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Welcome to the official Web site of Eastern Missouri Psychiatric Society (EMPS), a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

The APA is a a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its over 38,000 U.S. and international member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorder, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders. It is the voice and conscience of modern psychiatry. Its vision is a society that has available, accessible quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.

The EMPS district branch is an organization composed of medical specialists who are qualified, or in the process of becoming qualified, as psychiatric physicians. They practice, train, teach and/or reside in the 25 counties of Eastern Missouri. The western border of EMPS includes Lincoln, Warren, Gasconade, Washington, Iron, Reynolds, Wayne, Butler and Ripley Counties. The eastern border is the Mississippi River. Members of EMPS also are members of APA

The objectives of EMPS are to promote the welfare of all those with mental illness, to foster the medically based principles of psychiatry, and to support psychiatrists in the practice of their profession.

UPCOMING CME PROGRAMS

There are no CME programs scheduled at this time.

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Non-Deductible Portion of Dues for 2008
February 23, 2009

According to the EMPS accounting firm's calculations, 20.17% of membership dues are allocable to lobbying activities and, therefore, are not deductible by members on their 2008 tax returns.

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EMPS Forms Statewide PAC
October 14, 2008

On October 7, Eastern Missouri Psychiatric Society registered a political action committee, or PAC, with the Missouri Ethics Commission. The new organization, Missouri Psychiatric Physicians PAC (MoPPPAC), will represent all psychiatrists in the state.