Interstate Medical Licensure effort advances

An effort to provide physicians a streamlined path to obtaining medical licensure in multiple states appears to be gaining traction, HealthLeaders Media reported earlier this week. The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) finalized the draft version of its proposed Interstate Medical Licensure Compact last month and 15 state medical boards are already considering endorsements of the final version, according to the federation.

Many boards “have been awaiting the final version,” said Humayun Chaudhry, DO, president and CEO of the FSMB. The federation hopes the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact will help address three acute challenges in U.S. medicine: the advancement of telemedicine, the growing physician shortage, and an increased demand for medical services that has resulted from implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Chaudhry said.

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Source: HealthLeaders Media