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We are excited to partner with the Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) on the new Well-Being CARE service. It is a completely free, confidential screening tool available to all Ohio-licensed healthcare professionals, including students.

New free service aims to connect Ohio's health care workers with mental health resources The Ohio State Medical Association is launching a free, anonymous service to help health care workers with mental and emotional health issues.

"Unfortunately, I routinely come across friends and colleagues in medicine who struggle to strike the right balance between work and personal life. It often takes a toll on their health or relationships — or both. "

Opinion: We need to do more to prevent burnout among health care workers Health care organizations need to ensure they're putting their employees' mental and physical health front and center.

Addressing your mental health is important and human. Mental health professionals share their advice on what to do if you notice your mental health is declining at work.

What to do if you're struggling with your mental health at work : Life Kit Whether it's depression, anxiety, burnout or something else, if you're struggling with your mental health at work, it can be hard to know what your options are and how to seek help. Here's a look at the stigma around mental health at work, how to spot an issue and what to do about it.

In a 2017 paper, nearly 40% of physicians reported being reluctant to seek mental health care because they worried it would jeopardize their chances of getting or renewing their medical licenses.

Opinion | Why So Many Doctors Treat Their Mental Health in Secret The culture of medicine means no crying, no sleeping, no making mistakes. And no getting help.

"We've seen a lot of physicians having to juggle so many aspects of not just taking great care of patients, but also focusing on making their own wellness a priority."

Why physician well-being is a two-way street Cedars-Sinai psychiatrist says Waguih IsHak, MD, says addressing burnout amid COVID-19 requires team effort from doctors, health care organizations.

Gothamist spoke to five mental health professionals who leapt into action early on to organize and provide targeted support to New York City health care workers. They provided insight into how health care workers have struggled — and coped — during the pandemic so far, and what types of services they might need moving forward.

Medical workers tend to push through their mental health trauma. COVID-19 is changing that. Mental health professionals provide insight into how medical workers have struggled — and coped — during the pandemic so far, and what types of services they might need moving forward.

With the COVID-19 pandemic and racial justice movement bringing issues of health care disparities to the forefront, many medical schools are in the process of reshaping their curricula to amplify the importance of recognizing biases and fighting to improve health equity.

Medical and Other Health Professions Schools Guide Students on Overcoming Biases | INSIGHT Into Diversity From emergency department specialists to neurosurgeons, medical professionals at all levels have implicit biases surrounding race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and other social differences that can affect the quality of care they provide. These underlying beliefs can influence the way providers com...

First came burnout, next suicidal thoughts—then this resident got help.

First came burnout, next suicidal thoughts—then this resident got help Things looked good on paper for 2nd-year resident Scott Pasichow, MD. But inside, they got worse. What his journey can teach other resident physicians.

“We talk about a worsening physician shortage, but I want to make sure that people understand that there's a physician shortage today,” she said, adding that—according to data from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)—“there is a shortage right now.”

Doctor shortages are here—and they’ll get worse if we don’t act fast Two of America’s most influential physician voices detail what’s driving the shortage, how the pandemic’s exacerbating it, and how it can be overcome.

“Empathic curiosity” doesn’t require providers to take on more of their patient’s suffering instead, sustaining curiosity, which is already a valued part of the medical role, can be a bridge that helps physicians experience more empathy for their patients."

Perspective | Empathic curiosity is a way for health-care professionals to manage stress The method involves trying to understand another person’s world from the inside out.

One out of 6 veterinarians has considered su***de, according to studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While male vets are 1.6 times more likely to die by su***de than the general population, female vets are 2.4 times more likely, and 80% of vets are women.

It's not just doctors and nurses. Veterinarians are burning out, too A spike in pandemic pets is increasing shortages and burnout among veterinarians — a field that already had high rates of su***de. A new mental health initiative offers professional help for free.

By adapting new tactics, building more flexible ways to credential new nurses and making academic progression more accessible through stackability, learning institutions can take critical steps to strengthen America's core of nurses.

Higher education can help solve America's nursing shortage By adapting new tactics, building more flexible ways to credential new nurses and making academic progression more accessible, learning institutions can take critical steps to strengthen America's core of nurses, the authors argue.