General Requirements

The following information is for a temporary certificate to practice medicine for educational purposes to help teach plastic surgery or other medical or surgical procedures to residents in a training program affiliated with a medical school that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association or that is part of a teaching hospital, or to residents of a medical school within this state in conjunction with a nationally sponsored educational symposium or an educational symposium held by a state medical school or teaching hospital.

Consideration for a temporary certificate will be granted to any phys who has been invited by the following:

  • A plastic surgery or other medical or surgical training program affiliated with a medical school in this state which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association or which is part of a teaching hospital as defined in s. 408.07; or
  • An educational symposium cosponsored by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, or any other medical or surgical society in conjunction with a medical school or teaching hospital as defined in s. 408.07,

A temporary certificate issued is valid for up to 5 days per year and expires 1 year after issuance and the Department will not issue more than 12 temporary certificates for a single educational symposium under this section.

For any physician who is a graduate of a foreign medical school and holds a valid and unencumbered license to practice medicine in another country but does not hold a license to practice medicine in this or another state to obtain a temporary certificate under this section, the organization sponsoring the educational symposium must pay for any medical judgments incurred by that physician by obtaining a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, by establishing a certificate of deposit or a guaranteed letter of credit with a licensed and insured bank or savings institution located in the state, or by providing proof that the physician is covered under a teaching hospital’s or medical school’s medical malpractice insurance. The amount of the bond, certificate of deposit, or guaranteed letter of credit must be at least $250,000.

Applicants for a temporary certificate must meet all of the following:

  • Be a graduate of an accredited medical school or its equivalent or is a graduate of a foreign medical school listed with the World Health Organization.
  • Holds a valid and unencumbered license to practice medicine in another state or country.
  • Is a recognized expert in a specific area of plastic surgery or another field of medicine or surgery, as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications, invited lectureships, and academic affiliations.
  • Completed an application form adopted by the board and remitted a nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $300.
  • Has not committed an act in this or any other jurisdiction that would constitute a basis for disciplining a physician under s. 456.072 or s. 458.331.
  • Meet the financial responsibility requirements of s. 458.320(1) or (2).

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General Requirements

The following information is for a temporary certificate to practice medicine for educational purposes to help teach plastic surgery or other medical or surgical procedures to residents in a training program affiliated with a medical school that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association or that is part of a teaching hospital, or to residents of a medical school within this state in conjunction with a nationally sponsored educational symposium or an educational symposium held by a state medical school or teaching hospital.

Consideration for a temporary certificate will be granted to any phys who has been invited by the following:

  • A plastic surgery or other medical or surgical training program affiliated with a medical school in this state which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association or which is part of a teaching hospital as defined in s. 408.07; or
  • An educational symposium cosponsored by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, or any other medical or surgical society in conjunction with a medical school or teaching hospital as defined in s. 408.07,

A temporary certificate issued is valid for up to 5 days per year and expires 1 year after issuance and the Department will not issue more than 12 temporary certificates for a single educational symposium under this section.

For any physician who is a graduate of a foreign medical school and holds a valid and unencumbered license to practice medicine in another country but does not hold a license to practice medicine in this or another state to obtain a temporary certificate under this section, the organization sponsoring the educational symposium must pay for any medical judgments incurred by that physician by obtaining a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, by establishing a certificate of deposit or a guaranteed letter of credit with a licensed and insured bank or savings institution located in the state, or by providing proof that the physician is covered under a teaching hospital’s or medical school’s medical malpractice insurance. The amount of the bond, certificate of deposit, or guaranteed letter of credit must be at least $250,000.

Applicants for a temporary certificate must meet all of the following:

  • Be a graduate of an accredited medical school or its equivalent or is a graduate of a foreign medical school listed with the World Health Organization.
  • Holds a valid and unencumbered license to practice medicine in another state or country.
  • Is a recognized expert in a specific area of plastic surgery or another field of medicine or surgery, as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications, invited lectureships, and academic affiliations.
  • Completed an application form adopted by the board and remitted a nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $300.
  • Has not committed an act in this or any other jurisdiction that would constitute a basis for disciplining a physician under s. 456.072 or s. 458.331.
  • Meet the financial responsibility requirements of s. 458.320(1) or (2).
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