CPNP is a member-driven organization. More than a fourth of our active members volunteer with the organization in some way. Volunteering with CPNP can help you develop management and leadership skills as well as network with other psychiatric and neurologic pharmacists. By interacting and sharing ideas and experiences with other practitioners, we can strengthen our organization and raise awareness of our specialty focus. Our volunteers have found their participation both personally and professionally rewarding.
The range of volunteer opportunities includes committee membership, peer review of articles and abstracts, field testing of continuing education offerings, and authorship. Applications are now being accepted for committee and editorial board opportunities. CPNP’s volunteer opportunities center contains postings representing openings for the 2022-2023 committee year. Applications to 2022-2023 editorial boards and standing committees will be accepted through December 2. Selections will be made and announced by February 2022 with a volunteer start date of April 23 when the committees meet on-site at the 2022 CPNP Annual Meeting in San Antonio.
A complete list of CPNP committees and their charges is available on the CPNP website. Committee terms officially start and conclude in April at the CPNP Annual Meeting. Standing committees and editorial boards meet in person at each Annual Meeting. Additional committee meetings or business are conducted by monthly conference calls.
Volunteering allows you to generously donate your knowledge, experience, time, and energy to an issue or topic important to you. Your work may inspire others to also volunteer and help our organization grow. Whether you are interested in collaborative research opportunities, developing your skills as a clinical writer, or want to contribute to a current committee, you have the ability to shape our organization and improve psychiatric care for patients in the future.