OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN

Summary
Hawai‘i ranks close to the national median
in osteopathic physician license requirements. Hawai‘i is one of seven states
that does not require continuing education.
Requirement
|
Hawai‘i
|
Category Rank
|
National Median
|
OVERALL
RANK (quintile)
|
2
|
|
|
Education
and Experience
|
1 year
postgraduate training
|
3
|
1 year
postgraduate training
|
Examination
|
|
Not Ranked
|
|
License Fees
|
$495
|
3
|
$555
|
Continuing
Education
|
None
|
5 |
20 hours
per year
|
Reciprocity
or Endorsement
|
No
|
1
|
Yes.
Forty states have some form of reciprocity or endorsement.
|
Notes on Osteopathic
Physician rankings:
1 = most difficult, most requirements, highest fees.
5 = least difficult, fewest requirements, lowest fees.
Education and Experience: Most states require graduation from an accredited
school of osteopathic medicine and one year of postgraduate training.
Twelve states require more than 1 year of postgraduate training. A rank of 1 was
assigned where the residency requirement was more than one year and a rank of 3
where the requirement was 1 year.
Examination: As all states now rely on the National Board of Osteopathic
Medicine Examiners (NBOME) examination or the United States Medical Licensing
Examination (USMLE), this
category is not ranked.
License Fees: Rank is based on the cost of an initial license and an
annualized renewal fee. This reflects the cost of obtaining and renewing a license.
Continuing education: This is expressed as average hours per
year. Seven states, including Hawai‘i, do not require continuing education.
Reciprocity: Most states have some form of reciprocity or
endorsement. A rank of 1 was assigned to states that do not have reciprocity or
endorsement, and a rank of 5 assigned to states that did offer some form
of reciprocity or endorsement.