Newswise — Euless, Texas (August 6, 2015) – The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) has released its 2015 Annual Report, highlighting progress on a wide range of initiatives and activities in 2014-15. Titled “The Power of Partnership,” the report includes updates on the FSMB’s advocacy efforts in Washington, D.C., new milestones in its effort to expand its data-gathering and data-processing capabilities, a summary of its new strategic plan, highlights of its education and communications activities and much more.

Chronicling a momentous year that included the development and launch of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact by state medical boards, the 2015 report emphasizes the importance of strong partnerships in the medical regulatory community.

“In today’s increasingly complex health care environment, we aim to build enduring partnerships and new collaborations, recognizing that our ability to work effectively with others will magnify the impact of all we do,” said FSMB President and CEO Humayun J. Chaudhry, DO, MACP, in the report’s annual message to stakeholders.

“Partnership is a fitting descriptor – not just in characterizing our recent past, but in setting the tone for our vision of the future, as outlined in our new five-year strategic plan,” he said.

The FSMB’s new strategic plan, highlighted in the Annual Report, introduces several new key areas of strategic focus to reflect the changing health care environment. These include a new emphasis on education, internationalism, research, and the development and use of data.

An electronic copy of the Annual Report is available at www.FSMB.org.

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About the Federation of State Medical BoardsThe Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) is a national non-profit organization representing all state medical and osteopathic boards within the United States and its territories that license and discipline allopathic and osteopathic physicians and, in some jurisdictions, other health care professionals. FSMB leads by promoting excellence in medical practice, licensure and regulation as the national resource and voice on behalf of state medical boards in their protection of the public. To learn more about FSMB, please visit www.fsmb.org. You can also follow FSMB on Twitter (@theFSMB and @FSMBPolicy).

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