Ethical and Public Health Considerations for Integrating Physicians with Mental Disability into the Physician Workforce

Amalia R Sweet; Omar Sultan Haque; Michael Ashley Stein

doi:10.1017/jme.2023.24

Ethical and Public Health Considerations for Integrating Physicians with Mental Disability into the Physician Workforce

J Law Med Ethics. 2022;50(4):833-840. doi: 10.1017/jme.2023.24.

Authors

Amalia R Sweet¹, Omar Sultan Haque^{1

2}, Michael Ashley Stein^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ AMERICAN BIOETHICS & CULTURE INSTITUTE (ABCI) OF THE AMERICAN UNIT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BIOETHICS CHAIR IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA.
² HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, BOSTON, MA, USA.
³ HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA.

PMID: 36883385
DOI: 10.1017/jme.2023.24

Abstract

Stigma against mental disability within the medical field continues to impose significant barriers on physicians and trainees. Here, we examine several implications of this stigma and propose steps toward greater inclusion of persons with mental disabilities in the physician workforce.

Keywords: Intersectionality; Mental Disability; Physicians; Public Health; Stigma.

MeSH terms

Humans
Physicians*
Public Health*
Social Stigma
Workforce