Honorees
The residency recognizes trainees who represent the highest standard of excellence.
Honorees
The residency recognizes trainees who represent the highest standard of excellence.
Each year at graduation, the Brown Psychiatry Residency Program bestows two awards for outstanding accomplishments during residency:
Martin B. Keller Award for Outstanding Resident in the Brown General Psychiatry Residency
Faculty nominate and select a graduating psychiatry resident who has displayed outstanding performance during the course of their training. The award was instituted in 2009 in honor of Martin B. Keller, M.D., chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior from 1989-2009.
2024 Madison Pomerantz, MD
2023 Samantha Cerimele, MD
2022 Jenny McManus, MD, MPH
2021 Dylan Hershkowitz, MD
2020 Jessica Obeysekare, MD
2019 Caitlin Lawrence, MD & Andrew Novick, MD, PhD
2018 Daniella Palermo, MD
2017 Emily Rowland, MD & Kathryn Ridout, MD
2016 Brian Theyel, MD, PhD
2015 Jennifer Barnes, MD
2014 Katherine V. Liebesny, MD
2013 Hassan Minhas, MD
2012 Lauren Mercer, MD
2011 Laura Stanton, MD
2010 Todd Peters, MD
2009 Todd Peters, MD
Excellence in Medical Student Didactic Education
Department clerkship directors nominate and select a psychiatry resident or faculty member who demonstrates excellence in medical student didactic teaching. The award was instituted in 2025.