APA/NIMH VESTERMARK PSYCHIATRY EDUCATOR AWARD
WINNERS 1969-2015
(Formerly The Seymour Vestermark Memorial Lectureship and Award)
Lectureship to be given on the teaching of psychiatry in its broadest context, with special
emphasis on the preparation of teachers and use of new educational tools and improved teaching
techniques in the field of mental health.
1969
John Romano, M.D., Rochester, New York
"The Teaching of Psychiatry to Medical Students: Past, Present, and
Future," American Journal of Psychiatry, 126:1115-1126, February 1970
1970
M. Ralph Kaufman, M.D., New York, New York
"The Teaching of Psychiatry to the Non-Psychiatric Physician," American
Journal of Psychiatry, 128:610-616, November 1971
1971
David Shakow, Ph.D., Bethesda, Maryland
"The Education of the Mental Health Researcher," Archives of General
Psychiatry, 27:15-25, July 1972
1972-73
Raymond Feldman, M.D., Boulder, Colorado
"A Psychiatrist's View of Continuing Medical Education," DHEW No.
(ADM), 74-26, 1973
1973-74
George E. Gardner, M.D., Boston, Massachusetts
(Paper on current problems relative to child psychiatry practice and
training)
1974-75
Hugh T. Carmichael, M.D., C.M., Washington, D.C.
"Continuing Education and Psychiatrists," DHEW No. (ADM), 76-160,
1975
1975-76
Raquel Cohen, M.D., Boston, Massachusetts
"The Functions of Experiential Participatory Experiences in the LearningTeaching Process"
1977
David Hamburg, M.D., Washington, D.C.
"Reflections on Psychiatry and Medical Education in the Remainder of
this Century"
1978
George Tarjan, M.D., Los Angeles, California
"New Directions in Psychiatric Education and Services" (related to
President's Commission on Mental Health)
Vestermark, page 2
1979
George L. Engel, M.D., Rochester, New York
"Clinical Application of the Biopsychosocial Model," American Journal of
Psychiatry, 137:535-544, 1980
1980
Francis Neil Waldrop, M.D., Silver Spring, Maryland
"The Vestermark Tradition"
1981
Daniel X. Freedman, M.D., Los Angeles, California
"Future of Psychiatric Education"
1982
Paul J. Fink, M.D., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Psychiatric Education and the Enigma of Stigma"
1983
James S. Eaton, Jr., M.D.,Washington, D.C.
No Lecture
1984
Zebulon C. Taintor, M.D., New York, New York
"Research in Psychiatric Education"
1985
Richard Simons, M.D., Engelwood, Colorado
"Reaching Them Where They are at: Bringing Psychiatry to Medical
Students"
1986
Morton Reiser, M.D., New Haven, Connecticut
"Are Psychiatric Educators Losing `The Mind'?"
1987
Louis Jolyon West, M.D., Los Angeles, California
"Terrorism, Torture and the American Psychiatrist"
1988
Richard I. Shader, M.D., Boston, Massachusetts
"Balance Versus Integration"
1989
Walter Weintraub, M.D., Baltimore, Maryland
"Public Sector Psychiatrists: Crusaders or Careerists?"
1990
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Nashville, Tennessee
"The Teaching and Learning of Psychopharmacology in the 1990's: How
to Jump on a Rapidly Moving Train"
1991
Charles A. Pinderhughes, M.D., Bedford, Massachusetts
"The Dual Personalities in Therapists and Patients"
1992
Carol C. Nadelson, M.D., Boston, Massachusetts
"Ethics, Empathy and Gender in Health Care"
Vestermark, page 3
1993
Robert Michels, M.D., New York, New York
"Psychiatric Education and the New Health Care System"
1994
Herbert Pardes, M.D., New York, New York
"How Do We Practice, Teach and Research After Health Reform?"
1995
Carolyn B. Robinowitz, M.D., Washington, DC
"Psychiatric Education and the Future of Psychiatry"
(Problems/prospects/principles and proposals)
1996
Joel Yager, M.D., Albuquerque, NM
“The Practice of Psychiatry in the 21st Century: Implications for
Psychiatric Training and Continuing Education”
1997
Jonathan Borus, M.D., Newton Centre, MA
“The Three R’s of Psychiatric Education”
1998
James H. Shore, M.D., Denver, CO
“Educational Imperative: A Unified Psychotherapy Curriculum”
1999
G. Alan Stoudemire, M.D., Atlanta, GA
“Quo Vadis Psychiatry”
2000
Leah Dickstein, MD, Louisville, KY
“Off the Wall: A Quarter Century of Opportunities for Creativity in
Psychiatric Education”
2001
Jerald Kay, MD, Dayton, OH
“Why Play on Only Three Strings, When You Can Play on the Whole
Violin? The Importance of Psychotherapy Education”
2002
Marc Galanter, MD, New York, NY
“Healing Through Social and Spiritual Affiliation”
2003
Frederick Sierles, MD, North Chicago, IL
“Progressive Politics and Psychiatric Education”
2004
Eugene V. Beresin ,MD, Acton, MA
“Striking Accord: Tales of Teaching and the Heart ”
2005
Harold Alan Pincus, MD, Pittsburgh, PA
“The Future of Psychiatric Education: Six Bridges to Cross”
2006
Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD, Atlanta, GA
“Psychiatry in the Next Millennium”
Vestermark, page 4
2007
Stephen C. Scheiber, MD, Glenview, IL
“The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Impact on Psychiatric
Education: Past, Present and Future”
2008
Ronald O. Rieder, MD, New York, NY
“What is Wrong with Our Patients?”
2009
Victor Reus, MD, San Francisco, CA
“Knows, Knows How, Shows and Does: Public Trust and the Evaluation
of Competence and Performance Over a Psychiatrist’s Career”
2010
Glen O. Gabbard, MD, Houston, TX
“Why I Teach”
2011
Richard Balon, MD, Detroit, MI
“What makes a good clinical teacher?"
2012
Bryce Templeton, MD, Philadelphia, PA
“Basic Sciences and Interviewing Skills: Educational Conundrums?”
2013
Jules Ranz, MD, New York, NY
“Training and Mentoring Public Psychiatrists: an Ongoing Collaborative
Learning Process”
2014
Carol A. Bernstein, MD, New York, NY
“Leading Change Through Education and Mentorship”
2015
Geraldine S. Fox, MD, MHPE, Chicago, IL
“Stories that Stick: Teaching from the Heart Using Personal Stories and
Stimulus Video”