Introduction to the Special Issue: Invited Papers From the 2025 Biennial APAHC Conference

The 2025 Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC) national biennial conference was held in Saint Petersburg, Florida, May 1-3, 2025. Our conference theme was "Impact of Psychology in Complex Healthcare Systems: Opportunities, Innovation, and Intentional Growth," with a goal of showcasing the meaningful work academic health center psychologists do around the United States to enhance care and care access for the communities in which they live and work. The conference included invited plenary speakers as well as concurrent speakers who were selected based on a competitive application process. This special issue includes invited manuscripts from plenary speakers and concurrent speakers. All manuscripts were peer reviewed by field experts. The conference co-chairs, Drs. Melissa A. Faith, Ph.D., ABPP, and Lisa Ramirez, Ph.D., ABPP, served as guest editors for this special issue, with editorial support from JCPMS Editor Dr. Andrea Bradford. This article provides a brief overview of the conference theme as well as a framework for this special issue.