Medical Legal Panel

New Mexico Medical Review Commission (Medical-Legal Panel)

The New Mexico Medical Society CME committee has established New Mexico Specific CME credit and the New Mexico Medical Board has agreed to accept these for relicensure.

New Mexico Specific CME credits are awarded to physicians who participate in the New Mexico Medical Review Commission (Medical-Legal panels). Physicians earn two New Mexico Specific Category 1 CME credits for each panel hearing due to the educational benefits of these reviews.

The Commission is the mandatory malpractice review panel consisting of volunteers from the medical and law professions. The medical-legal panels review malpractice cases before they can proceed to court. The panel has managed to ease the burden on the court system. Only 29% of the cases heard through the Commission are filed in court.

Hearings are Monday through Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Marshall Building in the conference rooms of the New Mexico Medical Society. The average case lasts 2 ½ to 3 hours. Out of town panelists will be paid for mileage or reimbursed airfare.

If you would like more information about the Commission, please contact Vicky Bolton at vbolton@nmms.org or 505-828-0237.