The FSMB Celebrates 100 Years!
Seeking Historical Material from State Boards
As FSMB prepares for its centennial, we welcome the submission of historical
materials to celebrate the accomplishments of FSMB and the important work of state medical boards. Materials could include photographs, copies of key archival documents, articles, personal memoirs, etc.
Shown here in a 1976 photograph are Drs. Arthur and Dwight Hood presenting Nevada medical license #1 (issued to their father in 1899) to Dr. Kenneth McLean, Secretary-Treasurer of the Nevada medical board.
FSMB Unveils Centennial-themed Logo
The Federation will celebrate its centennial year in 2012 with an enhanced look to
the organizational logo. FSMB begins the year spotlighting its 100 years of service to its member boards.
Watch throughout the year as the FSMB logo highlights a new point of emphasis each quarter - service, partnership, leadership and innovation.
FSMB Education Committee
The Federation’s Education Committee plays a major role in developing the program for the organization’s annual meeting. The committee met on July 6, 2011 to begin planning content and speakers for the FSMB’s 100th annual meeting in Fort Worth, Texas April 26-28, 2012. The committee’s work continued with additional conference call meetings in September and November 2011 and February 2012.
Special thanks go to committee members Deborah Bruce, JD (OK Osteo), Beth Hays, MA (W-VA), Charles Held, MD (NV), Stancel Riley, Jr., MD (MA), FSMB Chair Janelle Rhyne, MD (NC), Freda Bush, MD (MS) and Lance Talmage, MD (OH).
FSMB Centennial Advisory Panel
The Federation applauds the excellent work of its Centennial Advisory Panel. Over the course of nearly two years, the panel developed recommendations for centennial events and assisted staff in planning. Among the panel’s recommendations were those encouraging FSMB to develop a centennial section for its website, drafting a formal written history of the organization (scheduled for release later this year), including appropriate historical/centennial content in the Journal of Medical Regulation during 2012, and convening a national symposium in Washington DC.
A special thank you goes to our panelists: Doris Brooker, MD, Robin Hunter Buskey, MPAS, Gary Clark, Cissy Dillon, Larry Dixon, Eugene Oliveri, DO, Dinesh Patel, MD, Cheryl Vaught, JD and ex-officio members Freda Bush, MD, Humayun Chaudhry, DO, Martin Crane, MD; and Janelle Rhyne, MD.
FSMB Recognizes the Iowa Board of Medicine
The Iowa Board of Medicine celebrated its 125th anniversary recently with a ceremony marking the occasion. The Iowa board also holds the distinct of being one of the Federation’s original charter member boards in 1913. Only twenty-one (21) boards hold this distinction. Tammy McGee, MBA, represented the FSMB Board of Directors and presented a framed proclamation to the Iowa board paying tribute to their contributions to the medical regulatory community.
Has your state board recently celebrated—or soon to celebrate—a milestone birthday? Let the FSMB know so that your board too can be recognized.
