The Foundation has established humanism awards for healthcare practitioners, which are awarded through specialty societies. The purpose of these awards is to identify and honor practicing professionals who best demonstrate the ideals of compassionate and respectful care for a patient’s well-being.
View past honorees by selecting the organization on the list to the left.
Practicing healthcare practitioners who have been selected by his/her specialty society based on the following criteria:
Any national specialty society may submit a proposal to the Gold Foundation to participate in the Humanism in Healthcare Awards. It is the intention of the Gold Foundation to eventually offer these awards at every specialty society on an annual basis. If your specialty society would like to participate, please follow these instructions.
Provide a brief description of the specialty society, including:
Describe the awards process including a time schedule that your society will use to solicit nominations, select the winner, present the award, publicize the winner and whether you intend to have the winner of this award present during the annual meeting (do not exceed 2 pages).
Provide letter of support from specialty society leadership stating intention to participate in the Gold Foundation Humanism in Healthcare Award program and to present the award at the society’s annual meeting.
Share your honoree electronically using our online application.
If your specialty society would like to participate in this program, please contact Michelle Sloane (msloane@gold-foundation.org) with any questions.
Note: If your organization has participated in the past, you can share news of your new awardees through this form.
2023 Recipients of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Healthcare Award presented at:
The American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists
Toni R. Patterson, DO, FAOCA
The Child Neurology Society
Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FAAN, FAAP
American Society for Reproductive Medicine | InVia Fertility Center, Illinois
Sigal Klipstein, DO
2022 Recipients of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Healthcare Award presented at:
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Samuel C. Pang, MD | Boston IVF Fertility Center
The Child Neurology Society
Jorge Vidaurre, MD | Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University
The American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists
Robert C Vandergraaf, DO, FAOCA
2021 Recipients of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Healthcare Award presented at:
The Child Neurology Society
Mary L. Zupanc, MD | Children’s Hospital of Orange County, California
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Gloria Richard-Davis, MD, MBA, NCMP, FACOG | University of Arkansas
2020 Recipients of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Healthcare Award presented at:
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Alicia Y. Christy, MD | Veterans Administration
2019 Recipients of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Healthcare Award presented at:
American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists
Scott Rogers, DO, FAOCA | Orthopedic Associates of SW Ohio
The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation
David A. Shaye, MD, MPH, FACS | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University
American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians & Gynecologists
David L. Wolf, DO, FACOOG | Henry Ford Health System-Wyandotte Hospital
The Child Neurology Society
H. Terry Hutchison, MD, PhD | University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
For more past honorees, go to the awarding organization list at the top left of this page.