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SUSP Thomas Salmon Distinguished Service Award

 


This award is intended to mark an individual’s distinguished contributions to military psychiatry. These contributions, whether through leadership, clinical achievement, or mentorship must have had a lasting impact on the military. Recipients will receive a physical award at the SUSP Annual Triservice Conference.



Eligibility


A current or past member of SUSP who has also achieved the level of distinguished fellow within the APA. Nominee must have been a SUSP member for at least 4 years. Current members of the SUSP executive council are not eligible.



Nomination Process


Please submit (below) a single page (single spaced, 11 pt font, 1” margins) listing your top contributions to military psychiatry (or the contributions of someone else) that occurred during your / their time as a SUSP member. Paragraphs and/or bulleted lists are acceptable. While you may nominate another person, they must be aware of the nomination. The nomination process is identical for nominating yourself or someone else - a single page description. You may nominate more than one person, but each nomination will require a separate submission.



Criteria


Candidates submissions will be reviewed by the current executive committee. There is an emphasis on long term impact in military psychiatry in the areas of research, education, leadership, clinical care, and population health. Rank, academic appointments, and military decorations will be considered, but with less emphasis than tangible impacts.



Submission Deadline & Form


All submissions must be received no later than 1 MAR24. Application submissions are now closed.


Registration closed for 2024.


Previous Recipients of the Thomas Salmon Award:

2024

 

JEFFREY H. MILLEGAN, MD, DFAPA

 

2023

 

CAPT (ret) JAMES CURT WEST, MD

 

2022

 

CAPT PATCHO SANTIAGO

 

Lead Editor of official guidebooks published on best practices for Navy personnel assigned to mental health billets embedded in expeditionary commands

Co-Developer of Organizational Incident Operational Nexus (ORION) designed to identify Sailors and Marines exposed to psychological trauma and facilitate connections to local mental health resources for those at high risk of psychological injury 

Navy Medicine Champion in development of Navy Expanded Operational Stress Control, the primary line command tool for promoting a culture of psychological health. 

Lead author on current policy governing the organization and concept of operations for Special Psychiatry Rapid Intervention Teams, Navy Medicine’s primary mental health mobile capability to support Navy and Marine Corps commands after a traumatic event 

Founder of Navy Mind Body Medicine program designed to integrate meditation, mindfulness and other resilience self-care tools into healthcare delivery

Associate Professor and Deputy Chair of Psychiatry at USU

Prior President of SUSP, Current Ethics Chair

Deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, OSCAR

Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at USUHS
Previous NCC Residency Program Director,

ACGME Milestones Working Group, VA/DoD Suicide CPG WG,
NBME USMLE Working Group

Deployments to Kuwait and Afghanistan
OIC of Navy Mobile Care Team Bagram







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