The NC Medical Board congratulates Dr. Warren Pendergast, medical director of the NC Physicians Health Program, on his recent election as president of the Federation of State Health Programs (FSPHP).

The FSPHP is a national organization that provides education to and facilitates the exchange of information among state physician health programs. It also develops common goals and standards and enhances issues related to physician health and impairment.

Dr. Pendergast, a psychiatrist, is the first PHP medical director from North Carolina to serve as the organization's president. He will serve a two-year term while continuing his role as Medical Director and CEO of NCPHP. Dr. Pendergast has been an active member of FSPHP since 1999 and has served in various roles including Regional Director, Board of Directors, Executive Committee and on multiple committees including the Task Force on Guidelines. He also chaired the FSPHP Ethics Committee and was co-chair of the Citizen Advocacy Center Task Force.

A current project of the FSPHP involves looking at challenges faced by recovering physicians, including specialty board certification issues.