Viswanathan said he will work with APA components to develop a curriculum on lifestyle medicine and psychiatry, to disseminate knowledge about it, and to promote research in this area.

Leading an organization of APA’s stature during a time of radical health care change, as we navigated issues like the Affordable Care Act, the emergence of telemedicine, and COVID, offered the greatest of challenges, but also provided a very rewarding experience. And, in the pivot to telepsychiatry, it opened doors to help our patients more easily access the treatment they need.

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