1. APA President Nada Stotland, M.D., greets component members at the plenary session. 2. Fire trucks pull up to the JW Marriott after an electrical fire led to the evacuation of the hotel. 3. Among those attending the meeting of the Commitee of Black Psychiatrists were (from left) Michele Reid, M.D., Stacy Yearwood, M.D., Tracee Burroughs, M.D., Delane Casiano, M.D., Shaw Wendi Woods, M.D., Ayanna Brown, M.D., Farah Herbert, M.D., and Napoleon Higgins Jr., M.D. 4. Barbara Romberg, Ph.D., the founder of Give an Hour, tells the Committee on Mental Healthcare for Veterans and Military Personnel and Their Families about the organization's efforts to provide free mental health services to current and former military members and their families. 5. APA members at the plenary session listen to Stotland's address before attending the day's component meetings. 6. Jacquelyn Chang, M.D., chair of the Committee of Asian-American Psychiatrists, discusses ways to enhance the cohesiveness of Asian-American psychiatrists within APA. 7. Francisco Fernandez, M.D. (left), chair of the Committee on AIDS, leads a discussion on changes to APA guidelines on HIV antibody testing. Photos by David Hathcox (1, 3-7) and Joseph Napoli, M.D. (2)

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