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APA Awards recognize psychiatrists and other mental health advocates for their contributions to the APA and the field of psychiatry, for career recognition, lifetime service, outstanding research, and other categories that improve the lives of people with mental illness.
October Nomination Deadlines
The following awards have upcoming nomination deadlines in August and October:
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Recognizes an individual for major contributions to the body of knowledge concerning management of mental health services delivery systems.
Honors a child and adolescent psychiatrist who has been noted for outstanding contributions to the advancement of child and adolescent psychiatry in activities such as teaching, research, writing, clinical care, advocacy, and policy.
Recognizes a child and adolescent psychiatrist who has made significant contributions to the prevention of mental disorders in children and adolescents and influenced the general well-being of young people.
Acknowledges research achievements in the treatment of schizophrenia, emphasizing early diagnosis and treatment and psychosocial aspects of the disease process.
Recognizes a District Branch for exemplary standard practices and/or innovative programs in areas such as member services, communications, financial management, government affairs, and meetings/education, with a special interest in practices and programs that hold potential for replication by other District Branches.
Recognizes an APA member who has, at risk to her/his professional and personal status, taken an ethical stand against intimidating pressure for the good of patient care and in keeping with APA Principles of Ethics.
Recognizes a single distinguished contribution, a body of work, or a lifetime contribution that has had a major impact on the field and/or altered the practice of psychiatry.
Recognizes outstanding and published research in child and adolescent psychiatry that has resulted in, or promises to lead to, a significant advance in promoting the mental health of children.
Recognizes the extraordinary efforts of individuals to promote the human rights of populations with mental health needs by bringing attention to their work.
Recognizes an APA member who has made significant contributions to psychiatric services for persons with intellectual developmental disorders/developmental disabilities, through direct clinical services or teaching or research.
Honors a physician who has made significant contributions to the enhancement of the integration of international medical graduates into American psychiatry.
Recognizes an early-career geriatric psychiatrist who has made noteworthy contributions to geriatric psychiatry through excellence in research, teaching, clinical practice, and community service and has demonstrated the potential to develop into a leader in the field.
Nomination Deadline: August 15
RESEARCH, TEACHING & MENTORING, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SERVICE, GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, RESIDENTS & EARLY CAREER
Recognizes the achievements of former fellows of the Minority Fellowships who have made (or are making) significant contribution(s) to the profession and/or the minority community.
Recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions toward understanding the impact and importance of Asian cultural heritage in areas relevant to psychiatry.
Recognizes an outstanding contribution to the literature of forensic psychiatry in the form of a book, monograph, paper, or other work published or presented at a professional meeting.
Recognizes distinguished contributions to Psychiatric Neuroscience that have had a major impact on the field and/or altered the practice of psychiatry.
Recognizes a public figure respected for personal accomplishments and beliefs, who has promoted the improvement of services for people coping with mental disorders and substance abuse, and who has fought stigma by speaking out about experiences with mental illness and psychiatric treatment.
Recognize outstanding programs that deliver services to people with mental illness or disabilities that have overcome obstacles and that can serve as models for other programs.
Nomination Deadline: July 31
NON-PSYCHIATRIST, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SERVICE
Honors an academic psychiatrist who has fostered the pursuit of student research within his/her university department through direct mentorship of individual students or by the promotion of novel research-oriented training activities.
Given to one salaried faculty member and one volunteer faculty member per each medical school, per year, for outstanding and sustained contributions to medical student education.
Recognizes departing members of the Assembly who have served the Assembly far beyond the general standards of service shown by most members of the Assembly.
Honor a Resident-Fellow Member (RFM) and a District Branch in each Area who has made the most notable progress in RFM activities, involvement, participation, or representation in the APA.
Nomination Deadline: At the Discretion of Area Councils
APA ASSEMBLY AWARDS, APA MEMBERS, RESIDENTS & EARLY CAREER
Nomination Deadline: At the Discretion of Area Councils
Recognizes individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the treatment of patients and the practice of psychiatry in rural and/or remote geographic areas.
APA MEMBERS, RURAL PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
