MANUEL PACHECO MD - CANDIDATE FOR AREA 1 TRUSTEE
Where does the profession of psychiatry need to be in five years?
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Our profession needs to be in a more secure position in terms of parity, workforce, and scope of practice.
The Board of Trustees plays a critical role in all these areas.
It is vital that our Association supports all psychiatrists in their everyday professional lives. Maintenance of board certification being required for medical licensure, hospital credentialing, and insurance empaneling is doing nothing but exacerbating the alarming loss of practicing psychiatrists. This relentless hemorrhaging of psychiatrists further detracts from the provision of competent patient care.
Lastly if elected, I will be an ardent voice on the Board of Trustees in combating the ever-expanding encroachment on our scope of practice by non-physicians.