Getting a Medical Certificate and

FAA MedXPress

To obtain a medical certificate you must be examined by an FAA - designated Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), hopefully Dr. Adelberg!

• Create an account in MedXPress. You will answer a series of medical questions and submit your application. You need to complete the exam within 60 days.
• Your Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), Dr. J.M. Adelberg, will need the confirmation number provided to you during the medical questionnaire process, to move your appointment forward.

Receiving your Medical Certificate

At your scheduled appointment, Dr. Adelberg will complete your medical examination and the remainder of the FAA application form. If you meet the required medical standards, Dr. Adelberg will issue you a medical certificate.

Furthermore, If there are medical conditions being treated, those documents will be meticulously reviewed. Note:

• If required documentation is present, has been positively reviewed by the AME, and everything in the examination meets the FAA medical standards set forth in 14 C.F.R. part 67, the AME will issue you a medical certificate.

• For some conditions, or if missing required documentation, the AME must defer the examination to the FAA for review and/or further investigation.

• In very rare cases, an AME can deny for a specifically disqualifying condition as delineated in 14 C.F.R. part 67.
  

 Your AME and/or their staff will collect your vitals (height, weight, pulse, blood pressure, etc.); test your eyes (visual acuity/depth perception/color vision); perform an audiogram (hearing test) and EKG if required; and collect and test a urine sample. An EKG tracing will require exposing your chest for lead placement.

What to Bring to Your Visit

• MedXPress Assigned Number.
• Photo ID - Passport or Drivers License.
• If you wear glasses or contact lenses, please bring a case to place items into safely during your eye exam portion.
• If applicable, medical progress notes and all related/required test results. See below.

Important! To learn more about a

Clinical Progress Note, see: 

https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/media/PilotInformation_DetailedClinicalProgressNote.pdf.   (PDF).

• It is highly recommended that if you have any current or past medical condition(s) or take medication(s), you research the requirements for medical certification here: (www.faa.gov/go/ameguide). For some conditions, your AME may be able to issue a medical certificate immediately if you have the correct documentation at the time of your exam. Without the correct documentation, your medical certification may be delayed.
  

If the AME defers your examination, you will receive a letter from the FAA, listing the items you need to provide to the FAA (most will be medical records) regarding your condition(s) or medication(s).

If medical records are required, make sure you obtain the actual current (no more than 90 days), detailed, Clinical Progress Notes (PDF) from your physician/provider. Patient Portal notes or an After Visit Summary do not meet the criteria are NOT sufficient for FAA purposes.

Documents received may be reviewed by an FAA physician with expertise in aerospace medicine, occupational medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, or a variety of specialties such as ENT, cardiology, ophthalmology, rheumatology, and/or others.

• When you obtain these documents, take them to your AME so they can electronically add them to your record. This is the fastest way to get documents to the FAA.
• The FAA will send you written notification about the results of its review of your medical application. A failure to provide all required or requested medical information will result in a delay of your medical certificate issuance or a denial of your medical application.