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Published Online: 19 December 2003

Psychiatrists Cited for Contributions To Research, Service Delivery

A number of psychiatrists were honored by APA at its 2003 Institute on Psychiatric Services in Boston for their outstanding work in psychiatric rehabilitation, education, and research, among other accomplishments.
These are the 2003 awardees:
• C. Edward Coffey, M.D., APA/APAA Administrative Psychiatry Award, for excellence in psychiatric administration. Coffey is vice president of behavioral health, chair of the department of psychiatry, and the Kathleen and Earl Ward chair of psychiatry at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.
• Jeffrey L. Geller, M.D., M.P.H., Arnold L. Van Ameringen Award, for outstanding contributions to the field of psychiatric rehabilitation. Geller is a professor of psychiatry and director of public sector psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
• Frederick S. Sierles, M.D., APA/NIMH Vestermark Psychiatry Educator Award, for outstanding contributions to undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate education and career development in psychiatry. Sierles is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of continuing medical education in psychiatry at Finch University of Health Sciences–Chicago.
• Marvin I. Herz, M.D., APA/APF Alexander Gralnick Award for Research in Schizophrenia, for outstanding research in schizophrenia (see page 16). Herz is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Miami School of Medicine.
• Edwin J. Mikkelsen, M.D., Frank J. Menolascino Award, for significant contributions to psychiatric services for people with mental retardation. Mikkelsen is an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
• Sir Michael Rutter, M.D., Marmor Award, for significantly advancing the biopsychosocial model of psychiatry. Rutter is a professor of developmental psychopathology at the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College in London and deputy chair of the Wellcome Trust.
• Abraham J. Twerski, M.D., Oskar Pfister Award, for outstanding contributions to the field of psychiatry and religion. Twerski is the founder and medical director emeritus of Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburgh. ▪

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Published online: 19 December 2003
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Each year APA recognizes individuals who advance the field of psychiatry in many different areas at its Institute on Psychiatric Services.

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