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. 2021 May 18;325(19):2017-2018.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.2275.

Consistency Between State Medical License Applications and Recommendations Regarding Physician Mental Health

Daniel Saddawi-Konefka  1 , Ariel Brown  2 , Isabella Eisenhart  2 , Katharine Hicks  2 , Eileen Barrett  3 , Jessica A Gold  4
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Consistency Between State Medical License Applications and Recommendations Regarding Physician Mental Health

Daniel Saddawi-Konefka et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study examines the consistency of medical license applications with recommendations from the Federation of State Medical Boards on physician wellness and burnout.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Brown reported being an employee and shareholder of Sage Therapeutics. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Consistency of State Board Applications With the Federation of State Medical Boards Recommendations on Physician Wellness and Burnout
Each state board application was given 1 point for consistency with each of the 4 evaluable Federation of State Medical Boards recommendations, for a total of up to 4 points. The Figure includes all 50 states in the US and Washington, DC. Three territories (Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands) are not shown.
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