the last day of the second birth month of the licensee after the date the license
is issued. Therefore, in order to enjoy the full 24-month validity of an initial
license, the trainee must obtain licensure DURING the birth month. However, the
primary responsibility is to obtain a valid license by July 1 of the required year of
training. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO PRACTICE MEDICINE WITHOUT A
LICENSE, when a trainee has reached a certain level of postgraduate training.
(b) Dermatology residents are expected to obtain narcotic registrations with the DEA
once licensed. All residents should qualify for the fee exemption based on their
work at our UCSF (a state affiliated public institution) and SFGH (a county
affiliated public institution). However, these fee-exempt DEA licenses may not be
used outside of UCSF training sites. For example, it is a violation of DEA
regulations to use a fee-exempt DEA license while moonlighting at a private
office or private hospital.
5) Attestations:
(b) Residents are required to complete attestation statements regarding malpractice
claims, drug and alcohol abuse, disciplinary action and criminal activity as a
condition of appointment. Any “yes” response to these statements demands a
detailed answer. After review of a resident’s explanation of “yes” statements, an
offer of a contract for training may be revoked or the conditions of the offer
revised.
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