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Mission Statement:The State Board of Medicine regulates the practice of medicine through the licensure, registration and certification of members of the medical profession in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Board regulates medical doctors; physician assistants; radiology technicians; respiratory care practitioners; nurse-midwives; acupuncturists; and athletic trainers. The Board also has authority take disciplinary or corrective action against individuals it regulates.
The Board periodically reviews the character of the instruction and the facilities possessed by each of the medical colleges and other medical training facilities offering or desiring to offer medical training in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth. The Board also reviews the facilities and qualifications of medical colleges and other medical facilities outside the Commonwealth whose trainees or graduates desire to obtain licensure, certification or graduate medical training in the Commonwealth.
Citation: Medical Practice Act, 63 P.S. § 422.1 et seq.
Healthcare Services Malpractice Act, 40 P.S. § 1301.101 et seq.
Regulations of the State Board of Medicine, 49 PA. CODE, Chapters 16, 17 and 18.
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