MedBoard Matters North Carolina Medical Board

Nearly one in three medical professionals who responded to our recent licensee survey told us they had either witnessed or been involved in a violent incident with patients in the last year. In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Representative Timothy Reeder, MD who was the primary sponsor of a bill, now a law, called the Hospital Violence Protection Act. Click here to access the resources mentioned in the episode.Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: Represent...

As the oldest continuously operating medical board in the United States and territories, NCMB just celebrated 165 years in operation. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley is joined by current Board CEO Thom Mansfield and former CEO David Henderson as they test their knowledge of early Board history.Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuests: Thom Mansfield, JD and David Henderson, JDProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your qu...

On this episode of MedBoard Matters, we interview two former Board Members (and Presidents) and our current Board President, Dr. Christine Khandelwal and uncover what drew each of them into pursuing service on the North Carolina Medical Board. Plus we outline the process for becoming a Board Member and much more.View the resources mentioned in this episode here.Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuests: Dr. Tim Lietz; Dr. Eleanor Greene; Dr. Christine KhandelwalProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFoll...

On this episode of MedBoard Matters we are partnering once again with NC DHHS to raise licensee awareness of a worrying resurgence of an illness considered all but eradicated: syphilis. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Dr. Victoria Mobley, Medical Director of the HIV and Sexually Transmitted Disease section of the state Division of Public Health on ways clinicians can aid in the efforts to combat congenital syphilis.View the resources mentioned in this episode here.Host: Jean Fisher Brin...

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, we are talking all about medical corporations and NCMB’s role in helping to register them in accordance with state law. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with the Board's Corporations Coordinator Malinda Sink about the key things our licensees should do when "hanging out their shingle".View the resources mentioned in this episode here.Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: Malinda SinkProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (for...

Problems and misunderstandings with physician supervision of PAs, NPs and other APPs are perennial issues in North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) enforcement cases. In this episode of MedBoard Matters, Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with John Goldfield, PA-C, who is an Assistant Medical Director with the NCMB about his experiences building successful relationships with supervising physicians.Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: John Goldfield, PA-CProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North C...