Medical Hair Loss Resources
Medical hair loss resources are an often overlooked but vital resource when looking into a potential hair loss transplant. They can give your hair loss surgeon, or any other doctor, an official health check! State Medical Boards include .
Some of the most active hair loss resources include the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, the American Hair Loss Council, the International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons and the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery.
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Federation of State Medical Boards
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), was founded in 1912, but its roots are going back to 1892. The FSMB is the official authority for medical regulation in the US.
The FSMB states:
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) is a national non-profit organization representing the 70 medical and osteopathic boards of the United States and its territories. The FSMB leads by promoting excellence in medical practice, licensure, and regulation as the national resource and voice on behalf of state medical and osteopathic boards in their protection of the public.
What Is a State Medical Board?
A state medical board is a state agency that holds both the obligation and the power to license medical doctors in its state. It investigates complaints from patients and disciplines doctors who break the law.
The mission of the different state medical boards are broadly similar, and the below quote from the California State Medical Boards sums their mission up very well:
The mission of the Medical Board is to protect health care consumers through the proper licensing and regulation of physicians and surgeons and certain allied health care professions and through the vigorous, objective enforcement of the Medical Practice Act, and, to promote access to quality medical care through the Board's licensing and regulatory functions.
State Medical Licensing Boards Disciplinary Actions
Unfortunately, it is not a rare occasion when a state medical licensing board issues a doctor with a disciplinary action.
The State Medical Boards issued in excess of 5,700 disciplinary actions against physicians in 2009 (the latest public figures). The development of disciplinary actions against physicians is shown in the below table.
Medical Hair Loss Resources
To learn more about your medical hair loss resources, chose your state below:
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The Federation of State Medical Boards & Its Members
The Federeation of State Medical Boards is the authority for the state medical licensing boards in the US. Its members include Georgia State Medical Board, the NY state medical boards, including the New York State Medical Board and Ohio State Medical Board. The FSMB mission is to Promote Exellence in Medical Practise, Licensure & Regulation.
Medical Hair Loss Resources Involvement
The medical hair loss resources is involved in a wide variety of activities, from medical activities to political involvement in Washington DC. It is involved with a wide host of other medical associations, ranging from the American Medical Association (opens in a new window) to the medical schools under the Association of American Medical Colleges (open in a new window).
However, for any information on your hair loss surgeon, we suggest you contact the state medical board directly in the state where you are considering having your procedure done.
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