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Podcast: Difference Makers by Ramos Law
Episode: #261 “It’s a Guessing Game”: FAA Medication Confusion & the Mental Health in Aviation Act
Description: On this episode of The Difference Makers Podcast, Dr. Joseph Ramos and Director of Aviation Joseph LoRusso sit down with Austin O’Boyle, VP of Advocacy at Aristotle International and a key leader behind the Pilot Mental Health Campaign (PMHC), to break down the real-world impact of FAA mental health policy and the path forward through the Mental Health in Aviation Act.We discuss why pilots and air traffic controllers often feel forced to “white-knuckle” depression, anxiety, PTSD, and major life stressors out of fear of losing their medical certificate, and how that fear creates both personal harm and aviati...