A Qualitative Analysis of Underexplored Barriers to Physicians Seeking Mental Health Care in Medical License Applications
Five distinct potential barriers persist in state medical licensing applications. Longitudinal analysis from 2021 to 2025 showed improvements in 4 domains, though application accessibility worsened substantially.
Authors
- Daniel Saddawi-Konefka
- Eileen Barrett
- Lauren Hunt
- Katharine Hicks
Institutions
- American Bar Association (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- MaineGeneral Medical Center (US)
- Emotional Brain (Netherlands) (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Graduate Medical Education
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-25-00710.1
- Primary Topic
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00