Isaac Ray Award

The Isaac Ray Award recognizes a person who has made outstanding contributions to forensic psychiatry or to the psychiatric aspects of jurisprudence.

Jeanne Spurlock, M.D. Minority Fellowship Achievement Award

The Jeanne Spurlock, M.D. Minority Fellowship Achievement Award recognizes the achievements of former fellows who have made significant contribution(s) to the profession and/or the minority community.

Oskar Pfister Award

The Oskar Pfister Award honors outstanding contributions in the field of psychiatry and religion.

Frank J. Menolascino Award

The Frank J. Menolascino Award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to psychiatric services for persons with intellectual development disorders/development disabilities, through direct clinical services.

Research Mentorship Award

The Research Mentorship Award Honors an academic psychiatrist who has fostered the research of of a student, Resident-Fellow Member, or early-career psychiatrist in a significant manner through direct mentorship.

Simon Bolivar Award

The Simon Bolivar Award honors a prominent advocate for Hispanics and is designed to sensitize APA members to the mental health problems and goals of Hispanics.

Resident Recognition Award

The Resident Recognition Award is presented annually to outstanding psychiatry residents or fellows from each department or institution who exemplifies one or more APA values.

David A. Mrazek Award for Psychiatric Pharmacogenomics

The David Mrazek Award recognizes an outstanding clinician in the new psychiatric subspecialty of pharmacogenomics.

Health Services Research Awards

The Health Services Research Award honors an early career psychiatrist and a senior APA member for outstanding contributions to the field of psychiatric health services research.

William Sorum Assembly Resident-Fellow Member Awards

The William Sorum Assembly Resident-Fellow Member Award honors a Resident-Fellow Member or a district branch in each Area for notable progress in RFM involvement in APA.

Award for Research in Psychiatry

The Award for Research in Psychiatry recognizes a single distinguished contribution, a body of work, or a lifetime contribution that has had a major impact on the field and/or altered the practice of psychiatry.

Nasrallah Family Award for Advances in Psychiatric Neuroscience

This award, established in 2020 and endowed by the Nasrallah family, recognizes distinguished contributions to Psychiatric Neuroscience that have had a major impact on the field and/or altered the practice of psychiatry.