Founded in 1912, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) serves as a resource for state medical boards that regulate physicians, physician assistants, and other healthcare practitioners. FSMB provides state medical boards with services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care, and regulatory best practices.
Learn more about the work FSMB does every day to support state medical boards.
OUR VISION
A medical regulatory system in which patients have access to safe, high-quality health care and the integrity of the practice of medicine is protected.
OUR MISSION
To serve as a national voice for state medical boards, supporting them with services and initiatives that promote patient safety, the integrity of the practice of medicine, access to high-quality health care and regulatory best practices.
OUR VALUES
The FSMB, an organization of state medical boards, embraces these equally important values:
Public Protection: We promote the health, safety and welfare of the public by providing outstanding service to the nation’s state medical boards, which remains our highest priority.
Leadership: We demonstrate accountability, unity of purpose, resilience and commitment as we advance our mission and vision.
Integrity: We incorporate honesty, ethical behavior, consistency, open communication and transparency in our activities, seeking to build trust with those we serve.
Excellence: We maintain the highest standards of performance and a commitment to continuous improvement while demonstrating adaptability and innovation in developing new products and initiatives.
Collaboration: We build strong, mutually beneficial relationships, seeking new partners and opportunities for engagement and participation while placing an emphasis on the value of diversity, equity and inclusion in our work together.
Service: We provide timely, responsive, high-quality service to our stakeholders, including our member boards, external partners and the public, continually seeking their input as we strive to meet changing needs.
OUR STRATEGIC GOALS
State Medical Board Support: Serve state medical boards by promoting regulatory best practices and providing operational resources that add to their effectiveness.
Advocacy and Policy Leadership: Strengthen state medical regulation through impactful advocacy and policy development.
Engagement: Build engagement and participation with state medical boards and other state, national and international organizations, and government entities, seeking and advancing shared goals and outcomes.
Communication: Raise awareness of the vital role of medical regulation and the work of the FSMB, serving as a trusted source of information for state medical boards and the public.
Education: Advance understanding of key issues in medical regulation by providing targeted educational programming and resources that meet the needs of state medical boards and the public.