The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) Advisory Council was created in September 2012 to support and further the mission of the Society. The GHHS Advisory Council advises and recommends policies and activities for the Society to the staff and board of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. The Council also assesses and responds to members’ needs to further the mission of GHHS. The Council meets four times a year, either via conference calls or at face-to-face meetings.
Who is Eligible to Serve on the Advisory Council?
The Advisory Council is composed of 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. Policies and Procedures for Governance of the Gold Humanism Honor Society
Advisory Council Committees:
- Executive Committee — functions as the administrative advisory committee for the GHHS, serving as an authority for the Advisory council between meetings, delegating responsibilities to committees, and reviewing new chapter applications.
- Governance Committee — stewards the Policies and Procedures for Governance of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, examining issues that arise pertaining to governance of the GHHS, identifying a slate of candidates and overseeing the selection process for vacancy positions on the Advisory Council and its committees.
- GHHS Chapter Affairs Committee — is dedicated to supporting the work of GHHS chapters around the world and promoting active, robust humanistic communities in our member schools. It provides resources, support groups, and a place where Chapter Advisors, and student leaders can troubleshoot challenges, find guidance and mentoring, and forge connections with GHHS students and leaders and the Gold Foundation staff.
- GHHS Wellness Sub-Committee — aims to change the culture of wellness in medicine by identifying and addressing gaps in the physical, social, and emotional wellbeing of all healthcare professionals, to support colleagues and offer the best patient care.
- Humanism in Practice: Through Residency and Beyond Sub-Committee — works on identifying ways for our GHHS members who have left medical school to stay actively engaged with Gold Foundation programming. The mission of the GHHS Humanism in Practice Sub-committee is to promote networking and create spaces for meaningful engagement beyond medical school among GHHS alumni members.
- Program Committee — works closely with GHHS staff in planning and implementing national programming for its chapters and the Gold community.
Current Advisory Council Members:
Role in GHHS | Member information |
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Chair | Rosemarie L. Fisher, MD Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Director and Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education Yale School of Medicine, Yale University |
Immediate Past-Chair | Gregory Cherr, MD Professor of Surgery DIO and Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences University at Buffalo, the State University of New York |
Miriam E. Bar-on, MD Assist. VP for GME and DIO Einstein Healthcare Network |
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Samuel Borer, MD PGY1 Resident, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics University of Texas, Houston |
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Co-chair, GHHS Humanism in Practice: Through Residency and Beyond Sub-committee | Cindy Chang, MD Fellow, Division of Emergency Medicine Cincinnati Children’s Hospital |
Colleen Christmas, MD Director, Primary Care Leadership Track, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Associate Professor of Medicine |
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Rachel Cramton, MD, FAAP, FHM Program Director Clinical Professor, Pediatrics Director of Pediatric Palliative Care University of Arizona College of Medicine- Tucson Banner University Medical Center- Diamond Children’s Medical Center |
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Chair, GHHS Well-being Sub-Committee | Catherine Derber, MD, FACP Clerkship Director for Internal Medicine Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine Eastern Virginia Medical School |
Tow Awardee | Alex Diaz de Villa, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University |
Chapter Advisor | Charity Evans, MD, MHCM, FACS Assistant Professor University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Brian Lich, MD, DTM&H, FACP Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Section of General Internal Medicine Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medicine University of Oklahoma |
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Matthew Linz MS4, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School |
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Tow Awardee and Chapter Advisor | Nicola “Nikki” Orlov, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program Clerkship Director, Pritzker School of Medicine |
Kathryn Quillen, MD – PGY1 Resident, West Virginia University West Virginia University Hospitals |
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Chapter Advisor | Hellen Ransom, DHCE East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine Gold Connection Podcast Editor |
Member at Large | Patricia Sexton, DHEd, FNAOME Associate Dean for Curriculum, Department of Family Medicine Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Co-Chair, GHHS Chapter Affairs Committee | Steven Smith, PhD Student Affairs Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Department of Medical Education The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School |
Chapter Advisor | Carol Stanford, MD, FACP, FAAAC Associate Professor of Medicine University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Medical Director, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic, Truman Medical Center |
Chapter Advisor | Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig, MA Director of Medical Humanities University of Florida College of Medicine |
Arvind Suresh, MD PGY1 Resident, University of California San Francisco |
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Co-chair, Chapter Affairs Committee | Elizabeth (Betsy) Toll, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Medicine The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University |
Chair, GHHS Program Committee | Rajitha D. Venkatesh, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Nationwide Children’s Hospital The Ohio State University College of Medicine |
President/CEO - Ex-Officio Members without Voting Rights | Kathleen Reeves, MD The Arnold P. Gold Foundation |
AVP, Gold Humanism Honor Society - Ex-Officio Members without Voting Rights | Louisa Tvito, MSW The Arnold P. Gold Foundation |