The APA Spring Leadership Summit is a multi-day, live educational event designed to support psychiatry fellows and residents in cultivating leadership skills across clinical, academic, and advocacy domains. Through expert-led lectures, skill-building workshops, site visits, and peer discussions, participants will strengthen their leadership competencies, enhance emotional intelligence, explore innovations in psychiatric care, and develop strategies to advance excellence in psychiatric practice and education.
Learning Objectives
- Apply leadership principles and emotional competence strategies to professional roles within psychiatry.
- Analyze the role of community-based systems of care in addressing behavioral health needs.
- Utilize lifestyle-based interventions to promote mental health and resilience in psychiatric practice.
- Develop strategies for advancing academic psychiatry careers through leadership, advocacy, and organizational engagement.
- Incorporate growth mindset and reflective practice techniques to enhance leadership development over time.
- Evaluate the impact of social and environmental determinants on patient mental health outcomes within community psychiatry systems.
- Formulate individualized approaches to promote physician wellness and prevent burnout using evidence-based lifestyle modifications.
- Assess career pathways in academic psychiatry and identify key leadership competencies necessary for advancement.
Target Audience
Psychiatrists
Format
Recorded live event, 7 sessions.
Instructional Level
Introductory
Estimate Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 4.0 hours
Program Start Date: July 30, 2025
Program End Date: July 30, 2028
How to Earn Credit
Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may do so after completing all sections of the course including the evaluation. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians) or certificate of participation (non-physicians) showing the completion date and hours earned.
Continuing Education Credit
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Psychiatric Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and APA DDHE. The APA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Planning Committee and Faculty Disclosures
The American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME'sStandards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity — including faculty, planners, reviewers or others — are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
Faculty Disclosures
- Eraka Bath, MD.
- Gia Merlo, MD, MBA, MEd.
- Peter Ureste, MD.
- Sheryl Kataoka, MD.
- Marketa Wills, MD.
Planning Committee
- Elvis Gyan, PhD.
- Regina James, MD.
Accessibility for Participants with Disabilities
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Technical Requirements
This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using any of the following:
- The latest and 2nd latest public versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari
- Internet Explorer 11+
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Optimal System Configuration:
- Browser: Google Chrome (latest and 2nd latest version), Safari (latest and 2nd latest version), Internet Explorer 11.0+, Firefox (latest and 2nd latest version), or Microsoft Edge (latest and 2nd latest version)
- Operating System: Windows versions 8.1+, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) +, Android (latest and 2nd latest version), or iOS/iPad OS (latest and 2nd latest version)
- Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher
Minimum Requirements:
- Windows PC: Windows 8.1 or higher; 1 GB (for 32-bit)/2 GB (for 64-bit) or higher RAM; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content
- Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher with latest updates installed; Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor; 512 MB or higher RAM; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content
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