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CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT

Carolyn B. Robinowitz M.D.

Distinguished Life Fellow (Member Since 1969)

Treasurer/Secretary-Treasurer, APA Board of Trustees, 2004-

APA: Founding Director, Office of Education; Senior Deputy Medical Director; and Chief Operating Officer, 1976-95

Georgetown University: Associate Dean, Academic Dean, and Professor of Psychiatry, 1995-2000

President, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1986

President, American College of Psychiatrists, 1999-2000

Experience, Energy, Effectiveness

As president, I will continue to work for APA by doing the following:

• Advocating energetically and successfully for our profession, for our members, and for our patients.
  
• Focusing on setting and supporting APA priorities.
  
• Developing strong strategic planning, maintaining transparency and accountability, planning proactively for challenges.
  
• Promoting patients' access to psychiatric care.
  
• Protecting the physician-patient relationship.
  
• Demanding appropriate reimbursement for psychiatric care.
  
• Forging alliances to enhance our effectiveness.
  
• Recruiting the best and brightest into the field.
  
• Educating psychiatrists for excellent care and advocacy.
  
• Working with district branches and state associations to ensure appropriate support, representation, and balance.
  
• Welcoming and promoting members' diverse backgrounds, interests, skills, and practice.
  
• Valuing all members and providing value for membership.
  
• Increasing opportunities for member participation and leadership.
  
• Guaranteeing openness and communication with members.
  
• Developing procedures to address issues rapidly and effectively.
  

The president must play a proactive and creative role in leading Association direction and function. I have extensive experience as a clinician, educator, and administrator, as well as on the APA Board of Trustees, with demonstrated effective leadership skills in psychiatric and other medical organizations including advocacy, fiscal accountability, and professional development. I have served on or staffed multiple APA components and represented APA in Congress, the administration, and the media. As founding director of the APA Office of Education, I initiated APA efforts in education at all levels. As senior deputy medical director/COO, I was responsible for infrastructure (human resources, information systems, finances, and long-range planning), oversight of membership, meetings, publications; and representing APA at other organizations. During my tenure, the budget was balanced, with strong reserves and a five-year financial plan. I promoted leadership development of younger members (including resident and early career positions on the Board), and minorities. I initiated successful links with academic and public psychiatrists, other mental health professions, medical specialties, and advocacy groups.

As APA secretary-treasurer, I have focused on financial stability and strength, using our limited resources for key priorities—those that APA must do and that only APA can do. As a medical school dean, I gained experience in mission-based budgeting and management, planning, and development as well as medical education and care.

I have been president of several national psychiatric and other medical organizations, gaining greater perspective and skill in systems, substance, and organizational development.

As a clinician, I experience daily the challenges and obstacles faced by colleagues and patients, and recognize the importance of APA's efforts on our behalf. As president, I will limit my clinical work to ensure full availability, taking advantage of my Washington, D.C., location to work closely with the staff.

I know APA well and eagerly anticipate using my experience and energy to be a productive and effective president.

I ask for your vote and for your participation in our APA.

PRIMARY PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SOURCES OF INCOME

Professional Activities
90%—Private practice (private office)

5%—Education and program consultation at medical centers

5%—Teaching at Georgetown and George Washington universities

Income
95%—Private practice (private office)

5%—Consultation

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