Hi, Nancy,
	
	Sorry for the earlier partial post. Unfortunately, the medical  
establishment of states like Oregon, Washington, California and  
Florida doesn't see a need for more doctors. They require all  
applicants for licensure, even experienced and board-certified sub- 
specialists licensed in other states, to re-take and pass the  
Internal Medicine Boards, no matter how long ago they passed them. Of  
course, studying for them takes months, even for younger and spryer  
brains fresh from academic medicine, so that can play havoc with an  
established and busy practice.
Sandy Andina
www.sandyandina.com