COVID-19: Licensure, Advocacy and Policy

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this educational activity, participants will:

Understand the role of the nation's state medical and osteopathic boards in protecting the public and advancing quality health care.
List some of criteria of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact by which eligible physicians can obtain multiple medical licenses in participating states.
Appreciate some of the steps the state medical and osteopathic boards took during the COVID-19 pandemic to enable licensure portability, support telemedicine, support early graduation of medical students, and look out for patients.
Identify the Coalition for Physician Accountability, its membership and activities during the COVID-19 pandemic to expand access to care and support medical education, evidence-based medicine and public health.

Disclosure: Dr. Chaudhry has no actual or potential conflicts of interest in relation to this program or presentation.

Accreditation Statement:

The New York State Osteopathic Medical Society (NYSOMS) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. NYSOMS designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A CME credits and will report CME credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation.

Grievance Policy:

Grievances regarding this program or AOA CME credit reporting will be handled on and individual basis. All grievances should be directed in writing to the NYSOMS Executive Director at nysoms@nysoms.org or by mail to NYSOMS, PO BOX 8000, Old Westbury, NY 11568. Grievances that cannot be resolved by NYSOMS will then be sent to the AOA Council on CME , 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.