ARC Issue Brief: Confidential care to support physician health and wellness
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, physician burnout, depression and suicide already were major challenges for the U.S. healthcare system, impacting nearly every aspect of clinical
US Surgeons Are Killing Themselves at an Alarming Rate-The Guardian-Sept 26 2023
The grueling profession has long kept silent about mental distress. After losing a friend and quietly grappling with illness, Carrie Cunningham found a new way
Integrating Confidential Mental Health Care to Support Physicians
Physicians experience burnout and mental health crises at higher levels than the average population. However, barriers to seeking mental healthcare, such as stigma and the
GCMB Now Requires Physicians to Complete a 2-Hour Boundaries Course
The Georgia Composite Medical Board (GCMB) now has a requirement that physicians need to complete a 2 hour boundary course. The attached list are some
GCMB Updates Mental Health Question On Licensure Applications
For more information, please visit: https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-02-02/gcmb-updates-mental-health-question-licensure-applications
Georgia PHP Now Monitoring Veterinarians
Georgia PHP, Inc. now monitors veterinarians, licensed with the Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine, who may be suffering with substance use disorders or mental
How Doctors With Addiction Heal and Return to Practice
“Why am I not asking for help?” This is the question Mary Taylor, MD, a pediatric cardiologist and pediatric critical care physician, asked herself after
“Why Do I Put My Life on the Line?” Pandemic Trauma Haunts Health Workers
Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, 34, was a newly minted surgeon when the COVID-19 pandemic began. At first, like thousands of other healthcare professionals, she worked tirelessly in
Mental Strain Takes Toll in Virus-hit US – China Daily-May 12, 2020
The United States is on the verge of a mental health crisis due to people’s stress in hearing about daily death tolls from the coronavirus