Newsletter:Forum Newsletter, Spring 2016
The Year in Review feature is a graphics spread that shows various aspects of the Board's work during the previous…
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Newsletter:Forum Newsletter, Spring 2016
Dr. Udekwu is a trauma surgeon who practices with WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh. He is the Board's…
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Newsletter:Forum Newsletter, Spring 2016
Physician seats available Applicants are needed for three physician seats on the Board. All three of the positions for…
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Newsletter:Forum Newsletter, Spring 2016
Consumer Reports magazine and the Informed Patient Institute recently ranked NCMB’s website in the top 5 (out of 65…
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Newsletter:Forum Newsletter, Spring 2016
Gov. Pat McCrory recently filled three seats on the Board that are reserved for medical professionals, and reappointed…
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Newsletter:Forum Newsletter, Spring 2016
After a vigorous debate, the Board voted during its March meeting to seek approval for rule changes that would require…
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Newsletter:Forum Newsletter, Spring 2016
NCMB has received numerous questions about the new Safe Opioid Prescribing Initiative. Here are some of the most…
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Newsletter:Forum Newsletter, Spring 2016
In April, the Board emailed its licensees about a new effort to address potentially unsafe opioid prescribing in North…
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Newsletter:Forum Newsletter, Spring 2016
How best to encourage the safe and appropriate use of opioids for the treatment of pain is without question the hottest…
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Newsletter:Forum Newsletter, Spring 2016
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) presented former NCMB Board President Janelle Rhyne, MD, with its Lifetime…
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Stewardship, Growth, and Why NCMB Is Updating Licensing Fees