Of the medical board's 12 members, state law requires that eight must be practicing doctors. Three are public members and one a nurse. The doctors on the board are nominated by the Arizona Medical Association, a trade association of doctors. The governor makes the final selection. The appointment is for five years.
Records are secret Little information is available on the complaints filed against board members.
By law, complaint records are secret unless there's a disciplinary action. And even then, records are sparse. The Arizona Republic wrote each of the seven board members who've had complaints, asking them to disclose information. Gov. Jane Hull appointed or reappointed four of the board members with complaint records. The others were put on the board by former Gov. Fife Symington.