The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) announced today that Saima Chaudhry, MD, MSHS, will join the organization as Senior Vice President of Assessment in January 2027. In this role, Dr. Chaudhry will lead FSMB’s assessment initiatives in support of state medical boards’ physician licensure responsibilities, including the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and the Special Purpose Examination (SPEX). She will also serve as FSMB’s primary liaison to NBME and lead outreach on USMLE to the nation’s state medical boards.
Dr. Chaudhry brings more than two decades of leadership in medical education. She currently serves as the founding Chief Academic Officer, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Designated Institutional Official at Memorial Healthcare System in South Florida, where she oversees graduate, undergraduate and continuing medical education. She has accredited 20 new ACGME training programs and oversees continuing medical education that reaches more than 17,000 learners each year. Previously, she served as Residency Program Director for Internal Medicine and Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine at Northwell Health in New York.
"Saima has spent her career preparing physicians for independent practice, and she understands how state medical boards rely on high-quality assessment to inform physician licensure decisions,” said Humayun J. Chaudhry, DO, MACP, President and CEO of FSMB. “Her experience with USMLE and medical education will be invaluable as she leads this important work. We are proud to welcome her to FSMB."
Dr. Chaudhry has held many national leadership roles in medical education and physician certification, including serving on the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) subspecialty board, Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s (ACGME) Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group. She has also served in two state gubernatorial appointments, including Florida’s Physician Workforce Advisory Council and the New York State Council on Graduate Medical Education.
Dr. Chaudhry earned her bachelor’s and medical degrees from New York University. She completed her internal medicine residency and a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she also earned a Master of Science in Healthcare Services Administration. She is board certified in internal medicine.