2024-25 Medical Advisory Board

Douglas Boon, MD
Medical school-UNMC
Residency-Phoenix Children's Hospital and Maricopa Medical Center both in Phoenix, AZ
Board certified-American Board of Pediatrics
Fellow-American Academy of Pediatrics
Susan Newman, MD
Medical school-UNMC
Residency-UNMC
Board certified-American Board of Family Medicine
Certified Medical Examiner for the Department of Transportation
Sarah Johnson, APRN NP-C
Master's degree from the University of South Alabama-Family and Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program

About the Board

The State Medical Advisory Board shall consist of three members named by the Vice-President, two of which shall be physicians and the third may be a mid-level practitioner (Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or Midwife) if so desired, whose appointment will be approved by the Board of Directors at the post-conference meeting. They will serve for a period of one year. Any of them may serve for more than the appointed term, but must be re-appointed and approved annually.

Duties:

  1. Shall be familiar with and promote the goals and objectives of NSMA.
  2. Shall encourage membership and certification awareness through direct endorsements and by acting as liaison with the Nebraska Medical Association.
  3. Shall provide guidance in continuing education program planning, and speak at workshops/seminars as requested.
  4. Shall serve on the panel of judges for the Nebraska Medical Assistant of the Year Award.
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