The Advisory Council of the Gold Humanism Honor Society came together on June 14-15, 2018, in Newark, New Jersey, for their annual in-person meeting. The GHHS Advisory Council is made up of medical students, residents, fellows, deans, institution officials, program directors, practicing physicians, GHHS Chapter Advisors, Tow Award winners, members at large, and a trustee of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
The Gold Humanism Honor Society Advisory Council welcomed 14 new members in 2018, expanding its group to 28 members in total. The GHHS Advisory Council recommends policies and activities for the honor society to The Arnold P. Gold Foundation board and staff, as well as assesses and responds to members’ needs to further the mission of GHHS.
The new members include three chapter advisors, four faculty members-at-large, two practicing physicians, and two resident/fellow members, and three student members.
The new members are:
Zach Abelson
GHHS Student Member
Albany Medical College
Terri Babineau, MD, FAAFP
Lynchburg Family Medicine Faculty – Big Island Rural Medicine Appalachia Clinic
Ralph “Nicholas” Burns, MD
Resident Member
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chelsea Cosner
GHHS Student Member
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Jack Coulehan, MD MPH
Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine
Former Director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics
Stony Brook University
Catherine Derber, MD, FACP
Associate Clerkship Director for Internal Medicine
Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
James Dunford, MD
Professor Emeritus of Emergency Medicine
UC San Diego
Charity Evans, MD, MHCM, FACS
Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Adriana Giuliani
GHHS Student Member
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Hellen Ransom, DHCE
East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine
Patricia Sexton, DHEd, FNAOME
Associate Dean for Curriculum, Department of Family Medicine
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Carol Stanford, MD, FACP
Associate Professor
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Medical Director
Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic, Truman Medical Center
Silpa Thaivalappil, MD
Fellow Member
Elizabeth (Betsy) Toll, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Medicine
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Read more about the GHHS Advisory Council, including the list of all members.
