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Thank you for your interest in joining the Illinois Psychiatric Society (IPS). The IPS is a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association (APA.) The APA and IPS have a dual membership requirement and IPS membership goes through the APA office.

To become a member of the IPS, applicants must first become a member of APA. Applicants must also either be a resident of the State of Illinois or have a principle practice within the State of Illinois.

Qualifications for Membership
The APA and the IPS are organizations composed primarily of medical specialists who are qualified, or in the process of becoming qualified, as psychiatrists. The basic eligibility requirement is completion of a residency program (or currently enrolled in an accredited residency training program) in psychiatry accredited by the Residency Review Committee for Psychiatry of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPS), or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Applicants for membership must also hold a valid medical license (exception: hold an academic, research, or governmental position that does not require licensure), and provide one reference who is an APA member.

Please select the appropriate category that represents where you are in your career to learn more about each membership category, benefits, dues information and how to apply online. Once an application is approved by the APA, the applicant will automatically become a member of IPS.