Mental Health and Licensing Requirements: How compliant are osteopathic applications? (Podcast)
In the first episode of the JAOA's new podcast series, Behind the Research, Melissa Schmidt (JAOA Director) interviews Katherine Lincoln, DO, and Beth Wagner, DO, authors of a recent article evaluating the compliance of state osteopathic medical licensing boards with ADA requirements regarding mental health questioning. (Spoiler alert: 6 of the 7 states with different osteopathic applications were not fully compliant with ADA requirements, while the states' allopathic applications were.) The authors discuss the implications of this noncompliance and disparity on mental health throughout the medical education process and make the case for state-level advocacy to rectify the persistent barrier that can ultimately turn illness into impairment. They also discuss how they fit research and writing into their busy clinical schedules.