Dear Colleague:

We invite you  to submit nominations for the 2008 Edward A. Strecker, MD Annual Award.  Candidates must be outstanding psychiatrists who exemplify the clinical and educational excellence of Dr. Strecker.  Please review the eligibility and nomination criteria below for submission details. Nominations must be submitted by February 29, 2008.

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,

Select a link below for additional information about the Strecker Award

• Nomination Process

• Nominee Responsibilities

• Award Announcement

• Previous Strecker Award Recipients

• About Edward A. Strecker

Nomination Process

The Edward A. Strecker, MD, Award, sponsored by Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System, is given annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in the field of clinical psychiatry.

Psychiatrists nominated must have resided in the United States or Canada for three years.  The nominator should state in a letter why the applicant deserves the honor, focusing on the contributions on which the nomination is based.  Please send the nominee's curriculum vitae and bibliography with the letter of support.  Nominations, with all supporting documents , must be mailed or emailed (please include CV and bibliography as a word attachment) by February 29, 2008 to:

Jody Foster, MD, MBA
Chair
c/o Linda Ramos
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania Health System
423 Guardian Drive, 3 Blockley Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email: lindara@mail.med.upenn.edu

Nominee Responsibilities

The award recipient will participate in the Grand Rounds lecture series at the University of Pennsylvania in the Fall 2007.

Award Announcement

The winner is announced in the spring of 2007 prior to the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in Washington, DC.  The award includes an honorarium presented at Grand Rounds in the Fall of 2008 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Click here for a list of the previous recipients of the Annual Strecker Award

Click here to learn more about Edward A. Strecker