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WELCOME TO SIPNA

Society of Iranian Psychiatrists of North America

Nowruz 2025(1404) Greetings & Invitation to Our Gatherings

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

 

As we welcome the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year, I would like to extend my warmest greetings to you and your loved ones. Nowruz is a time of renewal, hope, and joy, and I sincerely wish you a year filled with happiness, good health, and success.

I am also pleased to invite you to our annual gathering of the Society of Iranian Psychiatrists in North America during the upcoming APA Meeting. This will be a wonderful opportunity to reconnect, exchange ideas, and strengthen our professional and personal bonds.

 

Event Details:

  • Main Gathering: Tuesday at 12:00 noon, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles (map it!).
  • Pre-Gathering Dinner: Monday night at an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles around Convention Center.

 

I look forward to seeing you all and celebrating our shared connections. Please RSVP at your earliest convenience so we can make the necessary arrangements.

Wishing you all a joyful Nowruz and looking forward to our time together!

 

Best regards,

Morteza Nadjafi, MD

President, Society of Iranian Psychiatrists in North America

OUR STORY

Society of Iranian Psychiatrists of North America (SIPNA) is a professional, non-profit, non-political organization that was founded in 1982 by Dr. Iraj Siassi. SIPNA aims to connect Iranian psychiatrists of North America. In addition, SIPNA promotes, generates and disseminates scholarly information and research on psychiatry and related fields among mental health professionals of Iranian origin.

OUR MISSION

1. Promoting public awareness for mental health and psychiatric disorders

2. Supporting our community with arrangement of referral mechanism for Iranians in need of professional help with promotion of the highest quality care for individuals with mental illness

3. Facilitating scholarly research by promoting collaboration between SIPNA members

4. Acting as a liaison between international medical and psychiatric associations for educational and cultural exchange

5. Maintaining close relationship with Iranian medical and psychiatric societies

6. Providing a platform for sharing experiences, knowledge, scholarly works, and publications

7. Organizing scientific meetings for physicians and conducting educational conferences for the public

Objectives of SIPNA

1- Establishment of and maintenance of communication and ties among  our colleagues who share the proud persoan heritage.

2-to provide the educational and cultural information related to the field of psychiatry for Iranians in this country and Iran and other countries abroad the other countries.

3-To assist Iranian Physicians who are interested in psychiatric training in the US and Canada.

4-to maintain an up-to-date directory of psychiatrists in North America.

5-to establish direct connection through the website with the  Iranian psychiatric Association and psychitric associations of iranians in other countries.

6-Encourage psychiatric research among Iranian psychiatrists by providing them with the forum for in our website.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Is responsible for carrying out the policies established by the Board of Trustees.
It is also responsible for day-to-day operation of SIPNA.

  • 1- Morteza Nadjafi, MD President of SIPNA
  • 2- Dennis Gelyana, MD President Elect
  • 3- Ali M Shamie,MD. SIPNA Treasurer
  • 4- Mona Mojtahedzadeh, MD SIPNA Executive Secretary

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Is the official governing body of SIPNA .
It establishes Sipna’s policies and long term goals.

CONTACT US



    Dear colleagues ;

     

    Our membership is open to every psychiatrist with Iranian background who is residing at North America ( USA and Canada ).

     

    1- If you are in training or graduaterd in the field of psychiatry,you can become a full Member of our society with all the previleges as a Member without any membership fee on the yearly basis.
    please fill out the-short questionair at the bottom of the site at “Contat us“
    or send your information to linfo@sipna.net”
    we would send you a “Certificate of Membership “.

     

    2- Associate Membership :
    Any Mental Health professional with Iranian Background also can join our Society as Associate Members and enjoy full Associate membership benefits without paying any membership Fee on yearly basis.
    please sign up by filling the short application under “contact Us” posted at the bottom of our websit or email your information to “ info@sipna.net”.
    we would send you a “membership Certificate”.

    looking forward for an stronger and more unified voice in Mental Health Advocacy amoung our new generations.
    Together, we can make a big difference,

     

    Sipna Executive Committee.

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    Notes

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      SIPNA website is still under construction to make it even better!
      Sorry for any inconvenience!

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