Convince Your Supervisor to Support AAPP 2025 Attendance!
The merits of the AAPP Annual Meeting are undeniable. Even so, with most organizations having limited travel and education budgets, it may be necessary to show justification when selling your attendance at AAPP 2025. Setting aside dedicated time to learn, reigniting the passion for mental health that caused you to pick psychiatric pharmacy as a career, and seeing residency friends or former colleagues--the benefits are endless!
Here are some tips for gaining approval:
- Have a Plan: Presenting a plan to ensure your duties are covered when you're gone will show your supervisor that you're not just taking time off from work. It's never too soon to start planning!
- Understand Your Supervisor's Interests: Take a second and consider what's important to your supervisor: employee accuracy and productivity, compassionate patient care, justifying the value of psychiatric pharmacists on the care team, etc. Highlight the session topics and expert speakers that will improve these areas and be prepared to offer a presentation or webinar upon your return. This will demonstrate a return on investment and help justify the cost!
- Make a Clear Request: Utilize our tools below to write a formal letter to your supervisor that outlines all costs and highlights the benefits of your attendance. If available, request to use educational leave for your time away.
Attendance Request Letter Template
Expense Worksheet
