Verified October 10, 2026 against the practice act, board rules and sources cited below. The board decides every application. All states
What podiatrists miss in Missouri
- Universal recognition needs only one year of licensure elsewhere.
- Ankle surgery also needs hospital or ASC credentialing committee approval.
Can a podiatrist licensed elsewhere get a Missouri license by endorsement?
Missouri waives exam, education and experience requirements for a person licensed at least one year in another state who met that state's requirements and has no unresolved discipline. A board that gives a Missouri law exam may still require it.
- Universal license recognition
- Practice required: 1 year licensed in another state
- Board: Missouri State Board of Podiatric Medicine
Citation: RSMo 324.009
What does a Missouri podiatry license cover?
The foot includes the ankle. Ankle surgery needs ABPS board certification or a 24-month surgical residency (residency mandatory for licensees after January 1, 2005), a hospital or ASC, and credentialing committee approval.
- Ankle needs a separate credential
- Amputation: No amputation of the foot.
- Anesthesia: No general anesthetics.
- No bone surgery on children under one year old.
Citation: RSMo 330.010
Does Missouri offer a residency, training or temporary license?
A two-year temporary license for an internship or residency at a Missouri hospital.
- Available
Citation: RSMo 330.065
Where does Missouri stand on the podiatric compact?
- No compact law
How often does a Missouri license renew?
Podiatrists doing ankle surgery meet the board's separate biennial CME requirement.
- Renews every 2 years
- CE: 24 hours per renewal period
Citation: RSMo 330.070, 330.010
Licensing in Missouri?
We prepare every supporting document and a question-by-question guide, request the FPMB disciplinary report, CPME residency verification and other boards' verifications, and track the file to a decision; you sign every oath and sit every exam. A license by endorsement is $799 per state, or $899 for a full application.