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Contact the Board's Public Affairs Department at or (919) 326.1100 (ext. 230 or 271).

Disciplinary cases: Sources

Disciplinary cases: Sources

In 2009, the Board looked into more than 2,000 disciplinary matters. The chart above shows the sources of information that led to a case.

Meet NCMB's newest Board member

Meet NCMB's newest Board member

Karen Gerancher, MD, of Winston-Salem was appointed to the Board in March. Gerancher graduated from Florida State University Summa Cum Laude, earning a BS in biology. After studying Art and Italian language in Florence, Italy, she earned a graduate certificate, masters in biology/genetics from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, and her MD from the University of Florida College of Medicine. She completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem.

Dr. Gerancher currently serves as medical director for the Forsyth County Health Department's Family Planning Clinic.

Licensee snapshot, 2009

Licensee snapshot, 2009

As of December 31, 2009, the Board had 37,688 licensees, the vast majority of them physicians. See the full breakdown in the chart above

Is your patient a drug seeker?

Is your patient a drug seeker?

The NC Controlled Substances Reporting System can help you find out.

Jun
112010

Call for applicants: Serve on the Perfusionist Advisory Committee

The North Carolina Medical Board is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy…

May
032010

Need a Speaker?

The North Carolina Medical Board is pleased to provide Board Members and/or…

Apr
292010

NCMB Licensing Director Wins National Service Prize

Joy Cooke, Director of the North Carolina Medical Board’s Licensing Department, is…

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