Profession
FSMB names interim CEO
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Dec. 15, 2008
The Federation of State Medical Boards announced in November that Barbara S. Schneidman, MD, MPH, has been appointed its Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. She will start Jan. 1, 2009.
Dr. Schneidman will hold the position while the federation's board of directors searches for a permanent president/CEO. Dr. Schneidman is vice president of medical education at the American Medical Association. She was FSMB president in 1991-1992.
"Medicine is changing so rapidly, and FSMB has one of the most important roles in making sure that the regulatory system keeps pace with those changes," Dr. Schneidman said in a statement. "I have deep respect for the FSMB staff and am eager to work with them in a new capacity."
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2008/12/15/prbf1215.htm.