The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award annually honors a medical school faculty physician (MD or DO degree) who exemplifies the qualities of a caring and compassionate mentor in the teaching and advising of medical students. The nominee must also possess the desirable personal qualities necessary to the practice of patient-centered medicine by teaching ethics, empathy, and service by example. The award is administered through the Organization of Student Representatives.
The goal of the award is to emphasize, reinforce, and enhance the importance of humanistic qualities among medical school students and faculty. The presence of a caring, compassionate, and collaborative learning environment serves as positive reinforcement to prospective physicians of the desirability of such qualities in the doctor-patient relationship.
2020
2010 Recipient
George R. Buchanon, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas Southwestern Medical Center
2009 Recipient
Jonathan Woodson, M.D.
Associate Dean for Students, Diversity, and Multicultural Affairs
Associate Professor of Surgery
Boston University School of Medicine
2010 Recipient
Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2009 Recipient
Associate Dean for Students, Diversity, and Multicultural Affairs
Associate Professor of Surgery
Boston University School of Medicine
The Award
The recipient of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award will be honored at an awards dinner held during the 2010 Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting and will be invited to speak to the Organization of Student Representatives about the importance of humanism in medicine. The award recipient will receive a grant of $5,000, and $1,000 will be donated to the nominating institution's OSR interest group in support of OSR-related activities.
The Nomination and Selection Process
Each medical school will have the opportunity to nominate one physician faculty member (MD or DO degree). The nomination process will be conducted and supervised by the Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) in each medical school. The OSR representative will be responsible for distributing information to students within his/her institution by announcing the nomination process and describing the selection criteria. The OSR representative will appoint an institutional selection committee composed of medical student representatives of each of the four years of medical study. Upon completion of the selection process, the Dean of Student Affairs will be required to sign off on the institution's nominee. The OSR representative will notify the nominee of the award nomination.
The award selection committee is comprised of a maximum of six OSR Administrative Board members. Association of American Medical Colleges staff serve as advisors to the selection committee. The selection committee will meet during the summer to select the national award recipient.
Link to AAMC nomination form.
