coffsug124 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I'm gonna try and make this short and sweet. I'm currently a PA-S and I've been having a lot of anxiety that has been increasing to borderline panic attacks. Most of them surrounding school and school events. My question is if I'm put on an anxiolytic or SSRI do I need to check this box on my application for licensure? "In the last five years have you been treated for or had a recurrence of a diagnosed mental disorder that has impaired your ability to practice medicine?" Thank you for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 You haven't practiced medicine because you haven't graduated or been hired, so by definition nothing that has happened to you has "impaired your ability to practice medicine." 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeryOldPA Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Not it hasn’t effected your ability to practice. Seems to me that this question may be a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just now, VeryOldPA said: Seems to me that this question may be a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act Yes. Well known issue. http://jaapl.org/content/46/4/458 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cideous Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 No. Don't mark that box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltawave Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 No. Don’t be ridiculous. Never say yes unless it is crystal clear. Once it’s documented it’s documented forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayamom Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 No need to check. If every medical professional that was taking a SSRI for example checked yes the system to handle that would be overwhelmed. As you finish school and enter the field you need to take care of yourself. It can be a very stressful job but certainly doable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatswain2PA Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 While there are supposed to be protections for things like this, oftentimes those protections are not enough. Scary real-life story here: https://www.acepnow.com/article/emergency-physician-with-depression-chronicles-her-10-year-fight-to-keep-her-license/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cideous Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 25 minutes ago, Boatswain2PA said: While there are supposed to be protections for things like this, oftentimes those protections are not enough. Scary real-life story here:https://www.acepnow.com/article/emergency-physician-with-depression-chronicles-her-10-year-fight-to-keep-her-license/ It's horseshit like what the Oregon medical board did to that doc in the article that keeps the vast majority of providers suffering in silence. Any wonder we die so young, have advanced numbers of substance abuse and failed family situations? Man this subject has always ticked me off. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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