Don't make too merry this holiday season

12/17/24 • 11 min

With the holiday season firmly upon us, host Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with NCMB's Chief Investigative Officer, Pat Berckmiller about the worrying trend the Board has seen around this time of year and the marked increase in licensee arrests for DWI, most of which are alcohol related.
Please Note: We’ll be taking a two-month hiatus to recharge and recalibrate for the coming year, with our first episode of 2025 slated for March. Happy Holidays from the North Carolina Medical Board!
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley, Communications Director, North Carolina Medical Board
Guest: Pat Berckmiller, Chief Investigative Officer, North Carolina Medical Board
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges, Communications Specialist, North Carolina Medical Board

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MedBoard Matters - Don't make too merry this holiday season

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Episode 44 – Don’t make too merry this holiday season

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Hello and welcome to the final MedBoard Matters episode of 2024. This is Jean Fisher Brinkley, Communications Director for the North Carolina Medical Board. Thank you for listening. We are finishing off the year with a somewhat nontraditional holiday message, inspired by a worrying trend. In the last few months of the year