HONORS/GRANTS

The Wilfred Hulse Award is presented to a member for his/her outstanding contributions to the field of child and adolescent psychiatry.

Wilfred Hulse, MD was born in Germany in 1900 and received his medical degree at Breslau University, magna cum laude, in 1924. He trained in psychiatry and pediatrics. His first teacher in psychiatry was Emil Kraepelin. When Hitler came into power, Dr. Hulse left Berlin, where he was practicing, spent a year in Tunis, and then came to New York in 1935. He then joined the staff of the Mount Sinai Hospital. He published extensively in general psychiatry, child psychiatry, and group psychotherapy. He helped found Aufbau, the German language periodical, and worked to rescue many compatriots from the Nazi menace. While serving as President of the New York Council on Child Psychiatry, he died suddenly on January 9, 1962.

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Resident and Fellow Travel Grants

New York Council Annual Meeting Travel Grant 

The New York Council will sponsor up to four child and adolescent psychiatry fellows and one general psychiatry resident for travel to the AACAP Annual Meeting when it is not in New York. Grant recipients will be assigned a mentor from the NY Council with whom to meet during the Annual Meeting to discuss ways of becoming more engaged with the Council. Recipients will also write an article for the NY Council newsletter about some aspect of the conference experience. Participation in this grant provides up to $1,000 reimbursement for travel expenses to the AACAP Annual Meeting. To apply, submit: a) a personal statement, b) a CV, and c) a letter of support from their Training Director. Preference will be given to applicants who have been active on the New York Council Board or the MIT Committee. Annual deadline will be set at the same date as the national award (approximately mid-July). In the event that a trainee receives both the national and local awards, he/she will forfeit the NY Council award. Applications and questions should be sent to Cathryn Galanter, MD or Akeem Marsh, MD at cathryn.galanter@downstate.edu or akeem.marsh@nyumc.org.

 

The New York Council will provide matching funds for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry National Educational Outreach Program for those fellows whose training programs are unable to provide matching funds. The NY Council will pledge funds if the following conditions are met: 1) The Child and Adolescent Training Director must provide a letter to the NY Council indicating their program’s inability to provide funding; 2) The fellow should forward his/ her application for the national award two weeks in advance of the national deadline to ensure time for review. 3) The fellow should forward his/her complete application to AACAP in time for the deadline. Award recipients will be assigned a mentor from the NY Council with whom to meet during the Annual Meeting to discuss ways of becoming more engaged with the Council. Recipients will also write an article for the NY Council newsletter about some aspect of the conference experience. Matching funds will be $300 and are dependent on the fellow receiving AACAP's national award. Requests and questions should be sent to Cathryn Galanter, MD or Akeem Marsh, MD at cathryn.galanter@downstate.edu or akeem.marsh@nyumc.org.

New York Council Legislative Conference Travel Grant
The NY Council will provide support for trainees (up to four child and adolescent psychiatry fellows and one general psychiatry resident) to attend the Annual AACAP Legislative Conference. Preference is given to trainees who are involved on the New York Council Board or the NY Council MIT Committee. Applicants should also apply through the national application process. Participation in this grant provides up to $500 reimbursement for travel expenses. Annual deadline will be set at the same date as the national legislative award (about March 30). Recipients of the grants will write an article for the NY Council Newsletter about some aspect of the conference experience. Applications and questions should be sent to Cathryn Galanter, MD or Akeem Marsh, MD at cathryn.galanter@downstate.edu or akeem.marsh@nyumc.org.

AACAP Legislative Conference (National Advocacy Day)