MPS Best Paper Awards
The MPS established annual “best paper” awards to recognize outstanding scholarship by young psychiatrists in Maryland. Previous winners are listed here. The Academic Psychiatry Committee is currently soliciting nominations for the 2023 Paper of the Year Award in two 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 2023. 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 2024.
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 2023. 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 2024.
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 2023. 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 2024.
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 February 15. Please include a brief explanation of why you believe the work is worthy of special recognition.
Academic Psychiatry Committee Co-Chairs