Florida Psychiatric Society's John E. Adams Award Poster Competition

Description of the Competition: 

Florida Psychiatric Society Resident-Fellow Members have the exclusive opportunity to enter the John E. Adams Psychiatry RFM Poster Competition, which will take place during the Florida Psychiatric Society Spring CME Meeting.

The poster subject matter may include any scholarly topic pertaining to psychiatry, original research, a case study or literature review. Studies can be from clinical practice, models of psychiatric care, medical ethics, quality improvement/patient safety or another topic pertinent to psychiatric care.

Posters must be authored, submitted, and presented by an RFM who a member of FPS, and who is enrolled in a Florida residency or fellowship program. If you’re not a member, there’s a simple fix! Go to https://www.psychiatry.org/membership/join-apa and follow the steps to join. The first year of FPS membership for residents is free.

To submit your original research poster for the 2026 competition, please see our 2026 Submission Site.

Congratulations to our 2025 winners:

• Best Case Report Poster: Psychiatrists Advocate for Delirium over Dementia: Rare Case of Parathyroid Adenoma Induced-Delirium Katherine Bui, DO - University of South Florida
• Best Original Research: Prognostic Factors in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder Jae Kim, MD - Nova Southeastern University
• People's Choice Award: Recurrent Hypothermia in the State Hospital: A Case Report Brianne Kimmet, DO - Orange Park Medical Center
  

Congratulations to our 2024 winners:

• Best Case Report Poster: A Case of Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder Exacerbated by Aripiprazole Jessica Gabrielian, DO - UCF/HCA - Gainesville
• Best Original Research: Game On!: Diversifying Psychiatric Education in Graduate Medical Education Mara Dalida, MD - UCF/HCA - Gainesville
• People's Choice Award: Using Osteopathic Principles in Psychiatric Practice: A Literature Review and Discussion Jeena Kar, DO - University of Florida 

Congratulations to our 2023 Winners:

• Best Case Report Poster: An Unusual Presentation of Delusional Companion Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Sabina Goldstein, MD - Hollywood Memorial Hospital
• Best Original Research: Efficacy of rTMS for Co-Morbid Treatment Resistant Anxiety and Depression Fatimah Hameed MD - University of Central Florida College of Medicine- Gainesville- HCA
• People’s Choice Award: Trend and geo-availability of Ketamine, ECT, and TMS for TRD somatic treatment options in the US  Tajudeen Basiru, MD - Community Health of South Florida

Congratulations to our 2022 Winners:

• 1st Place:  Use of Mechanical Ventilation and Sedation in a Violent Psychotic Patient- A Case Study Carrie Ramos, DO - East Florida Division-HCA-GME-University Hospital/Psychiatry Residency Program
• 2nd Place: Case Report: Catatonia in a 16 Year Old Sindhura Kompella, MD - University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
• 3rd Place: A Case of Three Antipsychotic Agents (including dual LAIs) for Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia  Trisha Cardillo, MD, MSc - Memorial Health Care System - Pembroke Pines