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MPS Awards Committee is soliciting nominations for the 2026 MPS Outstanding Psychiatrist Awards |
Please consider nominating a colleague who you believe is deserving of this honor. Self-nominations are also welcome.
1. Nominee should be a Member of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society.
2. Please send the following:
a. Nomination letter
b. Curriculum Vitae of nominee
c. A letter of support (if nominee has an academic appointment, a letter from
the department head would be helpful).
The award categories are as follows:
Lifetime Achievement: This award is given to a senior psychiatrist who has made significant contributions over the course of his/her career which is now winding down.
Advancement of the Profession: This award is given to a psychiatrist who has advanced an area of the profession by highlighting and/or clarifying an area which has been in the background, bringing it forward, and developing it; e.g., women's issues, disaster psychiatry, refugee issues, etc.
Clinical Psychiatry: This award is given to a psychiatrist who is an outstanding clinician; someone who is known for having worked to clarify a particular area of interest or type of therapy and practiced it successfully.
Education: This award is given to a psychiatrist who has made a significant contribution to psychiatric education, e.g., establishing a residency, creating a nationally attended course, developing educational materials which can be used nationally for medical student or resident teaching. Being training director per se is not enough.
Research: This award is given to a psychiatrist who has made significant contributions to the development of an area of psychiatric research.
Public Sector: This award is given to a psychiatrist who has worked in the public sector and has been influential in reorganization or in leadership in that area or who has significantly influenced the political system in lobbying for patient's welfare.
Early Career Psychiatry: A psychiatrist who is in the first 10 years after completing residency (not fellowship training) who has done something outstanding in any of the above categories.
Please send your nominee’s name, the award you are nominating for and a brief reason for the nomination to Mayuri Patel - [email protected] or call 781-237-8100 x1 by January 30, 2026.