Renée Binder, M.D. for APA President-Elect

Proven APA Governance

and Leadership Experience

for Challenging Times

Dear APA Colleague,

I am very honored to have been nominated to runfor APA President-Elect. I am writing to ask for your vote and to share with you my distinct qualifications and plans for my Presidency.

Work Experience

· Inpatient/Outpatient Clinician and Supervisor/Mentor (Over 30 Years)

· Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, University of California San Francisco (2004-present)

· Interim Chair, DepartmentofPsychiatry at UCSF and Director of Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics (2008-2011)

· Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Director, UCSF(2000-present)

· American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Senior Examiner (1999-2006) and Forensic Steering Committee (1992-2001)

· Congressional Health Policy Fellowin U.S. Senate (2003)

APA Experience

· Board of Trustees (Trustee-at-Large)

· Assembly (Area 6 Rep and Deputy Rep)

· State Psychiatric Association (President)

· District Branch (President)

· Components (Current Chair of Committee on Advocacy and Litigation Funding, Past Chairof Council on Psychiatry and the Law,Past Chair of Committee on Judicial Action,andPast Chair ofCommittee on Confidentiality)

Top Priorities as APA President

· Ensuring that the November 2013 federalhealth care reform parity rules trulyinclude equal access and payment for psychiatric services

· Ensuring that federal funding for graduate medical education and research ismaintained

· Increasing APA membership by improving its benefits and value

· Ensuring reasonable standards for maintenance of certification

· Promoting diversity at all levelsof the APA

· Expanding mentorship and leadership opportunities for MIT's and ECP's --the future of our profession and APA

As someone who has long been passionate about the APA and its work, I would truly appreciate the opportunity to work FOR you and WITH you to advocate for our patients and our profession. Together we can make a difference!

For more information about me, please visit my website at: http://www.reneebinder.com

I would love to hear your suggestionsand ideas. Please call me at: 415-476-7304 or e-mail meat:

Warmest regards,

Renée