MedPage Today (10/4, Firth) reports, “The National Academy of Medicine launched its National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being to address the growing challenges of burnout among health care workers, at an event hosted by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) on Monday.” The “report, a response to long-standing concerns about burnout exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic (60% of physicians reported burnout in a 2022 survey), emphasized the need for broad cultural change, investments in research, and efforts to destigmatize mental health.” One “key priority area, according to the report, is focusing on reducing mental health stigma.” AAMC President Emeritus Darrell Kirch, MD, “pointed out that credentialing and licensing applications contribute to this stigma by asking clinicians whether they’ve ever experienced a mental health problem.” Over “half of state medical boards continue to ask such questions in applications, said” American Medical Association Professional Satisfaction Vice President Christine Sinsky, M.D., “citing a map found on the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation’s website.”
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