Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society

“The society has a management service agreement with next wave group. Next wave group provides administrative services to the society, which includes membership/administration coordination, board and committee support, marketing and communications, meeting coordination, technology management, and financial management.”

“The organization's members are composed primarily of medical specialists who are qualified, or in the process of being qualified, as psychiatrists. The basic eligibility requirement is completion of a residency program in psychiatry accredited by the residency review committee for psychiatry of the accreditation council for graduate medical education, the royal college of physicians and surgeons of canada, or the american osteopathic association. Membership processing is accomplished through the joint efforts of: 1) the membership committee; 2) the membership department at apa headquarters; and 3) apa district branches and state associations.”

“The governing body is elected by the members of the society who vote on an annual basis.”

“The management company reviews the form 990 and then distributes the form 990 to the entire board to review prior to filing.”

“Every year the members of the board are required to sign a new conflict of interest form which are reviewed and monitored by the executive director. If there is a conflict, the paps executive council and the executive director work to resolve it, generally with the interested party being asked to recuse him/herself from any discussions or decisions related to the conflict. Family and business relationships are expressly mentioned in the conflict of interest policy as potential sources of conflict.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policies, and financial statements available to public inspection upon request.”