To recognize outstanding scholarship by young psychiatrists in Maryland, the MPS established annual “best paper” awards in 2013. Previous winners are listed here. The Academic Psychiatry Committee is currently soliciting nominations for the 2022 Paper of the Year Award in three categories:

Best Paper by an Early Career Psychiatrist Member (ECP): Eligible psychiatrists are ECP members who are first authors of papers published or in press in 2022. Thanks to generous funding from the Maryland Foundation for Psychiatry, the winner will receive a $200 cash prize as well as a complimentary ticket to the MPS annual dinner in April 2023.

Best Paper by a Resident-Fellow Member (RFM):
Eligible psychiatrists are Resident-Fellow members who are first authors of papers that were written, in press, and/or published in 2022. Thanks to generous funding from the Maryland Foundation for Psychiatry, the winner will receive a $200 cash prize as well as a complimentary ticket to the MPS annual dinner in April 2023.

Best Paper by a Medical Student Member (MSM):
Eligible students are Medical Student Members who are first authors of papers that were written, in press, and/or published in 2022. Thanks to generous funding from the Mary-land Foundation for Psychiatry, the winner will receive a $200 cash prize as well as a complimentary ticket to the MPS an-nual dinner in April 2023.

Scholarly work of all kinds (e.g., scientific reports, reviews, case reports) will be considered. If you would like to nominate a paper and author, please email the paper to either of the co-chairs below by January 31. Please include a brief explanation of why you believe the work is worthy of special recognition.

Matthew Peters, M.D. mpeter42@ jhmi.edu
Traci Speed, M.D., Ph.D. speed@ jhmi.edu
Academic Psychiatry Committee Co-Chairs