MedBoard Matters
Medical regulation is an important but complicated topic. Join host Jean Fisher Brinkley to explore the North Carolina Medical Board’s mission and responsibilities and learn how NCMB protects the public. Patients and medical professionals – this podcast covers everything you need to know about the medical board, and then some!
Episodes
51 episodes
Remembering Helene: House calls on a four-wheeler
On this episode of the Remembering Hurricane Helene series, we meet PA Joshua Newton, who owns his own primary care practice in Spruce Pine, NC. Post-Helene, it took three days just to cut out to the end of his street. After he saw the...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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39:35
Remembering Helene: “We’re being public servants”
On this episode of the Remembering Hurricane Helene series, we interview Dr. Benjamin Gilmer, Rural Fellowship Director and Director of Rural Health Initiatives for the
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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29:28
Remembering Helene: When the lights (and water) went out at Mission Hospital
As we approach the one-year mark since Hurricane Helene, we reflect on the experiences shared by healthcare professionals who faced its impact firsthand. In this episode, we interview Dr. Julia Draper, a dedicated family medicine physician in t...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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35:51
The IMLC is coming to North Carolina
The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) was signed into law in July of 2025 as part of North Carolina (NC) Session Law 2025-37/HB 67. By joining the IMLC, there will now be an additional pathway for licensure in North Carolina as well a...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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31:46
Resilience in the wake of Hurricane Helene
Reflecting on Hurricane Helene, the deadliest and costliest hurricane in North Carolina's history, recovery efforts are expected to span years. Amid the devastation, stories of resilience shine through. Karen Wallace-Meigs, Executive Director o...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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50:09
Resources for new (and seasoned) licensees
The North Carolina Medical Board is committed to providing our licensees with tools that will help them be successful in their practice (and hopefully avoid any regulatory issues). In this episode, we outline a centralized resource we've create...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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13:53
Don't make too merry this holiday season
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 fo...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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11:13
NC DHHS’s response to Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene barreled into Western North Carolina on the morning of Friday, September 27th, leaving unprecedented levels of devastation in its wake. The storm has since been confirmed as the most damaging and deadly hurricane in North Carol...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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42:50
What to do about drug shortages
It can be frustrating when medication shortages impact access to essential healthcare. Host Jean Fisher-Brinkley discusses a range of possible solutions with Jay Campbell, Executive Director at the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. Find out wha...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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41:14
Physicians on the brink: Suicidal ideation in NC
Physician suicide is a longstanding issue, with doctors contemplating ending their own lives as frequently as non-physicians. However, a recent survey of North Carolina doctors indicates the problem may be more severe than previously understood...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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24:16
Violence in the Healthcare Workplace
Nearly one in three medical professionals who responded to our recent licensee survey
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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32:54
NCMB: Celebrating 165 years
As the oldest continuously operating medical board in the United States and territories, NCMB just celebrated 165 years in operation. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley is joined by current Board CEO Thom Mansfield and former CEO David Henderson as the...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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37:22
Board 101: Serving on the North Carolina Medical Board
On this episode of MedBoard Matters, we interview two former Board Members (and Presidents) and our current Board President, Dr. Christine Khandelwal and uncover what drew each of them into pursuing service on the North Carolina Medical Board. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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37:27
Combating congenital syphilis in North Carolina
On this episode of MedBoard Matters we are partnering once again with NC DHHS to raise licensee awareness of a worrying resurgence of an illness considered all but eradicated: syphilis. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Dr. Victoria Mobley,...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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27:56
Board 101: Setting up medical corporations in North Carolina
In this episode of MedBoard Matters, we are talking all about medical corporations and NCMB’s role in helping to register them in accordance with state law. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with the Board's Corporations Coordinator Malinda Sink...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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30:51
Avoiding missteps with physician supervision of APPs
Problems and misunderstandings with physician supervision of PAs, NPs and other APPs are perennial issues in North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) enforcement cases. In this episode of MedBoard Matters, Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with John ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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38:19
Results are in from the 2023 Licensee Survey
In this episode of MedBoard Matters, Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Clare Studwell, Founder & CEO of Flow Strategy about the survey results from our 2023 Licensee Survey. The Board asked providers to weigh in on topics ranging from t...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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33:21
New MATE CME Training
In this episode of MedBoard Matters, Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Dr. Robyn Jordan, Medical Director of the UNC Addiction Medicine Fellowship about a new eight hour continuing medical education (CME) series that focuses on the treatmen...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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22:11
Ensuring compliance with Board actions
In this episode of MedBoard Matters, Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley and the Board's Director of Legal Department Operations, Carren Mackiewicz, discuss the Board’s revamped compliance & monitoring program and cover what the Board is doing...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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22:55
Goodbye Mr. Henderson
In this episode of MedBoard Matters, allow us to get a little nostalgic as we say goodbye to Mr. R. David Henderson, retiring CEO of the North Carolina Medical Board as he talks about his time at the Board and the many, many changes that have t...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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34:45
The mainstreaming of MAT
In this episode of MedBoard Matters we are taking a look at the current landscape for MAT prescribing. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Dr. Blake Fagan, Department Chair of Family Medicine for MAHEC, the Mountain Area Health Educatio...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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32:22
Licensee Duty to Report Controlled Substance Prescribing Misconduct
This episode of MedBoard Matters, dives into the second part of our two-part series on N.C. Gen. Stat. §90-5.4 (aka, Duty to Repor...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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32:48
Licensee Duty to Report Sexual Misconduct
This episode of MedBoard Matters, dives into the first part of a two-part series on N.C. Gen. Stat. §90-5.4 (aka,
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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54:16
Happy Holidays and 2023 Preview
As 2022 winds down, it seems appropriate to reflect on the year that we've had with the MedBoard Matters podcast and tell you what we have planned in 2023. But most importantly, we want to wish you all a very happy holiday season and thank you ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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2:20
PAs and their role in patient care
Have you ever wondered what a physician assistant (PA) is and what role they play in patient care? In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Molly Calabria, PA-C (President) and Meg Beal, MMS, PA-C (President-El...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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37:41