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Four organizations awarded $25,000 each to study state and health care entities’ response to COVID-19; identify ways to better prepare for future emergencies

FSMB Launches Task Force on Health Equity and Medical Regulation Task Force will address systemic racism, implicit bias, health equity in medical regulation and patient care WASHINGTON, D.C. (March

FSMB Statement on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Medical Regulation and Health Care WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 15, 2021) – The Federation of State Medical Boards’ Board of Directors released the

FSMB Announces 2020-2021 Award Recipients Annual awards recognize distinguished service to medical regulation WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 30, 2021) The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) has

Health Care Regulatory Boards Launch Collaborative Effort Aimed at Opioid Epidemic Boards of medicine, pharmacy, nursing and dentistry to join forces WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 29, 2021) Four

Two-Thirds of State Medical Boards see Increase in COVID-19 Disinformation Complaints WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 9, 2021) - The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) has released findings from

How Physicians Gain Licenses to Practice Medicine In the United States, medicine is a licensed profession regulated by the individual states. One of the most important functions of the nation’s

About Physician Discipline How State Medical Boards Regulate Physicians after Licensing The ongoing duty of a state medical board goes far beyond the licensing and ongoing registration of

Information For Consumers How State Medical Boards Serve the Public As they fulfill their role of overseeing the practice of medicine in a state, medical boards provide value for both patients and