Student Health DO pushes Missouri to improve mental health in medical school Missouri Senate Bill 52 means more consideration for medical students at risk of depression. July 11, 2017Tuesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics advocacymedical schoolmental healthstudents The governor of Missouri signed a bill into law Friday that will allow medical schools to take a closer look at specifically what is causing increased medical student depression, according to Missouri State Senator Jamilah Nasheed. Sen. Nasheed says the bill will also prohibit medical schools from discouraging students from spearheading or participating in mental health and depression studies. The bill was carried through the Missouri House of Representatives by Representative Keith Fredrick, DO, the chairman of Missouri’s Health and Mental Health Policy House Committee. The new regulations are part of Missouri Senate Bill 52, which also calls on all public universities to increase mental health programming and suicide prevention strategies for students on and off campus. Gov Greitens signs SB 52 this am: research preventn & tx for depressn & suicide for med students and college studnts. pic.twitter.com/SNde4RCc56 — Keith Frederick (@KeithJFrederick) July 7, 2017 Related article Advice for physicians struggling with burnout or mental illness Robert Piccinini, DO, says the best thing you can do to help a struggling physician is to talk to them about it. More in Newsbriefs AOA’s research grants workshop will guide applicants through funding process The Nov. 14 workshop will cover important topics such as RFA/NOFOs and available funding amounts. For the first time, a DO is president-elect of the Mississippi State Medical Association Katherine Pannel, DO, MSMA’s new president-elect, seeks to advance mental health advocacy and physician autonomy. Previous articleRaise awareness of DOs by requesting PBS doc on your local station Next articleHow to maximize your reimbursement for OMT
Advice for physicians struggling with burnout or mental illness Robert Piccinini, DO, says the best thing you can do to help a struggling physician is to talk to them about it.
AOA’s research grants workshop will guide applicants through funding process The Nov. 14 workshop will cover important topics such as RFA/NOFOs and available funding amounts.
For the first time, a DO is president-elect of the Mississippi State Medical Association Katherine Pannel, DO, MSMA’s new president-elect, seeks to advance mental health advocacy and physician autonomy.