A District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association
Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists
Psychiatry in Uniform.
United in Purpose.
The professional home for military & uniformed-services psychiatrists — advancing military psychiatry and developing its leaders across the Army, Navy, Air Force, U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), and VA.
Our 2027 Theme:
Leading the Charge – Bridging Clinical Care, Command Culture and Family Readiness
Annual Triservice Conference 2027 · 30 APR 2027 at 3 West Club, New York City
Next event
Nov 17, 2026
17 NOV – SUSP CME Event: Crisis Response Planning for Service Members at Risk for Suicide
The Society at work
One field, every service
Real moments from the SUSP community.
Upcoming
Events & meetings
CME sessions, the Spotlight Series, and the annual conference — open to members across the services.
Nov
17
2026
Continuing medical education
17 NOV – SUSP CME Event: Crisis Response Planning for Service Members at Risk for Suicide
A SUSP virtual Educational event with Kristen H. Walter, Ph.D.
Jan
19
2027
Continuing medical education
19 JAN 2027 – SUSP Educational Event: Defining Interventional Psychiatry: A Framework for Professional Identity and Practice Evolution
A SUSP virtual Educational event on Interventional Psychiatry
Jan
27
2027
USU Psychiatry Global Grand Rounds
27 JAN 2027 – PSY Global Grand Rounds: Topic and Speaker TBA
USU PSY Global Grand Rounds is a psychiatry Grand Rounds series from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, presented with SUSP and open to the uniformed psychiatry community.
Apr
30
2027
Annual Triservice Conference
Triservice 2027 – New York City
Our keystone meeting, preceding the APA Annual Meeting. Our meeting remains a unique opportunity to participate in professional discourse and to hear from leaders in military psychiatry from all branches. We would greatly value your input and expertise as a participant, and we hope to see you there!
The Annual Triservice Conference
One meeting. The whole field.
Save the date — Triservice 2027
Save the date for our flagship event in New York City. Program, travel, and registration details.
Live-event CME
CME credit is expected to be available only for eligible live Triservice sessions. Recordings are watch-only and do not provide CME credit.
What is Triservice?
Triservice is our annual conference bringing Army, Navy, and Air Force psychiatry together — one meeting for the whole uniformed field.
Triservice Symposium
Now in its second year, the SUSP Triservice symposium will highlight research, academic achievements and mentorship with a poster session, a mind games competition, and a mentorship mixer.
What is the Triservice Symposium? →
Why join
What membership gives you
The reasons psychiatrists across every service — active, Reserve, Guard, and retired — choose to belong to SUSP.
Community & network
A national network of uniformed and former-uniformed psychiatrists across every service and the VA.
Free CME
Complimentary continuing medical education (CME): SUSP events, the Spotlight Series, and self-assessment modules.
Mentorship
Mentor-mentee matching and a pipeline that supports medical students and residents into the field.
Leadership & advocacy
Awards, research recognition, and a voice in shaping military mental-health care and policy.
Membership
Full membership runs through the APA. Students & first-year residents: free. Residents and first-year general members: $42/yr. General members thereafter: $105/yr. Life members: $70/yr.
Affiliate — for APA members in another district branch. Drilling Reserve & National Guard: free for year one, then $20/yr. Civilian residents in a military psychiatry program: free. All other APA members: $84/yr.
Compare membership →
Explore SUSP
Everything else, in one place
Membership, awards, leadership, and our partners — each links to its full page.
Students & residents
New to military psychiatry? You’re welcome here — students and first-year residents join free, find a mentor, and get residency guidance.
Membership
Two ways in — Full via the APA, or Affiliate directly with SUSP ($84/yr, free your first year for Reserve & Guard). See who qualifies.
Awards & honors
Four named awards for research, service, students, and operational psychiatry — with galleries of past recipients.
About & leadership
Our mission, the Council and chairs, past presidents, and how the APA District-Branch relationship works.
Partners & sponsors
The institutions and Triservice sponsors that make our CME, awards, and travel grants possible.
Our supporters
Thank you to our 2026 Triservice sponsors
The institutions whose generous support makes our CME, awards, and Triservice Conference possible.
Lunch Supporter
The Barry Robinson Center — the only residential treatment program 100% dedicated to military-connected youth (ages 11–17) with emotional and behavioral difficulties.
Gold & Silver Supporters
