lightbearer06 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I thought this was a pretty interesting post turn the microscope on provider mental health which I think often gets overlooked. http://canadiem.org/2016/01/18/physician-mental-health/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyhoundGirl Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Reading this article made me very happy that I am going to PA school instead of medical school. I am excited to focus on learning and becoming a good provider without the distractions of trying to be best in the class, match, get published, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Not to bring you down but PA school is much less forgiving than MD or DO school and IMO more stressful although yea once you graduate you avoid the stress of matching (but instead are thrust into the work place sooner). Anecdotally PAs have better mental health than our physician counterparts however probably because of the personality type attracted to PA more than actual major job differences. Unfortunately health care providers are discouraged and stigmatized from seeking help despite the fact that our jobs are considerably more stressful than others. For example just renewed my license and one of the questions is if you have ever been dx or tx for MDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyhoundGirl Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Not to bring you down but PA school is much less forgiving than MD or DO school and IMO more stressful although yea once you graduate you avoid the stress of matching (but instead are thrust into the work place sooner). Anecdotally PAs have better mental health than our physician counterparts however probably because of the personality type attracted to PA more than actual major job differences. Unfortunately health care providers are discouraged and stigmatized from seeking help despite the fact that our jobs are considerably more stressful than others. For example just renewed my license and one of the questions is if you have ever been dx or tx for MDD. I do expect it to be very tough, but I think for me the deal breaker of medical school is that you can do well and pass and still not match. Also I wouldn't want the pressure of having to decide my specialty in medical school, with no real room for wavering. I wonder what they would do if you marked "yes" to the MDD thing? I don't have that but anxiety yes. It seems like they couldn't discriminate against that as a medical condition unless you weren't able to do your job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
303909 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 The answer to that question is categorically "no", correct? That's protected health information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Depends on the state. They may want to speak with you before renewing your license. If someone is severely clinically depressed to the point they can't practice good medicine, they need to know. That is the thought process behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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