Fellowship Application Deadline Extended to

September 10th!!

Eligible members now have an additional seven days to

submit applications and letters for Fellowship

It is with great anticipation mixed with some sadness that I say good-bye to the APA. I am retiring effective September 2nd. I will celebrate this occasion with a two week stay in Colorado babysitting our grandchildren—four great kids for whom I constantly long—now I’ll get my hands on them regularly! The next phase of my life is filled with the promise of time with cherished family and friends, and those hobbies I enjoy so much: tennis and gardening. I have been in the Membership Department for seven and a half years, starting as Membership Coordinator for Areas 3 and 7. Over time, as a result of the Outreach Orientation Program I had occasion to work with over 20 DBs, usually visiting your offices to work directly with DB staff. I’ve traveled from one end of the country (and Canada) to the other, and I appreciate the hospitality always shown me. Once I handed over all my DBs to the Membership Coordinators it was inevitable that I would miss the regular contact with you, but luckily, I have had occasion to spend time with many of you at our Annual Meetings and when you’ve been in town. I will miss this aspect of my job tremendously. It has been a pleasure to work closely with our DB staff and to get to know you. I count many of you as friends and I will remember all of you fondly.

Amira Cranor retires after 71/2 years of service

ISSUE

6 AUGUST

2010

DBUpdate

Inside this issue

Amira Cranor retires P.1

Fellowship deadline P.1

Aaron Roberts departs P.2

Recruitment & Retention P.2

DB/SA Website Tip P.2

DID YOU KNOW? P.3

Membership Calendar P.3

Member Transactions Recruitment Department News

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

EXCLUSIVELY FOR DISTRICT BRANCHES

L to R: Kaitlyn age 12, Deizel and Deegan, ages 8 months and 4 years respectively, and Stella, age 8.

Membership Systems Analyst, Aaron Roberts will depart from the APA on August 20th. He is moving back to the Seattle, Washington area. Aaron spent a year and a half as a Membership Coordinator with Areas 3 and 4. He quickly showed his strengths in data processing and systems management, and was promoted. Our department will find it hard to replace his tenacity and dedica-tion to our members. We wish him well in his future endeavors.

Online CME practice guideline courses which were free to members will now be discounted at 50%.

Encourage your

m em bers t o

recruit t heir

colleagues

t oday!

The Member-Get-A-Member Campaign

ends December 31th

“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with all of you over the past 2+

years and I will miss you.” -Aaron Roberts

Aaron Roberts moves to the Emerald City

Member Benefit Change

DB/SA Website Tips

Membership Website The DB/SA's website is continually updated with resources to assist DB/SA's with membership processing and promotions. DB Website/Newsletter Inserts

The Office of Communications and Public Affairs (OCPA) has created articles for APA DB/SA use. Insert them onto your website and/or include in newsletters. Feedback is welcome and can be sent to Beth Casteel. To view the first installment of articles, click here.

Recruitment & Retention

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Fellowship A 3rd email blast to members eligible for APA Fellowship was sent on August 17th. The Membership Department has received over 280 applications so far. Member Advancements MITs who completed residency training in 2009, but have not advanced were noti-fied by mail that their membership will be dropped after the APA Board of Trustees meets in September. An Email blast will be sent to members on August 23rd who have completed training between April and July of this year, encouraging them to advance their status. Member class advancements from Medical Student to Member-in-Training total 47 through July 2010, as compared to 56 through July 2009 and 70 through July 2008. Members-in-Training advancing to General Member status total 482 through July 2010, as compared to 779 through July 2009 and 269 through July 2008. Lapsed Members A mailing to approximately 7,000 lapsed members aged 50 years or younger will be sent on August 30th.

DID YOU KNOW?

Registration information is

located on the website.

APA Membership Department

1000 Wilson Boulevard

Suite 1825

Arlington, VA 22209

membership@psych.org

888.357.7924 ph

703.907.1085 fax

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Membership Department Calendar

Invoice mailing to pending drops AUGUST 25

Email to members needing DB transfer AUGUST 26

MAR/MICR SENT AUGUST 30

Labor Day –APA OFFICES CLOSED SEPTEMBER 6

Email to members needing transfers SEPTEMBER 9

Fellowship Application Deadline SEPTEMBER 10

MAR/MICR SENT SEPTEMBER 13

EFT/DB dues reports mailed-Aug. SEPTEMBER 14

Email to members needing transfers SEPTEMBER 23

MAR/MICR SENT SEPTEMBER 27

The APA Task Force on Outpatient Forensic Services report is located online for members.

Photos from APA’s Annual Meeting in New Orleans can be viewed on the Psychiatric News website. Members can order photos as well.

APA members are invited to attend the AAPDP Joint Meeting in Italy. For more information, members can go the AAPDP website.

26 residents were selected for the APA Minority Fellowships Program.

The APA Nominating Committee will announce candidates for 2011 election by September 15, 2010.

62nd Institute on Psychiatric Services

BOSTON