--- title: Blog | EMrecruits.com | Rosemary Fulkerson, Director of Credentialing description: Emergency Medicine News and Job Alerts --- [ ![EMrecruits Logo - ACEP App](https://www.emrecruits.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EMrecruits%20Logo%20-%20ACEP%20App.png?width=222&height=69&name=EMrecruits%20Logo%20-%20ACEP%20App.png)](https://www.emrecruits.com/) ## Exclusive Partner for Independent, Physician-Led Groups Across the Country #### EMrecruits Blog ## Rosemary Fulkerson, Director of Credentialing ### Recent Posts ## [Emergency Medicine Physician Credentialing](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/honesty-is-the-best-policy-for-physician-credentialing) Posted by [Rosemary Fulkerson, Director of Credentialing](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/author/rosemary-fulkerson-director-of-credentialing) 6/24/14 9:00 AM [![](https://www.emrecruits.com/hs-fs/file-1044684405-jpg/docs/iStock_000020150008Medium.jpg) ](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/honesty-is-the-best-policy-for-physician-credentialing) # Emergency Medicine Physician Credentialing | Honesty is the Best Policy  The credentialing process for Emergency Medicine physicians could be one of the most painful and time sensitive parts of joining a new ED group or hospital.  It varies by hospital and doesn’t include the added process (and time) of obtaining a state license. Hospitals are trying to avoid being the next breaking news story on ***Dateline ***or ***60 Minutes ***due to improper physician credentialing and/or verifications. It is often been said that “you cannot judge a book by its cover” – or in the case of a hospital’s MSO’s “you cannot judge a physician by their CV”. This translates to what will be a thorough investigation of the information you provide on your Curriculum Vitae.  Hospital credentialing varies by the size and corporate culture in regards to how much supportive documentation is required – just remember that you are being evaluated from the beginning.  [Read More](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/honesty-is-the-best-policy-for-physician-credentialing) Topics: [Industry Topics](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/industry-topics) [All posts](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/all) [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrecruits.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Frosemary-fulkerson-director-of-credentialing%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrecruits.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Frosemary-fulkerson-director-of-credentialing%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrecruits.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Frosemary-fulkerson-director-of-credentialing%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrecruits.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Frosemary-fulkerson-director-of-credentialing%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Blog%20%7C%20EMrecruits.com%20%7C%20Rosemary%20Fulkerson%2C%20Director%20of%20Credentialing) [![Share on Pinterest](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/pinterest-24x24.png)](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrecruits.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Frosemary-fulkerson-director-of-credentialing%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dpinterest&media=) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrecruits.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Frosemary-fulkerson-director-of-credentialing%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrecruits.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Frosemary-fulkerson-director-of-credentialing%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ### Subscribe to Blog [![EM residents job search interview guide](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/12846/7b0920d6-563d-49e1-a61c-3a61bb5a0f23.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/12846/7b0920d6-563d-49e1-a61c-3a61bb5a0f23) ### Posts by Topic - [Client Spotlight (67)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/client-spotlight) - [Conferences (66)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/conferences) - [Industry Topics (39)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/industry-topics) - [Career Advancement (21)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/career-advancement) - [Lifestyle (10)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/lifestyle) - [AAEM17 (2)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/aaem17) - [ACEP17 (2)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/acep17) - [Residents (2)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/residents) - [ACGME (1)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/acgme) - [Hungry (1)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/hungry) - [SAEM17 (1)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/saem17) - [SEMPA (1)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/sempa) - [SEMPA17 (1)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/sempa17) - [Win (1)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/win) - [work (1)](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/topic/work) [see all](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/author/rosemary-fulkerson-director-of-credentialing#) [Tweets by EMrecruits](https://twitter.com/EMrecruits) Stay connected with us in your favorite flavor! - [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/emrecruits) - [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/emrecruits) - [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/company/emrecruits) - [Google+](https://plus.google.com/109439408759995301361) ![EMrecruits Logo - Trans](https://www.emrecruits.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EMrecruits%20Logo%20-%20Trans.png?width=175&height=55&name=EMrecruits%20Logo%20-%20Trans.png) We partner with democratic, privately owned emergency, hospitalist, anesthesia, and primary care groups to protect physician ownership and improve care in communities nationwide.  ### Recent Posts [Posts by @EMrecruits](https://twitter.com/EMrecruits) ### Recent Posts Copyright 2013 EMRecruits.com  |  All Rights Reserved [Back to the top](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/author/rosemary-fulkerson-director-of-credentialing#)