The 2026 Annual Meeting features a robust lineup of educational tracks designed to meet the diverse interests and needs of attendees. Explore the session tracks below:

• Residents, Fellows, and Medical Students (RFM)
• Technology
• International Medical Graduates (IMG)
• Clinical Updates
• Humanities
• Early Career Psychiatrists
• Consultation-Liaison (C-L) Psychiatry
• Presidential Theme: Empowering the Psychiatric Workforce: Taking Control of Our Practices One Step at a Time.

Residents, Fellows, and Medical Students (RFM)

The RFM Track is designed to provide trainees with a curated meeting experience and content throughout all five days of the meeting with topics of greatest relevance to medical students, residents, fellows, and early career psychiatrists.

Technology

The Technology Track focuses on the impacts of new clinical technologies on patient outcomes through the digital age. It explores how to effectively protect patient privacy while embracing advancements in telehealth and examines the potential of emerging technology-based treatments to ensure psychiatric care remains at the forefront of innovation.

International Medical Graduates (IMG)

The IMG Track is designed to provide international medical graduates with practical tools and strategies tailored to their unique experiences and challenges. This track helps IMGs navigate the mental health workforce and advance their careers at every stage.

Clinical Updates

The Clinical Updates Track is a core part of the Annual Meeting, where renowned experts present on the practical domains clinicians encounter in everyday practice. These sessions combine expertise with tangible learning points that clarify the “what” and “why” behind each topic—offering insights attendees can immediately apply to their work.

Humanities

The Humanities Track explores artistic media—including music, visual arts, literature, poetry, and theater—and their influence on patients, providers, and creators. The medical humanities are recognized as a vital complement to psychiatry’s scientific and clinical foundations, drawing on the arts and social sciences to deepen understanding of health and illness.

Early Career Psychiatrists

The Early Career Psychiatrist Track provides curated content and experiences tailored to those in the first years of practice. Topics include leadership, work–life balance, mentorship, networking, and opening a private practice—equipping early career psychiatrists with the tools to build successful, sustainable careers.

Consultation-Liaison (C-L) Psychiatry

The Consultation-Liaison (C-L) Psychiatry Track highlights this subspecialty’s focus on the intersection of mental and physical health, particularly in patients with complex medical conditions. Sessions emphasize the delivery of psychiatric consultation and liaison services in medical settings, addressing both the psychiatric aspects of medical illness and the medical aspects of psychiatric illness.

Presidential Theme

2026 Presidential Theme: Empowering the Psychiatric Workforce: Taking Control of Our Practices One Step at a Time. This theme focuses on strengthening the profession by incentivizing and supporting collaborative care (CoCM), reducing administrative burdens, leveraging technology, enabling financial incentives, sustaining human capital, addressing scope of practice, and ensuring access to essential resources.