Following a cluster of medical student & physician suicides in one medical community, medical trainees anonymously shared their views regarding seeking mental health treatment in light of current disclosure requirements for medical licensure. In an effort to identify medical licensure questions that more accurately assess for potential impairment – replacing the stigmatizing global inquiry about past mental health treatment – 47 American states’ medical licensure questions available on the web were examined. Representatives from the state’s psychiatric & medical societies joined formal requests to revise the state licensure questions. The recommended changes were approved. (23 refs.)