VA disability due to psychiatric condition

[deftonesmindset]

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Hello sdn members,

How would VA disability due to psychiatric condition affect path of physician. Let’s say from Medical School all the way to getting Liability Insurance and Medical License.

I know that along the way one of multiple applications will ask about psych history. Just want to make sure that it will not be a barrier. Thank you!

 

[Just Call Me Doc]

I'm a 100% disabled vet due to mental health issues. I did get this rating in residency rather than med school so don't have first hand knowledge about that part of training, but do have another veteran friend who has 100% for psych that is currently in med school. As far as I know, neither of us had any issues with any of the logistics for being a doctor from our disability rating.

From my experience, its the hidden demons that are much more dangerous than the ones we know about. During med school and early part of residency, it was my undiagnosed/poorly treated mental health issues that severely affected my performance and abilities. By the time I received 100%, though, I had my mental illness much better controlled and now like to believe I provide care to my patients as well as any of my other colleagues.

 

[AsclepiusAdvisingLLC]

Hello sdn members,

How would VA disability due to psychiatric condition affect path of physician. Let’s say from Medical School all the way to getting Liability Insurance and Medical License.

I know that along the way one of multiple applications will ask about psych history. Just want to make sure that it will not be a barrier. Thank you!

Our understanding is that medical schools will ask you to disclose if you are unable to meet their core competencies that are required for graduation. If reasonable accommodations can be given, then they are obligated to provide those services. Some schools like UC Irvine explicitly outline what they consider to be "reasonable" accommodations, and anything outside of those definitions will pose a barrier to matriculation/graduation. From our understanding, as long as you are able to perform your duties as a physician with or without reasonable accommodations, then having a disability will not prevent you from being able to practice medicine.

 

[esob]

Many state license applications now only ask if you are suffering from something that makes you unable to perform your duties. As a psychiatrist, I treat people who are both prosperous and stable individuals despite having significant behavioral health conditions.