APA members have chosen Mark Rapaport, M.D., as president-elect, subject to final approval at the March meeting of APA’s Board of Trustees.
“I’m truly honored to step into the role as APA president-elect to use the convening power of the APA, and my existing relationships, to bring together leaders in policy, philanthropy, other mental health organizations, and business to create a common agenda around parity,” said Rapaport, who is Founding CEO, Emeritus of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, the William H. and Edna D. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair, and professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah. “Together, we will flip the dialogue and make it clear that psychiatry is an investment in our shared future.”
Rapaport’s work has focused on the interactions between the brain and the immune system, as well as clinical psychopharmacology and complementary medicine. Rapaport is also editor in chief of the APA journal Focus, which he co-founded; the journal is designed to help busy clinicians stay up to date with advances in the field of psychiatry. Focus was the first major journal in the field to devote entire issues to LGBTQ+ and underrepresented mental health concerns.
"It’s exciting to welcome such a well-regarded leader like Dr. Rapaport onto our board,” said APA CEO and Medical Director Marketa M. Wills, M.D., M.B.A. “His focus on defeating stigma, compassionate patient care, research, and education as well as his long-term involvement with APA positions him well as we look toward our field’s future.”
APA President-Elect Theresa Miskimen Rivera, M.D., begins her term as president in May at the conclusion of the APA 2025 Annual Meeting, and Rapaport’s term will begin in May 2026.
Other election results, subject to board approval, are as follows:
Secretary:
Gabrielle L. Shapiro, M.D.
Minority/Underrepresented Representative Trustee:
Kamalika Roy, M.D., M.C.R.
Area 3 Trustee:
Kenneth Certa, M.D.
Area 6 Trustee:
Lawrence Malak, M.D.
Resident-Fellow Member Trustee-Elect:
Tariq Salem, M.D.
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