Postgraduate Training Licensees
A Postgraduate Training License (PTL) is issued to residents who are enrolled in a California ACGME-accredited postgraduate training program. The resident may engage in the practice of medicine only in connection with their duties as a resident in the approved training program, including its affiliated sites, or under those conditions as are approved in writing by the director of their program.
Postgraduate Training Licensees
A Postgraduate Training License is issued to an individual who has graduated from an approved medical school, passed all required examinations, and is enrolled in a Board-approved California residency program. If you have received credit for 12/24 months of Board-approved postgraduate training , you may qualify for a P&S license. More information can be found on the Physician's and Surgeon's License webpage.
An overview of licensing documents, deadlines, and resources are available on the Postgraduate Training Program Resources webpage.