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PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN MEDICAL PRACTICE, LICENSURE AND REGULATION
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) is a national non-profit organization representing the 70 medical and osteopathic boards of the United States and its territories. The FSMB leads by promoting excellence in medical practice, licensure, and regulation as the national resource and voice on behalf of state medical and osteopathic boards in their protection of the public.
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FSMB Launches Centennial Website
2012 will mark the 100th anniversary of the Federation of State Medical Boards. In honor of this historic event, the FSMB is excited to launch its Centennial website. The site showcases past and present leadership, an interactive map linking to micro-histories of each state medical and osteopathic board, photo galleries of meetings and leadership, as well as videos focused on the value of state boards and the service of the FSMB to its membership. Visit the Centennial website for updates on additional activities and events the FSMB has planned to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
Mark your calendar for the FSMB’s 100th Annual Meeting
Mark your calendar for the FSMB’s 100th Annual Meeting, April 26-28, 2012, in Fort Worth, Texas. Help us commemorate the Federation of State Medical Boards’ Centennial in 2012! The year-long celebration of the FSMB and all state medical and osteopathic boards will include special events at the 2012 FSMB Annual Meeting. Registration information is now available.
Journal of Medical Regulation: Disciplinary Hearings as Tools for Teaching Professionalism
An article in the latest issue of the FSMB's Journal of Medical Regulation proposes a partnership of state medical boards with medical schools to supplement professionalism and ethics education for medical students, residents, physicians and faculty members of medical institutions. Read the article.
FSMB Symposium explores ways to facilitate telemedicine’s adoption and expansion
In response to the rapid growth of the practice of telemedicine in the United States, the FSMB earlier this year convened an invitational symposium in Washington, D.C., titled “Balancing Access, Safety and Quality in a New Era of Telemedicine.” State medical and osteopathic board representatives, government policymakers, physicians, payers and consumers identified gaps in knowledge, policy and structural resources that must be addressed in order to facilitate telemedicine’s adoption and expansion – while ensuring patient safety and medical quality. Learn more.
FSMB Releases 2010 Census of Actively Licensed U.S. Physicians
The FSMB has released the results from its first-ever comprehensive analysis of data on physicians with an active license to practice medicine in the United States. The census was published in the latest issue of the FSMB’s Journal of Medical Regulation. Learn more.
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