The Medical Board of California’s physician license application asks about "unusual circumstances" in both medical school and during residency.  These questions can be a trap for the unwary.  First off, the applicant sends forms to the medical school and residency program(s) which have identical "unusual circumstances" questions.  The program or school responds directly to the

In California, the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) hears all professional license discipline or denial cases, except for liquor license and attorney discipline hearings.  The same administrative court hears cases for such varied occupations as physicians, architects, dentists, insurance brokers and engineers.  A panel of about 75 administrative law judges (ALJs), working our of four