RImS: NCMB's Premiere Outreach Program

07/06/22 • 28 min

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks about the Board's premiere outreach program called the Regulatory Immersion Series (or RImS for short). This program takes the medical board disciplinary process to students at North Carolina medical and physician assistant programs to help early career professionals understand the role of medical regulation.
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guests: Dr. Barbara Walker and Dr. Christine Khandelwal
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

Follow the North Carolina Medical Board on X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Email your questions to: [email protected].

Follow the North Carolina Medical Board on X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Email your questions to: [email protected].

Previous Episode

Patient dismissals: Preserving patient welfare when cutting ties

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with the NCMB's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Burke-Haynes about how to best preserve patient welfare when a provider dismisses a patient from their medical practice and covers the obligations they have when cutting ties.
Resources mentioned in this podcast:NCMB's position statement on the Licensee-Patient Relationship
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guest: Dr. Karen Burke-Haynes
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

Follow the North Carolina Medical Board on X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Email your questions to: [email protected].

Next Episode

Medication for opioid use disorder: Our best chance to turn the tide on overdose deaths

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with two of North Carolina's leading experts and educators in utilizing medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Dr. Robyn Jordan and Dr. Shuchin Shukla talk about the various trainings available in our state and how stigma and hesitance to prescribe buprenorphine or methadone should not interfere with providers offering this life-saving treatment option.
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
NCMB MAT Resource page
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guests: Dr. Robyn Jordan and Dr. Shuchin Shukla
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

Follow the North Carolina Medical Board on X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Email your questions to: [email protected].

MedBoard Matters - RImS: NCMB's Premiere Outreach Program

Transcript

Episode 23 – RImS: NCMB's Premiere Outreach Program

Intro music: 0:00

Podcast introduction: 0:09

To understand the North Carolina Medical Board's regulatory work, you really need to see the Disciplinary Committee in action. I'm Jean Fisher Brinkley, Communications Director for the North Carolina Medical Board and this is MedBoard Matters. Disciplinary Committee is where the rubber meets the road in medical regulation. At