2026 Wilfred C. Hulse Award: Call for Nominations

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.

CRITERIA

The Hulse Award is presented annually to a member of NYCCAP for his/her/their outstanding contributions to the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. Named in honor of Dr. Hulse who was the President of NYCCAP in the 1960's and contributed immensely to the field. The uniqueness of the award is the recognition of the time and lifelong effort dedicated to volunteerism, local community involvement, leadership in the field especially within NYCCAP and AACAP, and dedication to the most vulnerable populations in our field.  Please view a list of past awardees on our website.

To submit a nomination . . . Please provide a brief statement of why you are nominating this member and share a current curriculum vitae. All nominees will be shared with NYCCAP's Board members who select the awardee based on the above criteria in the spring of each year.  SUBMIT nominations to Dr. Scott Palyo (scott.palyo@gmail.com).