Addressing the mental health elephant in the room with Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH

Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, immediate past chair of the AMA board of trustees and advocate for physician wellbeing, joins Alex McDonald, MD, of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, to discuss the traditional barriers to overcoming the stigma of mental health in the medical community, how things are changing for the better, and resources for medical professionals in need. This episode was created in collaboration with the PermanenteDocs Chat podcast, and is hosted by family physician Alex McDonald, MD.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew  🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:  ▹ Reforming Medicare payment  ▹ Fighting scope creep  ▹ Fixing prior authorization  ▹ Reducing physician burnout  ▹ Making technology work for physicians  📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://ama-assn.co/youTube  📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA: https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters  💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social