Physician Health First^®: Breaking Down
Professional Stigma

Online CME

1 AAFP
Prescribed Credit

Access Through
May 22, 2026

Shame about mental illness still affects how and when people seek mental health care—including the very physicians like you called upon to help them.

Let’s change that. Join experts Alexandria Arvon, MD, Angela Rodgers, MD, FAAFP, and Janet West, MD, as they discuss how you can:

Understand the importance of reducing stigma surrounding mental health
Identify how stigma shows up in your life
Gain tools to reduce stigma in your daily life

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This on-demand activity is free.

Faculty

Angela Rodgers, MD, FAAFP
Alexandria Arvon, MD
Julie Harrison, MPP
Janet West, MD

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this CME activity, you should be able to:

Discuss the importance of reducing mental health stigma and its impact on patient care.
Identify places where stigma shows in your life as a physician and within the walls of your practice.
Apply tools to reduce mental health stigma personally and professionally.

System Requirements

Funding Statement

Physician Health First: Building Resiliency Intersectionally During Graduate Education (BRIDGE) is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2,200,002 with zero percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

CME Credit Statement

The AAFP has reviewed Breaking Down Professional Stigma and deemed it acceptable for up to 1 Enduring AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 3/29/2024 to 5/22/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^™toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed credit, not as Category 1.

CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.

Physician Health First®: Breaking Down Professional Stigma