In a sequence of events you could have never predicted, the New York State Department of Health’s Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) or Office of Professional Discipline (OPD) may ultimately decide to revoke your medical license. This decision may rock your world, so to speak, and drive you to a point of emotional distress. That is, you may be experiencing mental suffering and anguish, outward outrage or fury, and inward shame and humiliation. This emotional distress may manifest into a serious mental disorder, whether it be bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, or otherwise. With that being said, please read on to discover how to handle the emotional distress that comes with losing your medical license and how a seasoned OPMC/OPD misconduct defense lawyer at Walker Medical Law can help you be proactive with improving your situation.
How do I deal with the emotional distress of losing my medical license?
Though this may be difficult to look back on, you must acknowledge the OPMC’s ultimate decision to revoke your medical license and allow yourself to process your emotions surrounding that. You do not necessarily have to do this alone, but rather seek the guidance and counsel of a skilled therapist or psychiatrist. By letting yourself feel anguish, rage, and any other negative emotion fully, you may move on from this incident more quickly. Also, you may deeply reflect on the negligent actions that led to this decision and experience deep remorse over it. Overall, this may make you a better person who leads with more sincere intentions from this point forward.
From here, you may reevaluate the plans you have for yourself and set realistic goals to achieve them. That is, you may be inhibited from practicing medicine in New York State indefinitely. But this is not to say that you cannot work in other sectors of the medical field, whether it be research, education, or administrative work. You may even unpack new skills and interests that can take you beyond the medical world, even if you only do this for volunteer work to contribute back to your community.
Can I proactively stop my medical license from getting revoked?
Importantly, you do not have to sit idly and wallow in emotional distress if you disagree with the OPMC’s ultimate decision to revoke your medical license. Instead, you may be proactive in petitioning to appeal the decision to the Administrative Review Board. In an ideal scenario, the Board may reverse the decision made by the original OPMC hearing committee, and you get to keep your license and ability to practice. But if they stand by its revocation, you must not give up but rather keep fighting and take it to the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court.
If you still have lingering questions at this point in time, please do not hesitate to reach out to a competent OPMC/OPD misconduct defense lawyer. The team at Walker Medical Law will certainly be the perfect fit for you.
