BUSM’s Hughes Honored with Distinguished Service Award by MU School of Medicine

Douglas Hughes, MD, associate dean of Academic Affairs and professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has been honored with a Distinguished Service Award by the University of Missouri School of Medicine (MUSM).

Hughes received a plaque at the MUSM alumni reception dinner in recognition of his long and continued service in violence and suicide research and prevention. The university recognized 10 alumni at the annual Medical Alumni Awards ceremony in St. Louis.

A graduate of the class of 1981, Hughes has dedicated his medical career to emergency psychiatry, with much of his research and published works focusing on violence and suicide. He has consulted with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Defense on establishing national guidelines for suicidal and violent behavior.

In addition to having served as president of both the American Association of General Hospital Psychiatrists and the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, Hughes has been on the editorial boards of various psychiatric journals. He has received numerous teaching honors including the Preclinical Sciences Award for Excellence in Teaching and BUSM’s highest teaching award, Stanley L. Robbins Award for Excellence in Teaching.