Maine's Medical Professionals Health Program

Verified facts

Program

Medical Professionals Health Program (MPHP)

Organization

Maine Medical Association

Location

Manchester, Maine

Official website

https://www.mainemphp.org/

Reported by the program

The program describes the following on its official information, reviewed on July 28, 2026.

Who it serves

The program serves physicians (MD and DO), physician assistants, and nursing professionals, including residents and students in those professions. It says it welcomes people who seek help voluntarily before their license or employment is affected, as well as those referred or mandated by an employer or a licensing board.

What it does

The MPHP describes confidential intake assessments, monitoring, support, evaluation and treatment recommendations, advocacy, education, and outreach, for health professionals facing substance misuse, mental health issues, behavioral challenges, stress, and burnout. It says it's overseen by a peer review committee.

History

The program says it was established in 1987 by the Maine Medical Association, is based in Manchester, Maine, and has supported the wellness of Maine's health professionals for more than thirty years.

shrinkiatry context

Every state has some version of a physician or professional health program, and they matter because clinicians who are struggling often can't safely lean on the same systems they work in. Maine's MPHP is the state's confidential route for that, run through the Maine Medical Association and structured around peer review rather than discipline. For the Atlas, it's a clean example of the physician and clinician mental health category: a real, long-running, identifiable program with a defined population and a public front door. It also connects to the workforce themes that run through the rest of shrinkiatry, since burnout and access to care for clinicians shape who stays in practice.

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