Dr. Maria I. Lapid, MD, DFAPA is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic Department of Psychiatry and Psychology in Rochester, Minnesota. She has American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) board certifications in Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Lapid has an undergraduate degree in BS Pharmacy from the University of the Philippines, and Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (RMMMC) in Manila, Philippines. She completed Adult Psychiatry residency at the Mayo Clinic, Geriatric Psychiatry fellowship at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Minneapolis/University of Minnesota program, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine clinical pathway fellowship at the Mayo Clinic.