Tag: ALBME
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ALBME Names New Executive and Associate Executive Directors
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners has named Sarah H. Moore as its new executive director and William M. Perkins as its associate executive director. Moore and Perkins, both of Montgomery, are the first female and first African American to serve the ALBME in executive roles. “We are fortunate to have individuals of…
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It’s Not Just About Opioids…
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 30 percent of overdoses in the United States involving opioids also involve benzodiazepines, or “benzos.” Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show more than 115 Americans die each day from an opioid-related overdose. However, between 1996 and 2013 the number of adults…
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ALBME Names New Executive Director
Norris Green was recently named executive director of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. Green originally joined the ALBME in July 2015 as the associate executive director and was officially named director following the retirement of Larry Dixon in December 2016. Prior to coming to the ALBME, Green worked for 39 years with the Alabama…
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Larry Dixon to Retire as Executive Director of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
MONTGOMERY – After serving as executive director of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners for more than 35 years, Larry Dixon has announced his retirement at the end of the year. “We are like family here,” Dixon said. “It has been my privilege to serve Alabama’s physicians and our staff because we are so much like family.…