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 FEDERATION OF TEXAS PSYCHIATRY
The Federation of Texas Psychiatry was established in 2004 with the following
purposes:
A. to promote the common professional interests of psychiatrists by
encouraging their participation as members of state professional psychiatric
associations, including the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians and the
Texas Academy of Psychiatry and state professional subspecialty psychiatric
associations including organizations for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Addiction Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry;
B. to facilitate the coordination of and work in concert with state professional
psychiatric associations and state professional subspecialty psychiatric
associations, to unify programs that advance public and professional education
and advocacy for psychiatry and persons with psychiatric illnesses;
C. to provide centralized services to state professional psychiatric
associations and state professional subspecialty psychiatric associations;
D. to make psychiatric knowledge available to other practitioners of medicine,
to scientists, and to the public; and,
E. to promote the best interests of patients and those actually or potentially
making use of mental health services.
GOVERNANCE
The Federation is governed by a Delegate Assembly composed of
representatives from each member organization. Currently, the representatives to
the Delegate Assembly include:
Conway L. McDanald, MD, Chairman
Gary L. Etter, MD, Vice Chairman for Education
Martha Leatherman, MD, Vice Chairman for Public Policy
Richard L. Noel, MD, Secretary-Treasurer
A, David Axelrad, MD
Stuart D. Crane, MD
Ralph G. Hodges, MD
Patrick Holden, MD
R. Sanford Kiser, MD
Thomas A. Martin, III, MD
Steven R. Pliszka, MD
Priscilla Ray, MD
Valerie R. Robinson, MD
Cynthia W. Santos, MD
J. Clay Sawyer, MD
Leslie H. Secrest, MD
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
Member organizations include:
Voting Member Organizations:
Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians
Texas Academy of Psychiatry
Texas Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Associate Member Organizations:
Texas Foundation for Psychiatric Education and Research
Texas Medical Association | 
FEDERATION
OF TEXAS PSYCHIATRY
