The Dr. Paul Janssen Excellence in Psychiatry Research Award

The Janssen Research Award is presented annually to the psychiatry resident who is chosen for best completed research presentation.

The Dr. Howard Strong Memorial Scholarship for Postgraduate Geriatric Psychiatry

This scholarship has been established through generous gifts from colleagues, classmates, friends and family of Dr. Howard Strong, a well-known geriatric psychiatrist, member of the first medical graduating class and former Chair of the Discipline of Psychiatry at Memorial. The scholarship is awarded annually to the resident who is rated by faculty as having the best performance in the Geriatric Psychiatry rotation during the psychiatry residency training program in the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University.

The Frederick Michael O’Neill Award in Psychiatry

This award was established through a generous gift from Ms. Sharon O’Neill. Frederick Michael O’Neill was a World War One Veteran who was one of the first 500, a Blue Puttee, to enlist and enter the war via the HMS Florizel. This will be awarded annually to a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador who has completed the second year of the postgraduate residency program in psychiatry at Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine and who has demonstrated excellent patient care skills. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for an award as defined by Memorial University.

Resident Research In-Progress Award

This award is presented annually to the psychiatry resident who is chosen for best research in-progress presentation.

Resident Teaching Award

This award is presented annually to the psychiatry resident who is chosen as the best mentor/teacher by the graduating medical school class.

Grand Rounds Award

This award is presented annually for the grand rounds that is most highly rated by the audience and reviewers.