Gold Humanism Honor Society

GHHS Advisory Council

GHHS Advisory Council advises and recommends policies and activities for GHHS to the Arnold P. Gold Foundation board and management.  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.  Calls for nominations and applications to the Advisory Council will be posted on this webpage when the Advisory Council is actively filling vacant positions.

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Now accepting nominations and applications for GHHS Advisory Council student members

The GHHS Nominating Committee seeks up to 2 dedicated and energetic GHHS third-year students to serve on the Advisory Council. The deadline for nominations is March 18, 2019
The requirements of Advisory Council Members are as follows:
  • GHHS Student Members will serve one-year terms starting May 1, 2019.
  • Members should have prior involvement and experience with GHHS or a demonstrated interest in humanism in medicine.
  • Members must attend four meetings each year: one face-to-face meeting (travel expenses will be compensated) and three phone conferences.
  • Members are asked to serve on at least one Advisory Council Committee.

To nominate a third year student, please complete this form.

To apply for a position, please complete this form.

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
  • Governance Committee
  • Membership Committee
  • Program Committee

Learn more about each committee’s role here.

Applications are now being accepted for the committees. GHHS committee meetings are held monthly by conference call, and each member serves a term of 3 years. To apply, please send your CV and a personal statement describing why you’d like to join a particular committee to Louisa Tvito at ltvito@gold-foundation.org

Current Advisory Board Members

Howard Silverman, MD, MS – Chair
Professor, Departments of Biomedical Informatics, Family & Community Medicine and Bioethics & Medical Humanism
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix

Scott Shaffer, MD – Chair-Elect
Assistant Professor for the Departments of Pediatics and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University

Charlie Pohl, MD – Immediate Past Chair
Associate Provost for Student Affairs, Thomas Jefferson University
Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Professor of Pediatrics
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Emily Abdoler, MD
Fellow Member
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Zach Abelson
GHHS Student Member
Albany Medical College

Jonathan Amiel, MD
Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Terri Babineau, MD, FAAFP
Lynchburg Family Medicine Faculty – Big Island Rural Medicine Appalachia Clinic

Thuy D. Bui, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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

Gregory Cherr, MD             
Associate Professor of Surgery, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education
University at Buffalo, State University of New York , Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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

Rosemarie L. Fisher, MD
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Director and Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education
Yale School of Medicine

Adriana Giuliani
GHHS Student Member
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Aubrey Knight, MD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute

Paul O’Rourke, MD
GHHS Fellow Member
Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Sheryl A. Pfeil, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director of the Clinical Skills Education and Assessment Center
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

John Song, MD, MPH, MAT
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota Medical School

Carol Stanford, MD, FACP
Associate Professor
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Medical Director
Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic, Truman Medical Center

Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig, MA
Director, Medical Humanities Program
University of Florida College of Medicine

Silpa Thaivalappil, MD
Fellow Member

Elizabeth (Betsy) Toll, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Medicine
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Rajitha Devadoss Venkatesh, MD
Fellow Member
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Massachusetts General Hospital

Ex-Officio Members without Voting Rights

Richard I. Levin, MD

President/CEO
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation