The "GP physician" usually gets talked about in the context of the UK, where that is what they refer to their primary care physicians as. I haven't heard the term used often here, likely because there just aren't very many of them anymore.
To get an MD license in the US, you need to have completed (1) medical school with conferral of a degree, and (2) complete 1 or 2 years of post-graduate education in an accredited program. In many states, all you need is one year (ie - internship), however there have been a growing number of states who are now requiring a second year. For most of us, this is unimportant. However, if you are one of the few who fall into the "prelim medicine/surgery" trap, it is potentially devastating, since your internship will not even allow you to become licensed.
Once licensed, you are legally allowed to do whatever you want. Practically, as others have pointed out, you are still severely restricted from traditional work settings. However, realize that there are a lot of working physicians in the US who don't admit patients to hospitals, perform surgery, take insurance, etc.
Options potentially open to anyone with a license include:
- urgent care
- travel medicine clinics
- prison coverage
- private primary care without admissions
- locum coverage
- workman's comp/disability examiner
- insurance reviewer
Those are the obvious ones that come to mind, but certainly there are more. These are not highly lucrative positions, but they'll pay your bills, and no everyone who goes to medical school finds it easy to get a residency.
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