Licensing
The Board's Licensing Program protects consumers through proper licensing of physicians and surgeons and certain allied health care professionals.
Direct Online Certification Submission (DOCS)
The Direct Online Certification Submission (DOCS) service is a secure, fast, and reliable online document delivery system. It allows medical schools and postgraduate training programs to submit licensing documents to the Board. DOCS will accept verification forms, official transcripts, letters of explanation, and more.
Who can use DOCS?
Medical and educational institutions, such as postgraduate training programs and medical schools. Click the links below to see if your medical school or postgraduate training program is registered with DOCS:
An institution may have many users and may add or remove users at any time.
You can sign documents electronically when submitting through DOCS. See the Third-Party Services webpage for a list of acceptable electronic signatures.
Authorized users may search for individuals with an open license application. They may also upload documents to the applicant's file.
How do I get started?
To request access, submit a DOCS Portal Registration Form. Please allow at least five (5) business days for processing.
A school dean, postgraduate training program director , Graduate Medical Education director, or the designated institutional official, must sign the DOCS registration form. Board staff will confirm signature authority on the institution's website or the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's website. Board staff may also request a signed and dated letter provided by the institution. An institution-assigned email address must be provided to register. Personal email addresses are not acceptable.
Upon approval, an automated email will be sent to the authorized user. It will confirm their account and ask them to create a login ID and password. This email expires after 24 hours. Please check your junk or spam folders for the email.
Send completed registration forms or questions about DOCS to docs@mbc.ca.gov.
Certain Licensing Documents Must be Submitted Online
The Board only accepts the following documents through DOCS or a Board-accepted third party services for an open application.
- Certificate of Medical Education (Form MED)
- Official Transcript
- Official English Translation of Transcript
- Postgraduate Training License Enrollment Form (Form EF)
- Certificate of Completion of ACGME/RCPSC/CFPC Postgraduate Training (Form PTA-B)
- Certificate of Completion of CODA Postgraduate Training (Form CODA1-CODA2)
- Current Postgraduate Training Verification (Form CTV)
- Explanation to Application Question (Form EXP)
The Board will not accept these documents if mailed. Mailed documents will delay the processing of the license application.