Message from the

President Continued. generate substantive contributions to our profession and society in response to complex problems in an increasingly diverse world.

Consistent with this theme, I have supported a recommendation from the Systems Innovation and Transformation Committee and the Social Justice Committee to jointly conduct a GAP survey of current member attitudes and organizational performance in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion. The EDI Statement and the attitude and performance survey will serve as a guidance document for the continued growth of GAP through substantive, transformative and sustainable change.

During the retreat, there were several questions about GAP finances. Although expenses continue to rise GAP will maintain active member dues for the coming year at $995. Those at the retreat clearly stated that for prospective new members recently out of training, the amount of the members’ dues could be a barrier to becoming a GAP member. This has been a recurring theme and we’ve finally been able to make some progress in supporting early career psychiatrists. With the Board approval of the Early Career Psychiatrist (ECP) program at the Fall meeting, each year GAP will offer up to three new members who are within five years of training a dues reduction to $495 per year for three years. The ECP program will be supported through the charitable donation of the Justin McCarthy family. This program will be for new members who were not GAP Fellows and is in addition to the current early career dues reduction available to former GAP Fellows.

At the retreat, several members asked for more transparency in GAP finances. At the Spring 2023 GAP meeting, Gail Robinson, Frances, and I will set aside time to meet with any members who have specific questions or would like to have more information on GAP finances.

No retreat would be complete without discussions of operational issues such as meeting logistics and finances. Many factors impact how GAP meets and when GAP meets. Although there was a diversity of opinions at the retreat, the preponderance of sentiment was that GAP will continue to meet in person twice a year. GAP is contracted for one more meeting at the Hyatt and the prevailing opinion was that we should identify a different place to meet. Frances resourced over 30 properties in the northeast and around the country near major transportation centers. Considering all of GAP’s requirements for a meeting venue and the venue’s willingness to negotiate a financially reasonable contract, the Executive Committee supported the selection of the Sonesta Hotel in White Plains, NY for the Fall 2023, Spring 2024 and Fall 2024 meetings. Let’s hope we can find a meeting home as accommodating as the Renaissance had been. See you all in April.

All the best,

Calvin R. Sumner, MD, MA, LMAPA

Update From The Fellowship Selection Committee

The Committee selected 14 new Fellows for the 2023–2024 rotation. We look forward to the opportunity to welcome them in person in April.

Sally Huang, MD

Stanford Adult Psychiatry Residency Program

Kevin Patrick Kennedy, MD

UCLA Psychiatry

Sean Lynch, MD

Icahn School of Medicine—

Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Alexander McClanahan, MD Medical University of South Carolina

Maria Ghanbari Motlagh, MD

Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

Marcus Moreno, MD

Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

Vinh-Son Nguyen, MD

Baylor College of Medicine— Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Shelby Powers, MD

Duke University School of Medicine

Samuel Rosenblatt, MD

Temple University of Psychiatry

Ivy Song, MD

UC Davis Health

Maya Torain, MD

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Laura van Dyck, MD

The Mount Sinai Hospital, Psychiatry

Joshua Wortzel, MD

Brown University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry