Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Candidates Announced for APA's 2017 Election


The APA Nominating Committee, chaired by APA Immediate Past President Renée Binder, M.D., today announced the candidates for the Association's 2017 election.

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Rahn K. Bailey, M.D.
Altha J. Stewart, M.D.

SECRETARY
Philip R. Muskin, M.D.
Gail E. Robinson, M.D.
Robert P. Roca, M.D., M.P.H.

MINORITY/UNDERREPRESENTED REPRESENTATIVE TRUSTEE
David L. Scasta, M.D.
Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D., D.Sc.

AREA 2 TRUSTEE
Vivian B. Pender, M.D.
Ravi N. Shah, M.D., M.B.A.

AREA 5 TRUSTEE
R. Scott Benson, M.D.
Jenny L. Boyer, M.D.

RESIDENT-FELLOW MEMBER TRUSTEE-ELECT
Tanuja Gandhi, M.D.
Sarah Kauffman, M.D.
Benjamin Solomon, M.D., M.B.A.

The deadline for candidates who wish to run by petition is November 15. All candidates and their supporters are encouraged to review APA's Election Guidelines. For more election information, please visit the Election section on APA's website or email election@psych.org.

The slate of candidates who have been nominated is public but not official until approved by the APA Board of Trustees at its December meeting. Voting for the 2017 election will be open from January 3 to January 31, 2017.

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