The day you got your medical license revoked may have been your lowest point, career-wise and personally. You may take full responsibility for your actions that led to this decision, which is why you may feel ashamed to stand in front of the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) or Office of Professional Discipline (OPD) and ask for your medical license to be reinstated. However, you should not let this feeling get in the way, and instead gain enough confidence to seize this opportunity, as it may be your only one. So, without further ado, please continue reading to learn how to prove that you deserve to get your medical license reinstated and how an experienced New York medical license restoration lawyer at Walker Medical Law can help you attain this second chance to revive your professional career.
What is the process for getting my medical license reinstated?
Without exception, to petition for your medical license reinstatement, you must file an Application for Restoration of a Professional License with the OPMC or OPD. Importantly, though, you must wait several years from the date that a final decision was made at your revocation hearing before doing so. But from here, you may present yourself at a hearing in front of the Board of Regents. At this time, the Board may pose two critical questions: “Why should you be reinstated?” and “What will you do if you are reinstated?”
How do I prove that I deserve to get my medical license reinstated?
While the two aforementioned questions may seem relatively straightforward, they may not be necessarily easy to answer. That is, for, “Why should you be reinstated?”, you cannot simply answer, “Because I enjoy practicing medicine” or “I need to start earning a living again.” Rather, you may demonstrate how you have taken this time away to reflect on your negligent actions and work on bettering yourself as a medical professional and overall as a human being. For example, if your incident had to do with substance abuse, you may have voluntarily attended a rehabilitation program. Or, if there was a sexual harassment claim involved, you may have taken it upon yourself to take educational courses on how to avoid doing so ever again.
Secondly, for the question, “What will you do if you are reinstated?”, you cannot respond with “I’m not sure” or “I’ll return back to my original job post.” This is because your past job position has likely already been filled in the meantime, or your employer may simply be unwilling to take you back as one of their employees. It is also rather possible that many employers in the New York State area will be hesitant to hire you, especially if you now have a criminal record after your medical misconduct incident. So, for this, we recommend that you find an employer who has a pending job offer for you in advance, and they may even testify on your behalf in these hearing proceedings.
All of this to say, the time to act is now. Please pick up the phone or message us at Walker Medical Law. Surely, a skilled OPMC/OPD misconduct defense lawyer on our team will be the perfect fit for your upcoming legal case.
