Mon March 16, 2015
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ARLINGTON, Va. — The membership of the American Psychiatric Association has chosen Maria Oquendo, M.D., as its next president-elect. Oquendo is currently residency training director at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, where she started as a community psychiatrist. She is professor and vice chair for education at Columbia University, conducting research on treatment and neurobiology of mood disorders, suicide and global mental health.
Oquendo has held several leadership roles at APA. She is secretary of the Board of Trustees and chairs APA’s Conflict of Interest Committee. She...
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