Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award at the AAMC
Gold President and CEO Dr. Kathleen Reeves and 2024 honoree Dr. Caroline Harada in Atlanta at the 2024 AAMC Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award at theAssociation of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting honors caring and compassionate mentors in medical school education.
Together with the AAMC, the Gold Foundation is delighted to celebrate the 2024 honoree: Dr. Caroline Harada, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Director of Project Advancing Health Equity through Alabama’s Doctors (AHEAD), at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Medical school faculty physicians (MD or DO degree) who play a role in the teaching and advising of medical students and who serve as role models for compassionate, patient-centered care.
How to Apply
The award is administered by the Organization of Student Representatives (OSR), the student branch of the AAMC, and the nomination process is conducted by the OSR in each medical school.
Each medical school may nominate one physician faculty member. The OSR representative is responsible for distributing information about the nomination process to students within his/her institution. The OSR representative appoints a selection committee composed of medical student representatives from each of the four years of medical study. Upon completion of the selection process, the Dean of Student Affairs signs off on the institution’s nominee. The OSR representative notifies the nominee of the award nomination.
The award selection committee is composed of a maximum of six OSR Administrative Board members. The AAMC staff serve as advisors to the selection committee. The selection committee meets during the summer to select the national award recipient.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Award. Deadline: March 3, 2025.
The recipient of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award is honored at the AAMC Awards Recognition event, as well as a special luncheon during the AAMC Annual Meeting, where they are 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.
Recipients
2023 Recipient
Dr. Jaclyn D. Nunziato
Associate Professor in OB-GYN
Virginia Tech-Carilion (VTC) School of Medicine in Roanoke, Virginia
Natalie Rodriguez, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Family Medicine
University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
Associate Director of the UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic Project
Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Curriculum
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medical Education
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Elisabeth Wilson, MD, MPH
Director of Education and Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
2014 Recipient
Cynthia Haq, MD
Professor of Family Medicine and Population Health Sciences
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
2013 Recipient
Lee Todd Miller, MD
Co-Director, Global Health Education Program
Vice Chair for Education Department of Pediatrics
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
2012 Recipient
Chin-To Fong, MD
Associate Professor – Department of Pediatrics
Director, Cancer Genetics Clinic
Chief, Division of Pediatric Genetics
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
2011 Recipient
Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA
Vice President, Chief of Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Vice-Dean, Medical Education – Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
2010 Recipient
George R. Buchanan, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2009 Recipient
Jonathan Woodson, MD
Associate Dean for Students, Diversity, and Multicultural Affairs
Associate Professor of Surgery
Boston University School of Medicine
Together with the AAMC, the Gold Foundation is delighted to celebrate the 2024 honoree: Dr. Caroline Harada, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Director of Project Advancing Health Equity through Alabama’s Doctors (AHEAD), at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine