Awards

2014            Psychiatric Educator of the Year award from the Philadelphia Psychiatric Society.

2013            Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education at Jefferson Medical College which recognizes faculty who have provided outstanding and sustained contributions to the education of Jefferson’s students, residents, and/or faculty.

2013            Sylvan Green Award from the Society for Clinical Trials. The award recognizes the best abstract submitted for the Society’s annual meeting and was awarded for the paper titled Identifying Potential Adverse Effects by Patients’ Ratings: A Proof-of-Concept Study of a Novel Approach, which was presented at the 2013 annual meeting.

2013            Elected as Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association

2012            Robert Waelder Award for “distinguished and outstanding service as a teacher in psychiatry” presented by the graduating residents – Class of 2012. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

2011            Elected as Member of the American College of Psychiatrists

2011            Daniel Blain Award for dedication and service to the profession of psychiatry from the Philadelphia Psychiatric Society.

2011            Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents from the American Psychiatric Association. The award is given annually to APA members who have made “outstanding and sustaining contributions to resident education in psychiatry.”

2010   18th Annual Nancy C.A. Roeske MD, Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education from the American Psychiatric Association. This Certificate of Recognition is awarded annually to APA members and fellows who have made “outstanding and sustaining contributions to medical student education.”