physician's license; medical license
Refers to the official certificate or document proving a doctor is licensed to practice medicine. Often used in formal or administrative contexts.
See also: 医師免許
To obtain a medical license, you must pass the national examination.
I was asked to show my medical license at the hospital reception.
医師免許 refers to the license itself as a qualification, while 医師免許証 specifically means the physical certificate or card.
Compound of 医師 (physician), 免許 (license), and 証 (certificate).