Jack Weinberg Memorial Award in Geriatric Psychiatry

The Jack Weinberg Memorial Award in Geriatric Psychiatry honors a psychiatrist who has demonstrated special leadership in clinical practice, training, or research into geriatric psychiatry.

Jeanne Spurlock, M.D. Minority Fellowship Achievement Award

The Jeanne Spurlock, M.D. Minority Fellowship Achievement Award recognizes the achievements of former fellows who have made significant contribution(s) to the profession and/or the minority community.

John Fryer Award

The John Fryer Award honors an individual whose work has contributed to the improvement of mental health of sexual minority communities.

Kun-Po Soo Award

The Kun-Po Soo Award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions toward understanding the impact and importance of Asian cultural heritage in areas relevant to psychiatry.

Oskar Pfister Award

The Oskar Pfister Award honors outstanding contributions in the field of psychiatry and religion.

Simon Bolivar Award

The Simon Bolivar Award honors a prominent advocate for Hispanics and is designed to sensitize APA members to the mental health problems and goals of Hispanics.

Solomon Carter Fuller Award

The Solomon Carter Fuller Award honors a black citizen who has pioneered in an area that has significantly improved the quality of life for black people.

George Tarjan Award

The George Tarjan Award recognizes a physician who has made significant contributions to the enhancement of the integration of international medical graduate into American psychiatry.

Blanche F. Ittleson Award

The Blanche F. Ittleson Award 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.

Meeting Submission and Guidelines

Review the submission guidelines for the following presentation formats apply to both the Annual Meeting and IPS: The Mental Health Services Conference.

Federal Advocacy Conference

APA's Federal Advocacy Conference is a unique opportunity for psychiatrists to lobby members of Congress in our nation’s capital on the issues that affect mental health care.

Action Paper Central

An action paper is the product of an idea. Assembly members, representing and informed by their constituency, the members of their district branch, actively formulate these ideas into actionable tasks that the Assembly can review, debate, and vote on.