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The medical licensing tool aimed at expediting the process through which physicians can obtain licenses to practice in multiple states is one step closer to becoming a reality as more details of the process come into focus. Once it's up and running, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact will allow physicians licensed in one participating state to gain licensure in other participating states without having to repeat the entire licensing process in each state.

The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission, which is responsible for the compact's governing rules and administration, recently released a proposed process for expedited licensure through the compact and opened the period for public comments. The commission will consider the proposed rule at its meeting in early October.

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