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New NCMB database brings new look, new login process
NCMB recently converted to a new database system. As a result, many of the core applications and programs licensees,…
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Changes to COVID-19 prescribing rules
In October, NCMB issued orders to remove the drugs Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and azithromycin from administrative rules that…
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From the President: Seeking help during the prolonged stress of COVID
Categories: President’s MessageIn November, during NCMB’s regularly scheduled Board Meeting, I had the honor of being sworn in as this distinguished…
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Board Actions Report - August 2020
Categories: Board Actions ReportNCMB released this issue of the Forum a month earlier than usual in order to observe Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in…
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Situation critical: 1 in 4 depressed physicians admit they have considered suicide
It is widely understood that medical professionals are at increased risk for suicide relative to other professions due to…
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Request free PPE from the NC Medical Society
The North Carolina Medical Society has secured a $5 million grant from the NC General Assembly to provide FREE personal…
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Intervening to support struggling colleagues
Categories: MedBoard Matters podcastThe Medscape National Physician Burnout & Suicide Report 2020 found that nearly a quarter of survey respondents said…
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Help is just a phone call away
“Depression,” says NCPHP chief executive officer Joe Jordan, “is a disease of isolation and hopelessness. Sometimes…
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Kilpatrick, Rusher reappointed
Categories: Board NewsCongratulations to Dr. Michaux Kilpatrick and Dr. John Rusher on their recent reappointments to physician seats on NCMB!…
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Blue Cross medical director, pain management physician appointed to NCMB
Categories: Board NewsGov. Roy Cooper recently appointed Anuradha Rao-Patel, MD, to the North Carolina Medical Board for a three-year term…
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