PAPANA Association

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Pakistani American Psychiatric Association of North America (PAPANA) is a non-profit, professional, and educational organization incorporated in the United States of America (USA) with no political, religious or ethnic affiliations. This association has been active under different names for about 45 years until 2013 when it was renamed as PAPANA. The core objectives of PAPANA include scientific development and education in psychiatry to improve the quality of psychiatric care in USA and Pakistan and to assist and prepare psychiatry residency applicants from Pakistan to successfully enter psychiatry residency programs in USA. PAPANA also prioritize cooperation with similar organizations across North America, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Australia and other parts of the world to encourage mental health education and care via donations, sharing of psychiatric literature, arranging lecture tours, and mental health conferences.