NCMB Licensing Director Wins National Service Prize

Joy Cooke, Director of the North Carolina Medical Board’s Licensing Department, is the recipient of a national service award.

Cooke, of Wendell, received the AIM Distinguished Service Award at the Administrators in Medicine (AIM) national meeting April 21 in Chicago. She has more than 26 years of service at the North Carolina Medical Board, which licenses and regulates physicians, physician assistants and certain other health care professionals.

“For more than 20 years, Joy has been the gatekeeper of physician licensure in North Carolina, making sure that all licensees meet the high standards required to practice medicine in North Carolina,“ noted R. David Henderson, the North Carolina Medical Board’s executive director. “This recognition is well deserved.“

AIM is the national organization for state medical and osteopathic board executives. The Distinguished Service Award is the organization’s highest honor.  It is presented to administrators who have dedicated a lifetime of service to medical licensing and regulation.
“I am very flattered to receive this award from AIM,“ Cooke said. “It is an honor to be recognized by this organization and its members.“

Cooke, who has been active in AIM since 1998, has served as co-chairman of several licensing workshops and presentations. She also has been active at regional and national AIM meetings.

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