News in brief Win: Tennessee enacts the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact will make it easier for approved Tennessee physicians to practice across state lines. May 17, 2017Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics interstate medicine The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact was signed into law in Tennessee easing the administrative burdens for physicians interested in holding licenses to practice medicine in multiple states. The AOA and the Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Association jointly supported Tennessee House Bill 664, which enacted the compact. The focus of the compact is to make health care more accessible to patients in underserved or rural areas. The compact allows medical experts to use telemedicine to reach patients across state lines. Want to see if you can get multistate licensure through the compact? Take the quiz. See here for a breakdown of multistate licensure costs and fees. If you have questions about the compact, you can contact [email protected]. More in Newsbriefs For the first time, a DO is president-elect of the Mississippi State Medical Association Katherine Pannel, DO, MSMA’s new president-elect, seeks to advance mental health advocacy and physician autonomy. TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. Previous articleAllergy season: Immunotherapy may offer the relief your patients need Next articleStudent debt: With federal loan rates set to rise, is refinancing right for you?
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