Physicians Serving Physicians

PHYSICIANS SERVING PHYSICIANS (PSP) CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SUPPORT THROUGH MONTHLY SUPPORT MEETINGS AND THE PHYSICIANS WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE (PWC) GREW OUR WELLBEING SERVICES THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SESSIONS FOR PHYSICIANS, RESIDENTS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND - NEW IN 2021 - ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN MINNESOTA. IN 2021, NEARLY 300 PHYSICIANS BENEFITTED FROM THE SERVICES OF PHYSICIANS SERVING PHYSICIANS AND THE PHYSICIANS WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE: - OVER 30 PHYSICIANS FROM ACROSS THE STATE REGULARLY ATTEND AND ENGAGE IN MONTHLY PSP MEETINGS WHERE THEY FIND SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY FROM FELLOW PHYSICIANS LIVING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. - OVER 100 PHYSICIANS, RESIDENTS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS SOUGHT INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT THROUGH OUR 24/7 COUNSELING SERVICES OR OUR PEER SUPPORT SERVICES. - OVER 140 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS COMPLETED PROACTIVE WELLNESS APPOINTMENTS AS PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AIMED AT CHANGING THE CULTURE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION BY NORMALIZING HELP SEEKING BEHAVIORS SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH APPOINTMENTS AND PEER SUPPORT. ALSO IN 2021, WE WERE PROUD TO ADVOCATE WITH SEVERAL STAKEHOLDERS TO REMOVE A LONGSTANDING BARRIER IN MINNESOTA'S LICENSURE RENEWAL PROCESS AND BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2022, PHYSICIANS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO REPORT MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT ARE BEING APPROPRIATELY TREATED WHEN THEY APPLY FOR OR RENEW THEIR MEDICAL LICENSES. THIS REQUIREMENT DETERRED MANY PHYSICIANS FROM SEEKING NEEDED TREATMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.