Representing minorities and underrepresented people
ACLP member, Kamalika Roy, MD, MCR, FACLP, has been elected as Minority/Underrepresented Representative Trustee in the American Psychiatric Association’s 2025 Elections.
Dr. Roy is an associate professor at the Department of Psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). She leads the psycho-oncology program at Knight Cancer Institute and also directs the C-L Psychiatry Fellowship program at OHSU. She is a Thread Director of the Health Equity, Diversity, and Structural Competency curriculum of Undergraduate Medical Education, OHSU School of Medicine.
She is passionate about exploring the mental health effects of unequal cancer screening, treatment, and aftercare in women of color.
Dr. Roy is a member of the Academy’s Neuropsychiatry SIG, past chair and now consultant to the Academy’s Fellowship and Awards Subcommittee, and advisor to the Academy’s mentorship activities. She is also a member of the Palliative Medicine & Psycho-Oncology SIG, the Critical Care Psychiatry SIG, and the C-L Psychiatry Fellowship Program Directors Forum. In past years, Dr. Roy has served on the Research Subcommittee.