Editor-in-Chief
Mark A. Bechtel, MD Ohio State University
ISSN: 2572-1801
eISSN: 2572-1852
About this Journal
The Journal of Medical Regulation is a peer-reviewed, editorially independent journal published by the Federation of State Medical Boards since 1913. JMR’s scholarly content examines interdisciplinary trends and topics of interest to the international community of medical regulators who protect the public’s health and safety through the licensing and disciplining of physicians and other health care professionals. By publishing evidence-based scholarship, JMR helps foster an environment in which the link between regulatory policies and health and social outcomes is better understood, and new knowledge is created upon which to base regulatory decisions.
Journal of Medical Regulation Announces New Editor-in-Chief
The Journal of Medical Regulation (JMR) is pleased to announce Mark A. Bechtel, MD, as the publication’s new Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Bechtel, a professor and Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, will begin his role on May 1, 2023. Dr. Bechtel succeeds outgoing Editor-in-Chief Heidi M. Koenig, MD, who provided 7 years of outstanding leadership.
For more information, please read the press release available here.
Call for Submissions
The Journal of Medical Regulation extends an open call for submissions in 2023. We welcome manuscripts spanning original research, discussion of best practices, commentaries about patient safety, and related matters relevant to medical regulators in the United States and around the world.
Since 1913, the Journal of Medical Regulation (JMR) has served as a primary vehicle through which the U.S. medical regulatory community has shared new knowledge and best practices about physician licensure, discipline and regulation. The journal offers a thorough and fair yet rapid peer review process. All published content is made freely available to all readers upon publication with no article processing or publication fees levied upon authors.
For more information, please consult the instructions for authors on the JMR website at https://meridian.allenpress.com/jmr/pages/For-Authors .
JMR Archives
JMR is currently digitizing all of its back issues dating to 1913. In the interim, you may access PDF copies of back issues dating to the 1960's at jmr-archives.fsmb.org.
JMR Awards
The Journal of Medical Regulation (JMR) is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the JMR Awards.
Selected by the Journal’s Editorial Board for content published in the previous year, the JMR Awards are presented at each year’s FSMB Annual Meeting. The two JMR awards and their criteria is as follows:
- The JMR Award for Excellence in Editorial Writing, presented in recognition of an outstanding editorial contribution to JMR.
- The JMR Award for Distinguished Scholarship, presented in recognition of an outstanding objective, scholarly contribution to JMR.
JMR Award for Excellence in Editorial Writing:
The Role of Regulatory Boards in Combating Racism and Promoting Diversity
Norman T. Reynolds, MD
https://meridian.allenpress.com/jmr/article/108/1/32/481278/The-Role-of-Regulatory-Boards-in-Combating-Racism?searchresult=1
JMR Award for Distinguished Scholarship:
An Evaluation of Clinicians with Subsequent Disciplinary Actions: Washington Medical Commission
Jimi Bush, MPA and Sarah Chenvert, MBA
https://meridian.allenpress.com/jmr/article/108/1/16/481281/An-Evaluation-of-Clinicians-with-Subsequent?searchresult=1
Protecting Patients from Egregious Wrongdoing by Physicians: Consensus Recommendations from State Medical Board Members and Staff
Tristan McIntosh, PhD; Elizabeth Pendo, JD; Heidi Walsh, MPH, CHES; Kari Baldwin, MSW; James M. DuBois, DSc, PhD
https://meridian.allenpress.com/jmr/article/107/3/5/473921/Protecting-Patients-from-Egregious-Wrongdoing-by?searchresult=1
Features & Information

State Briefs
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