Research Awards

THE HENRY AND AMELIA NASRALLAH ANNUAL OPPF RESEARCH AWARDS

OPPF encourages scholarly work in Ohio by presenting annual research awards/recognition in three separate categories:

• General OPPA Members
• Resident-Fellow OPPA Members
• Medical Students

The winners and runners-up are invited to attend the OPPA Annual Psychiatric Update which is typically in the spring. Each winner will receive $250 and a plaque. Each runner-up will receive an award certificate. The registration fee to attend the Annual Meeting will be waived for the winners and the runners up in each category.

Now accepting submissions for work published in 2024. Click HERE for submission criteria. The deadline is December 31, 2024.

Winners and runners-up will be presented with awards on March 1, 2025, during the OPPA Annual Psychiatric Update.

Congratulations to the recipients for work published in 2023 who were recognized during the OPPA Annual Psychiatric Update on April 13, 2024!

Our congratulations to all the winners and runner-ups, and our compliments to all those who submitted an entry to the OPPF Research Awards Competition.

Enlightenment Award

ENLIGHTENMENT AWARD

The Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Foundation (OPPF) is pleased to announce the Enlightenment Award. The award recognizes outstanding activities, presentations or publications during the past year, which

1. enhances the public's access to treatment;
2. enhances the public's understanding of mental disorders (including substance use disorders); or
3. decreases the stigma often associated with mental illness. 

Nominees can include an individual, organization, government entity, media (newspaper, radio or TV station or internet based communication) or a form of art.

Click HERE for the criteria and nomination form. Nominations can also be made ONLINE.

The submission deadline for next year ends on January 31, 2025.

Last year's winners!

Nominated by Dale Svendsen, MD, congratulations go out to Anthony Grant, Basketball Coash, University of Dayton and Chris Holtmann, Former Basketball Coach, The Ohio State University, for being awarded the OPPF Enlightenment Award for initiating and organizing a charity exhibition game in November 2023, to raise awareness about mental illness and treatment, with all proceeds benefiting the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Ohio.

The Enlightenment Award recognizes outstanding activity or presentations during 2023 which enhance: the public’s access to treatment; enhances the public’s understanding of mental and substance use disorders; and/or decreases the stigma often associated with these disorders.

To learn more about this exhibition game, visit https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-basketball/2023/06/139401/ohio-state-to-play-preseason-charity-exhibition-game-at-dayton and https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/three-takeaways-from-daytons-exhibition-game-vs-ohio-state/GE73JRT6ORGTNMOW7JPY4ARGVI/ 

Poster Presentation

The Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association (OPPA) and Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Foundation (OPPF) invite all OPPA members, OPPA resident-fellow members and APA medical students to participate by submitting an abstract for consideration to display a poster during the upcoming OPPA Annual Psychiatric Update. A poster display is an excellent way for members and medical students to share and communicate their research and understanding of a topic.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The OPPA is now accepting abstracts for consideration to display a poster during the 2025 Annual Psychiatric Update on March 1-2, 2025. If the abstract is accepted, at least one author is required to register and attend the meeting. 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Members and residents/fellows must be an OPPA member. Medical students must be members of the American Psychiatric Association.
• Submission areas may include research reports, research in-progress, case reports, and posters that have already been presented elsewhere within the past year.
• All abstracts must be received by 11:59 pm on Dec. 31, 2024 for consideration for inclusion in the poster display on March 1-2, 2025. 
• All submission materials must be completed online. Click HERE to access the submission form.

Click HERE to view the poster abstract criteria.

The OPPF wishes to thank all the authors, presenters and excellent posters that were submitted for the 2024 OPPA Annual Psychiatric Update.  It is our pleasure to announce the first, second and third place winners (click on image to enlarge):

	Body Temperature Regulation as a Novel Antidepressant Therapeutic Strategy Submitted and presented by Kevin Gaitonde, PhD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Authors: Kevin Gaitonde, PhD Henry Nasrallah, MD, DLFAPA	(Click on the image to view)
	AI in Academia: A Review of the Evolving Guidelines on AI Use and Disclosure in Top Scholarly Journals Presented by Daniel Fisher, MD, Wright State University Authors: Daniel Fisher, MD Samuel Fisher William Clark, MD	(Click on the image to view)
	Reinforcing resilience in children from low- and middle-income countries: deducing cross-cultural efficacy of a short-term program model Presented by Dalton Hartwick, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Authors: Dalton Hartwick	(Click on the image to view)

Honorable Mention

Posters for Online Publication