
Ranking of the Rate of State Medical Boards’ Serious Disciplinary Actions, 2021-2023
This report examines the performance of state medical boards in protecting the public from dangerous physicians by disciplining doctor misconduct.
Medical errors kill tens of thousands of Americans each year. Public Citizen works to enhance patient safety by pushing state medical boards and hospitals to better protect patients from dangerous doctors.
We analyze trends in state medical board and hospital disciplinary actions taken against doctors and other health care workers.