Advocacy News Archives

In the last week, two states, Texas and Rhode Island, enacted additional pathway legislation for internationally-trained physicians (ITPs).

This week, Senators Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tammy Baldwin, (D-WI), Markwayne Mullin, (R-OK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and JohnHickenlooper

The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (H.R. _), was reintroduced by Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on June 10.

On June 5, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Principal Deputy Director Matthew Memoli announced at the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI)’s

On May 22, House Republicans’ much discussed budget reconciliation bill, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), passed the House by a vote of 215-214-1 vote, and now it heads across the Capitol

On May 15, the State Medical Board of Ohio, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, and the Ohio Board of Nursing released a joint statement regarding retail IV therapy clinics.

On May 12, a federal judge in the U.S.D.C. for the District of New Jersey dismissed a challenge (MacDonald v. Sabando) from two out-of-state physicians contesting New Jersey law (NJ Rev Stat

Our Advocacy team is actively seeking additional co-sponsors for the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act (H.R. 2332/S. 1101).

On April 22, Arkansas became the first state this year, and 10th since 2023, to enact an additional licensure pathway for internationally-trained physicians without

Last week, FSMB held its’ annual meeting in Seattle, Washington with record attendance.