Nominations Sought to Reflect APA’s Diverse Membership

My presidential year saw a time of great change and reckoning for APA and psychiatry. I am proud of what we did as an organization and in confronting issues like structural racism head-on. As part of that, the Board of Trustees worked hard to begin to ensure that at every level, APA became a more welcoming place for everyone. One of the factors that made our response and our organization stronger was having diverse voices on the Board.

Members of the Board of Trustees make the important decisions that ultimately steer the organization and have a real-life impact on patients. I therefore would like to encourage anyone with the passion to serve to run for office this year, particularly those from minority and underrepresented groups. If you are ready to help lead, please run.

These are the Board of Trustee offices in APA’s 2022 election: president-elect, treasurer, trustee-at-large, Area 3 and 6 trustees, and resident-fellow member trustee-elect. You may nominate yourself or a colleague—the important point is that you get involved. The deadline is Wednesday, September 1.

It was an honor to serve you this past year as APA president. I hope you will consider this opportunity—for me, working with my colleagues on the Board was an experience for which I am truly grateful.

To submit nominations, please use the form posted at psychiatry.org/election. Thank you.

Jeffrey Geller, M.D., M.P.H.

Immediate Past President of APA (2021-2022)

Chairperson, Nominating Committee (2021-2022) ■