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APA RxP Designation Committee Call for Nominations
The American Psychological Association (APA) Board of Education Affairs (BEA) and the Board of Professional Affairs (BPA) are seeking nominations to fill two seats on the Designation Committee for Postdoctoral Education and Training Programs in Psychopharmacology for Prescriptive Authority (RxP Designation Committee). The appointees will serve a three-year term beginning January 1, 2022. Committee members shall meet once a year virtually in the fall and may work, as needed, throughout the year via email and conference calls. The primary task of the committee is to review applications from training programs in psychopharmacology seeking to be designated by the APA.
The deadline for all nominations is Friday, September 3, 2021. If you are interested in serving on the committee, or know of someone else who would be qualified for this position, please send nominations, along with the below-described information, to Allison Gillens. Please note that nominators of other individuals are responsible for ensuring that these materials are submitted.
Candidate Criteria
We welcome nominations of individuals who have expertise in any of the following domains:
- Psychopharmacology postdoctoral program directors.
- Basic psychopharmacology science or clinical psychopharmacology research.
- Prescriptive authority in psychology.
- Prescriptive authority in another health care profession.
- Health care system quality assurance.
Other areas of interest are developmental psychopharmacology, integrated health care systems, and ethnic/cultural factors that can influence psychopharmacological decision-making. The Committee is also interested in nominees with expertise in health inequities, dependence, and addiction.
The RxP Designation Committee is composed of one public member seat and five member seats comprised of psychologists who are APA members. The Committee is seeking individuals that represents all aspects of APA's diverse membership including demographic diversity, diversity of career stage and various employment settings. Appointments to the committee are made jointly by BEA and BPA, and confirmed by the APA Board of Directors. Those appointed to the committee will be notified in writing.
Nominees, if appointed, agree to dedicate the time necessary to fulfill their responsibility to the committee including but not limited to work between meetings, reviewing documents and applications, responding to requests from APA staff in a timely manner, and attendance at all meetings.
Candidate Submission Materials
- Letter indicating the individual's willingness to serve if selected.
- 300-word description of qualifications as relates to the areas of expertise noted above.
- If applicable, indication that they qualify as an early career psychologist (ECP), psychologists who are within 10 years of the receipt of their doctoral degree.
- Current curriculum vita.
Allison Gillens, MPS
Assistant Director, Professional Psychology Programs
Center for Education in Psychology
Education Directorate
American Psychological Association
750 First Street NE, Washington DC 20002-4242
202-336-5775
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