Introduction to Part 2 of the Special Issue: Invited Papers from APAHC Award Honorees, 2013–2015

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This issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings (JCPMS) includes a continuation of the special issue highlighting the achievements and careers of seven distinguished psychologists whose work received special recognition during the time span of 2013–2015. They were chosen by the Awards Committee of the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC) to receive one of APAHC’s achievement awards. The first installment of this special issue was published in December 2016. In that issue, we introduced the award recipients, described the inspiration for the special issue’s format, presented the joint missions of both APAHC and JCPMS, and detailed the history of the awards (Cash & Tran, 2016). We also provided information on the nature of each award, as well as the process of nomination, selection, and presentation for the APAHC awards. …