2025 Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award honorees

The following table includes the 2025 recipients of the Gold Foundation’s Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award (HETA). Use the search box to find a specific recipient or institution.

School NameAwardee 1Awardee 2Awardee 3Awardee 4Awardee 5Awardee 6
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineCassandra Chua, MDNicole Young-Sileo, MDIsabelle Doan Van, MDOmar El Fadel, MDBruck Gezahegn, MDCamilo Toro, MD
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsMarie Altendahl, MDAndrew Benintende, MDZoe C. Cohen, MDAbigayle G. Dolmseth, MDNickolas Dreher, MDAriel Sasson, MD
Dartmouth Geisel School of MedicineMichael J. Wright, MDAlexandra Morgan, MDSebastian Kolaj, MDKeely O. Reidelberger, MDMatthew C. Carroll, MDThomas J. Schneider, MD
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - AuburnColby Earles, MDJessica Nickles, DO, PharmDTamia Lozada Soto, DOAshley Calise, DOAlex Sasso, DONathan Roseberry, DO
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - CarolinasKyle McMillen, DOJacob Keesee, DOSalvatore Schaper, DOIna Kulari, MDChandler Kaufmann, DOPhillip Cox, MD
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - LouisanaDrake Daily, DOLauren Billington, MDMatthew Spano, DOSwetha Narla, DOSachin Nair, MDJoseph Stringfellow, DO
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - VirginiaCole Dain, MDJessica Diego, DOStephen Daniel, DOKenton Kozel, DOBrianna Larson-Burchfield, DOMario Helou, MD
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical SciencesFelix Amparano, MDMeghan Cloutier, DOAnthony Graber, MDMohammed Shwetar, MDSophia Turbide, MDMaria Wang, MD
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineTyler Ryan Bass Chappel, MDCharles Matthew Cook, MDKrystal Marie Cruz Escobar, DOShamsher Ali Pasha, MD, MBBSAdrienne Nils Pyle, MDCatherine Mary Smith, MD
Midwestern UniversityAlejandro Vallejo, DOOskar Zarnowski, DOMatthew Nemoy, DONivash Govindan, MDDaksh Ahluwalia, MDMadisyn Primas, MD
Morehouse School of MedicineDirir Abdullahi, MDMelenis Lopez, MDJimmy Nguyen, MDJason Iyobhebhe, MDZari Watts, MDAlexandra Caldwell, MD
New York Medical CollegeElizabeth Rubio, DOSubhan Khan, MBBSAndrew Flatley, MDBryan Cabrera-Valdez, MDMelisa Yuce, M.D.Thomas Joyce, MD
Stanford School of MedicineCarlie Arbaugh, MDDanny Linggonegoro, MDTim Szilagyi Gemesi, MDEvan Mullen, MDNina Shevzov-Zebrun, MDYi Zhang, MD
Texas College of Osteopathic MedicineBen Trammell, DOAlex Newell, DOGlen Smith, MDMary Payton Hughes, MDNoah Begley, MDSarah Anasco, MD
University of Colorado School of MedicineBen Borg, MDAlice Burgess, MDGeorge Burnet, MDAlexis Gough, MDTroy Kincaid, MDThomas Mee, MD
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolEmma Leirdahl, MDOmair ul haq Lodhi, MDRoss Rybakowicz, MDOluwabukola Ajagbe- Akingbola, DOErik Engelsgjerd, DO
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineJessica T. Eskridge, MDJoseph Murphy, MDBelita N. Opene, MD, MSCatherine Pressimone, MDChloe Schockling, MDRyan Zukerman, MD
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryAnne Stoklosa, MD
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistrySurabhi Beriwal, MDTeaghen Buscemi-Kimmins, MDCherrie Chenyu Liu, MD, MSJosiah Miller, MDSamantha J. Stallkamp Tidd, MDDarla V. Carvallo Castaneda, MD
University of Virginia School of MedicineHeather K. Frazier, MDErica Johnson, MDRyan A. Visser, MDAlana Castro-Gilliard, MDFaraz Farzad, MDBrendon Pace, MD
Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicinePayden White, MDHannah Roberson, MDKyle Nolan, MDDildra Williams, MDNima Jahromi, DOJared Gordon, MD
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDavid Dugue , MDEmily Miller, MDElizabeth Reznik, MDNana Park, MDMichael Calavano, MDNathan Schleinkofer, MD
William Carey University College of Osteopathic MedicineAshley Nguyen, DOEiman Dai, DOCoty Maddox, DOHunter Jacobson, DOHaya Alghazo, DOMax Rash, DO