For Immediate Release

Contact: Rob Grant, Communications Director
202.966.7300, Ext. 119
rgrant@aacap.org

Caitlyn Camacho, Communications Coordinator
202.966.7300, Ext. 154
ccamacho@aacap.org

Washington, D.C., September 29, 2011 - The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Elise Fallucco, M.D., Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Nemours Children's Clinic, as the recipient of AACAP's 2011 Robinson Cunningham Award for the Best Paper by a Resident. This award recognizes Dr. Elise Fallucco for her paper, "Adolescent Depression and Suicide Risk Assessment: Training Pediatricians Using Standardized Patients."

AACAP's Robinson Cunningham Award for the Best Paper by a Resident is named after J. Franklin Robinson, M.D. and James M. Cunningham, M.D., two former AACAP Presidents who dedicated their lives to improving and expanding psychiatric services for children. This award recognizes an outstanding paper on some aspect of child and adolescent psychiatry started during residency and completed within three years of graduation.

Dr. Fallucco presents, "Adolescent Depression and Suicide Risk Assessment: Training Pediatricians Using Standardized Patients," at AACAP's 58th Annual Meeting, October 21, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

For more information on this award, please contact Caitlyn Camacho, Communications Coordinator, at 202.966.7300, ext. 154 or ccamacho@aacap.org.

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