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AAAP 19th Annual Meeting & Symposium

 

December 4-7, 2008
Boca Raton Resort & Club

Boca Raton, Florida

 

Research Awards

 For Residents & Early Career Psychiatrists

Submission Deadline: September 15, 2008


Two AAAP Research Awards are available annually and will be presented at the 19th Annual Meeting and Symposium, to be held December 4-7, 2008, at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton , Florida . The awards will be presented based on the quality of original addiction research conducted by the applicant and the demonstrated commitment of the applicant to the field of addiction psychiatry. We encourage women and minorities to submit their work. Travel and lodging costs (up to $1,500) will be provided, and the meeting registration fee will be waived.  Award-winning research will be presented during the Paper Session on Sunday, December 7, 2008.

 

Qualifications

The applicant must be one of the following and have completed the bulk of his or her research during this time:

- a general psychiatry resident

- a PGY 5 or higher addiction psychiatry resident (fellow) in an ACGME-accredited addiction  

  psychiatry subspecialty program

- an early career psychiatrist who has either completed a psychiatry residency or completed an

  ACGME-accredited addiction psychiatry residency (fellowship) within 12 months of Oct. 1, 2006.

Please Submit the Following Materials
        1. A statement of career goals
        2. A description of the context of the research, e.g., rationale for selecting the topic, role of mentors
        3. The research manuscript in publishable form (abstract and complete paper)
        4. A complete Curriculum Vitae

All materials should be submitted by September 15, 2008 to:  

Meredith at meredith@aaap.org 

OR

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
345 Blackstone Boulevard
1st Floor – Weld
Providence , RI 02906