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Oct 1 2011

Application process change for IMGs

As of October 1, all International Medical Graduates (IMGs) are required to use the Federation of State Medical Board’s… Read More…
Oct 1 2011

Keeping the emphasis on medicine in telemedicine

   Categories:  President’s Message Imagine you are an ER physician in rural North Carolina. A patient presents with stroke-like symptoms, but you are not 100… Read More…
Sep 30 2011

PAs and NPs may sign death certificates Oct. 1

Effective October 1, physician assistants and nurse practitioners may legally complete death certificates. Amendments to… Read More…
Sep 26 2011

Application process change for International Medical Grads

Effective October 1, 2011, all International Medical Graduates (IMGs) will be required to use the Federation of State… Read More…
Jul 20 2011

Quarterly Disciplinary Report | February - April 2011

 Categories:  Board Actions Report The Board actions listed below are published in an abbreviated format. The report does not include non-prejudicial actions… Read More…
Jul 20 2011

Office-based procedures position revised

The NC Medical Board adopted a reorganized and revised version of its position statement entitled, Office-based procedures… Read More…
Jul 20 2011

He likes us. . .

 Categories:  Board News In the last issue of the Forum, the NC Medical Board announced that it had established a Facebook page. Dr. K. Patrick… Read More…
Jul 20 2011

Practicing medicine in the Facebook age: Maintaining professionalism online

   Categories:  From the Office of the Medical Director, Special Features In April 2011 a Rhode Island emergency physician was fired by her employer and reprimanded and fined by her state medical… Read More…
Jul 20 2011

Registry targets off-label prescribing of antipsychotics

NC Medicaid, Community Care of NC and child psychiatrists at the state’s four medical schools have partnered on a… Read More…
Jul 20 2011

Save a Life: Know the Facts about North Carolina’s Safe Haven law

  North Carolina, like many states, allows a parent, or parents, to give up an infant under seven days of age to a “safe… Read More…