Medical society offers free peer counseling for docs

DENVER — Doctors across the state now have access to peer counseling when the pressures of the job get too difficult to handle. The Colorado Medical Society, with more than 7,000 members across all specialties, has launched Doc2Doc Wellbeing Consulting. The program will provide three free peer consultations for any physician or medical student, according to a press statement from the society. A dedicated phone line, 720-810-9131, will be answered day or night by masters-level licensed clinician. The clinician then schedules a follow-up appointment in person or by video or phone call with a physician trained in psychiatry. “A study…