Medical license applicants in California may have the option to withdraw their applications before a final license denial.  Here is how it works:

The process starts when a medical...

An out-of-state applicant for a California medical license had a misdemeanor conviction for petty theft which occurred more than twenty years ago when the applicant was a teen-age undergraduate....

On March 1, 2010, the California Court of Appeal filed its decision in YVETTE MARQUEZ v. MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA, California Court of Appeal Case No. C060456.

Medical license...

On October 14, 2009, the California Medical Association (CMA) filed suit against the Governor of the State of California seeking to stop the furloughs of employees at the California Medical Board...

A few years ago, the Medical Board of California denied the medical licenses of several medical residents based on the fact that they had been convicted of driving under the influence. I...

No. A license renewal is generally a ministerial act, which means that the government does not have discretion. Typically, a license renewal requires payment of a fee, submission of a form...