This outlines the appropriate requirements for obtaining a faculty limited license. The Board reserves the right to make whatever additional demands on the applicant for licensure the Board deems appropriate at the time. Below is a summary of what is listed in the rules of Chapter 32 of the North Carolina Administrative Code.

Submit all materials to:
North Carolina Medical Board, PO Box 20007, Raleigh, NC 27619 (919.326.1100), or
North Carolina Medical Board, 1203 Front Street, Raleigh, NC 27609
Please do not submit photocopies or facsimilies unless specifically permitted.

Section .1500 - Medical School Faculty License
21 NCAC 32 B .1501
A physician holding a Medical School Faculty License may practice only within the confines of the medical school or its affiliates.  “Affiliates” means the primary medical school hospital(s) and clinic(s), as designated by the ACGME. 

The Medical School Faculty License is limited to physicians who have expertise which can be used to help educate NC medical students, post-graduate residents and fellows but who do not meet the requirements for physician licensure.

A Medical School Faculty Limited License cannot be “reactivated or reinstated”.  If the license is made inactive, the physician must reapply.

1. Completed application form.

• Circle the correct answer for all questions.
• Provide detailed explanations for affirmative answers.
• A claim form must be completed for each malpractice suit or settlement. Attach a photocopy of plaintiff’s complaint and settlement orders for each incident.
• If your name has changed at any time during your life, you will need to list your prior names and submit a copy of legal documentation (marriage certificate, divorce decree, adoption papers, etc.) supporting the name change.

2. Attach a photograph taken within the past year to the applicant’s oath. Complete the form and have the form notazrized.

3. Sign and return the Eligibility Requirements form to the NCMB.

4. Verification of Faculty Appointment form.  Forward form to the medical school where you will hold your appointment.

5. Verification of medical education:  Forward form to your medical school for completion.
    (a) Transcripts - If you attended one medical school for less or more than the standard four years, or if you attended more than 1 medical school, you must submit original medical school transcripts(s) translated into English, if applicable.

6. Complete the Immigration Status Form and submit required documentation.

7.  Two recommendations must be from physicians using the physician reference forms. Recommendations cannot be from a relative.  These forms must be sent from the reference source directly to the NC Medical Board.

8.  Submit proof on the postgraduate training verification form of completion of at least (1) one year of GME approved by one of the following:

• ACGME (Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education
• AOA (American Osteopathic Association);
• CFPC (College of Family Physicians of Canada)
• RCPSC (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

    or evidence of other education, training or experience, to be determined by the Board as equivalent.

9.  You must secure a report from each state, Canadian province or US territory regarding status of licensure. All licenses, active and/or inactive, must be verified.  Most licensing agencies charge a fee for this service.  The verifications should be sent directly to the NC Medical Board.  The NCMB accept license verification through the veridoc service.

• If you have ever been licensed in Connecticut, you must send the consent for release of confidential disciplinary records form along with the NC license verification form to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. If you have never been licensed in Connecticut, disregard the form.

10.  The NC Medical Board staff will request the following documentation on behalf of the applicant.  If staff is unable to obtain this information, the applicant will be contacted and expected to have this information forwarded to the NC Medical Board.

• AMA physician profile
• AOA physician profile
• FSMB Board Action Data Bank report
• NPDB/HIPDB report

11.  Applicants must submit two completed fingerprint cards for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check.  When possible, have different officials complete each card. It is recommended you have your local law enforcement office complete the fingerprinting. An application is not considered complete until results of the background check have been received.  Expect a minimum of 8 weeks for the report to be received.  Since rejections are common, the SBI has suggested that applicants use lotion or witch hazel on their hands before being fingerprinted.  Fingerprint cards are submitted for processing twice a week. The SBI has suggested that using live scan when available may be a more reliable choice. When using live scan, prints must be printed on fingerprint cards and be submitted to the NC Medical Board.  They cannot be submitted electronically.  See detailed instructions for completing cards.  E-mail fpc@ncmedboard.org to request a set of fingerprint cards.  A set contains 2 fingerprint cards.

12. Fee of $397.50 US dollars ($350.00 application fee, $38.00 background check fee and $9.50 NPDB/HIPDB report fee) is to be paid at the time the application is submitted.  Personal checks made payable to the NC Medical Board are acceptable. Checks returned for insufficient funds will require an additional $20.00 fee.  Returned checks will have to be replaced by a certified check.  FEES RECEIVED ARE NOT REFUNDABLE.

13.  When all application materials have been received, your file will be forwarded to a staff member for quality assurance review. If the quality assurance review is complete and no additional information is needed, you file will be forwarded to a board member for review to determine whether you will be required to appear for a personal interview. Upon receipt of the Board members’ decision, your license will be issued if a personal interview is not required.

14. If a physician has been away from clinical practice 2 years or longer, they may be required to develop a reentry plan as part of the license application. It is the responsibility of the applicant to be prepared to present a program of re-training or supervision that will establish proof of competency in their chosen area or medicine. Applicants in this category will be required to appear for a personal interview.

RENEWAL - NORTH CAROLINA LAW REQUIRES LICENSED PHYSICIANS TO RENEW WITH THE BOARD WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THEIR BIRTH DATE, EVERY YEAR, NO MATTER WHEN THE LICENSE IS ISSUED.  A RENEWAL FEE IS REQUIRED.