The “What I Wish I Knew” series of articles is a service of CPNP’s Resident and New Practitioner Committee. Articles are intended to provide advice from experts for students, residents, and new practitioners. Articles are not intended to provide in-depth disease state or pharmacotherapy information nor replace any peer-reviewed educational materials. We hope you benefit from this “field guide” discussing approaches to unique problems and situations.
Are you working towards the development of a new clinical psychiatric pharmacy service? Are you unsure of how to best present your idea and garner support for your proposal? This overview will provide you with some words of wisdom and advice, while you work to prepare a new service proposal and help you to pitch your idea to get the “yes”.