Two winners have been selected for the Promising New Investigators Travel Scholarship Awards given annually by the Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Information Service (NMSIS).
First place was awarded to Angelica Kloos D.O. of Children's National Medical Center, who authored, "A Novel, Patient-Rated Scale for Assessment of Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications," and Second place was awarded to Robert O. Cotes, M.D. of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, who authored, "Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome and the Incidence of Antipsychotic Polypharmacy in the Chronically Mentally Ill: An Analysis of the Literature from 2003-2010."
Dr. Kloos is graduate of New York University located in New York, and is currently a Chief Fellow at the Children's National Medical Center Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry located in Washington D.C., and member of the "American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Society of Greater Washington, American Medical Association, and the American Osteopathic Association," and Dr. Cotes is a graduate of Wake Forest University located in Winston-Salem NC, and is currently a Resident in Psychiatry at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center located in Lebanon, NH, and member of the American Psychiatric Association.
The Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Information Service (NMSIS) Promising New Investigators Travel Scholarship is awarded based on a scholarly paper addressing "New insights on psychotropic drug safety and side effects" consistent with its mission to advance pharmacotherapy and patient safety, the scholarship promotes education and research by early career psychiatrists.
Two cash prizes are given to help cover travel costs to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting held this year in New Orleans, LA during May 2010. The scholarships will be presented during the APA event so that the recipients can attend the educational sessions and workshops that are vital to their professional careers.
Papers address specific issues related to the award theme and may include literature reviews, case reports, and original studies that are not in the press or published. Primary author must be a student, resident or fellow. Papers are judged on originality, scholarship, relevance and methodology.