Enforcement
The Board's Enforcement Program protects California consumers through the vigorous, objective enforcement of the Medical Practice Act.
Join the Medical Board of California as an Expert Reviewer
Expert Reviewers play a crucial role in upholding the highest standards of care. Share your expertise and help shape the future of healthcare by providing insightful reviews, opinions, and testimony on Board cases, as well as conducting professional competency, physical, and psychiatric exams (depending on your specialty).
- Flexible, Online Work: Enjoy the convenience of working from anywhere with flexible hours and intermittent work. Expert Reviewer pay rates vary — please call us for more information.
- Comprehensive Training: Access our online expert reviewer training anytime, 24/7, to enhance your skills and knowledge.
- Standard of Care: Be a voice in maintaining and improving the standard of care within the medical community.
- Give Back: Support and contribute to both the professional and patient communities, making a meaningful difference in the lives of many.
Gain Knowledge About
- The Board's complaint handling process.
- Essential components of an expert opinion.
- Understand the difference between a simple departure versus an extreme departure, from the standard of care.
- Tips for providing effective testimony.
Qualities of a Successful Expert Reviewer
- Objective, fair, and unbiased.
- Understands the standard of care in the community.
- Effective communicator, both when testifying and in writing reports.
- Accessible and cooperative.
- Will maintain confidentiality.
Role of an Expert Reviewer
- Reviews facts independently, impartially.
- Provides clinical expertise, and testimony regarding complaints about the practice of medicine.
- Establishes whether or not a departure from the standard of care occurred.
- Assists investigators, prosecutors, and administrative law judges in understanding the medical aspects of a case.
- Simplifies complex issues and clearly articulates findings and the basis for opinions to lay persons throughout the disciplinary process.
- Complies with Board requirements when performing reviews or evaluations.
- Able to complete and submit a written opinion within 30 days of receipt of case materials.
Additional Resources
REQUIREMENTS
Licensed Midwives:
Licensed Medical Doctors:
- Current California physician and surgeon license in good standing.
- No prior discipline.
- No pending accusations.
- No active or recent complaint history.
- Current board certification by one of the 24 approved American Boards of Medical Specialties, or
- One of the Boards recognized by the Medical Board of California, which include:
- The American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- American Board of Pain Medicine.
- American Board of Sleep Medicine.
- American Board of Spine Surgery.
- Preferred minimum of three years of practice in the specialty area after board certification.
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Current active practice — defined as:
- At least 80 hours a month in direct patient care and clinical activity; or
- Teaching: at least 40 hours a month of which is in direct patient care in California; or
- Retired from active practice within the last three years.
- Out of state practice may be considered to satisfy active practice requirement.
- Must be willing and available to testify at administrative hearings. (Hearings may be conducted virtually, if permitted by the administrative law judge.)