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Year.                                   Role                                                                           Organization

 

2001–2002       Chief Resident, Psychiatry.                                    UAB Department of Psychiatry
2005–2018       Chief, Mental Health Services                               Birmingham VA Healthcare System
2005–2018       Chair, Mental Health Executive Committee.    VA Medical Center
2005–2018       Member, VISN 7 Mental Health Directors         VHA

                           Committee
2005–2018       Member, Medical Staff Executive Committee  VA Medical Center
2005–2018       Member, Professional Standards Board,            VA Medical Center

                           Physician Pay Panel & Peer Review
2007                 Founder, Alabama Chapter.                              APPNA
2010                  VHA Leadership Conference                                 Be the Change You Want to See
2011                   World Executives Leadership Training               Disney Institute
2014                  VISN 7 Leadership Training                                    VHA
2014–2024      Chair, Secretary & Member,                                    VHA

                           Disciplinary Appeals Board
2015                  VACO Mental Health Leadership Training         VHA
2015                  7 Habits of Highly Effective People                      Leadership Training
2016                  Crucial Conversations Workshop                          Leadership Training
2017                  Leaders Developing Leaders Program                VHA
2018                  Clinical Executive Leadership                                VHA

                           Training Program
2018–2024      Director of Telehealth Services Birmingham     VA Healthcare System

Dr. Ehtsham Haq brings over two decades of sustained executive leadership across clinical, academic, and organizational settings. At the Birmingham VA Healthcare System, he served as Chief of Mental Health Services for over a decade and later as Director of Telehealth Services, while simultaneously holding governance roles on the Medical Staff Executive Committee, Professional Standards Board, Physician Pay Panel, Peer Review Committees, and the VHA Disciplinary Appeals Board.As the founder of the APPNA Alabama Chapter and a former Chief Resident at UAB, he has shaped physician communities from the ground up. His leadership training portfolio — spanning Disney Institute Executive Training, VHA's Leaders Developing Leaders Program, Crucial Conversations, and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — reflects a deliberate, lifelong investment in becoming a more effective leader at every stage of his career.

Academic Appointments & Contributions

Dr. Ehtsham Haq's academic contributions reflect a career defined by teaching, mentorship, and institutional leadership in medical education. As a Clinical Professor at the UAB School of Medicine and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association — one of the field's most prestigious recognitions — he has shaped the next generation of psychiatrists through decades of residency training and direct mentorship. He established and directed the VA-site Psychiatry Residency Program, served on the UAB School of Medicine Admissions Committee, and has supervised externships for Pakistani residency applicants and local graduates continuously since 2002. His 2023 appointment to the APA Caucus on Social Determinants of Mental Health underscores his ongoing commitment to advancing the intersection of psychiatry, equity, and public health — ensuring his academic voice remains relevant and forward-looking.

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Year                                  Role                                                                            Institution
2002–2018          Member, Psychiatry Residency Training.                    UAB

                              Committee

2002–Present    Supervisor, Externships for Pakistani &.                      UAB / VA

                              Local Graduates
2005                     Initiated VA-Site Psychiatry Residency.                       VA Medical Center

                              Program
2005–2018          Director, Psychiatry Residency Program                    VA Medical Center
2010–2018           Member, School of Medicine Admissions                  UAB

                              Committee
2017–2024          Clinical Professor                                                              UAB School of Medicine
2021                    Distinguished Fellow                                                      American Psychiatric Association
2023                    Member, Caucus on Social Determinants.               American Psychiatric Association

                             of Mental Health

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