Welcome to aacdp.org

Welcome to the web site of the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry. Our organization represents the leaders of departments of psychiatry in all of the medical schools in the United States and Canada. As such, we are committed to promoting excellence in psychiatric education, research, and clinical care. We are also committed to advocating for health policy to create appropriate and affordable psychiatric care for all.

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AACDP FALL Meeting - Save the Date!

Embassy Suites, 1420 Stout Street, Denver, CO
September 9-10, 2022

We will plan to begin our meeting on Friday, September 9 at 3 pm Mountain time with a Joint Workshop with AAP and have a full day of programming on Saturday, September 10 ending at 4 pm Mountain Time.

If you plan to attend the AAP Meeting, Click here for the AAP program and registration.

Click here to reserve your hotel accommodations.

President's Message

AACDP has an important role in bringing together the academic chairs of Psychiatry in the US to promote advocacy, foster collaborations and best represent our profession - always in close collaboration with the American Psychiatric Association and our other professional organizations with interests in health care delivery and mental health.

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7 Ingredients for Resiliently Weathering Adversity- Effectively charting a course through challenge is more important now than ever -from the Disaster, Trauma and Global Health Committee of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry

Why join AACDP?

No one understands the opportunities and challenges of conducting research, providing leading edge clinical care, and educating the next generation like we do.
We provide orientation sessions for new chairs, a networking session for female chairs and a workshop for associate members (associate & vice chairs).
AACDP meetings are a great opportunity to network with colleagues who understand and share the challenges you face.
Leadership training and peer mentoring for you and for your rising leaders in your department who can now join (with your support) as Associate Members.
AACDP supports advocacy efforts: for example, AACDP helped get APPI to reduce fees for use of SCID-5 for academic institutions/training-research activities
AACDP hosts and facilitates active discussions about future of psychiatry, integrated care, healthcare reform

From our Past Meetings

Daniel Winstead, MD

AADCP Newsletters

Academic Psychiatry - Current Edition

Please click here to see Chair Vacancies.

Billings MT Clinic seeks an experienced psychiatrist with demonstrated leadership capabilities to serve as its next Chair, Department of Psychiatry. Click here for more.

VA Portland Health Care System is seeking a Physician-Scientist Staff Psychiatrist - Click here for more.

Upcoming events

AACDP FALL Meeting

9 Sep 2022
Embassy Suites, 1420 Stout Street, Denver, CO

AACDP Executive Office | PO Box 570218 | Dallas, TX 753357-0218
Phone: 972-613-0985 | Email: psychiatrychairs@gmail.com