STATE MEDICAL BOARDS
Protecting the health and safety of the public requires state medical boards to make complex decisions about licensure and discipline every day. FSMB strengthens that work through credentials verification, data-sharing, examination services, legislative advocacy, and professional development. In addition, we regularly bring boards together, convening to address shared challenges and promoting collaboration across the medical regulatory system throughout the United States and its territories.
State Board Resources
PHYSICIANS & PAs
Practicing medicine in the U.S. requires physicians and PAs to navigate licensure, credentialing, and administrative requirements across every stage of their careers. Through centralized credentials services and secure record storage, FSMB helps them reduce administrative burdens and move more efficiently through the licensure process.
Physician Resources
MEDICAL STUDENTS
The transition from medical school to residency and practice involves important exams, credentialing, and completing licensing requirements. FSMB helps students prepare for that transition by co-sponsoring the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and offering tools that support the secure management of credentials over time.
Med Student Resources
POLICYMAKERS
Sound health policy requires a clear understanding of medical regulation and its impact on physicians, patients, and the health care system. FSMB provides federal and state policymakers with the trusted data, regulatory expertise, and authoritative insight that helps them inform complex policy decisions with confidence.
Policymaker Resources
CREDENTIALERS
Accurate credentials information is essential to licensing, employment, discipline, and ultimately, patient safety. FSMB provides centralized primary-source verification and access to national licensure and disciplinary data, helping credentialers reduce redundancy, ease administrative workloads, and make informed decisions.
Credentialer Resources