Fellowships and Awards
Fellowships
/ Shire Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
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Awards
• Agnes Purcell McGavin Award For Distinguished Career Achievement in
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Prevention in Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry
• Blanche F. Ittleson Award for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Frank J. Menolascino Award for Psychiatric Serivces for Persons with
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
• Jeanne Spurlock, MD Minority Fellowship Achievement Award
• Diversity Awards (more information)
Kun-Po Soo Award - Recognizes significant contributions toward under-
standing the impact and import of Asian cultural heritage
Solomon Carter Fuller Award - Honors a Black citizen who pioneered an
area which has significantly benefited the quality of life for Black people.
John Fryer Award - Honors an individual whose work has contributed to
the improvement of the mental health of sexual minority communities.
Simon Bolivar Award - Honors a prominent Hispanic statesman or
spokesperson.
George Tarjan Award - Recognizes an individual who has made signifi-
cant contributions to the enhancement of the integration of
international medical graduates (IMGs) into American psychiatry.
Alexandra Symonds Award – Recognizes a woman psychiatrists’
outstanding contribution in promoting women’s health and the
advancement of women.
Oskar Pfister Award - Honors an outstanding contributor in psychiatry
and religion.
List of Past Award Winners