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Each incoming GHHS member was pinned by one of the graduating GHHS students who also described the incoming student’s accomplishments and how he or she embodies the principles of GHHS. In the photo, the graduating GHHS student is standing behind the incoming GHHS student that he or she will pin. |
The UMass Medical School chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society inducted 19 medical students as members on Wednesday, May 27. The students were nominated by their classmates and mentors as exemplars of compassionate patient-centered care. Six residents and two faculty members were also inducted into the society.
The Gold Humanism Honor Society is a signature program of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, an international non-profit organization committed to fostering and maintaining a culture of compassion, caring and respect in health care. The UMMS chapter was founded in 2014.
The honor society recognizes students, residents and faculty who practice “patient-centered care by modeling the qualities of integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, respect and empathy.” The Gold Foundation also designed the White Coat Ceremony, which has become an important and beloved ritual for first-year medical students and their families.
A keynote address was delivered by Jennifer Reidy, MD, assistant professor of family medicine & community health, co-chief of the Division of Palliative Care and the 2015 Faculty Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine awardee.
The following individuals were inducted:
Student inductees
Benjamin Adler Rachel Patel
Rahela Aziz-Bose Justin Pespisa
Kathryn Bailey Julia Randall
Arianne Baker Kathryn Reiser
James Doolin Caroline Royer
Rachel Erdil Aylin Sert
Emily Levoy Julia Siegel
Wei Sum Li Racquel Wells
Rand Nashi Gianna Wilkie
Kelli Paice
Resident inductees
Courtney Collins, MD Ruth Levesque, MD
Mary Cooper, MD Neil Marya, MD
Karen Cotting, MD Navid Valizadeh, MD
Faculty inductees
David Hatem, MD Jennifer Reidy, MD
Peter Metz, MD
Related links on UMassMedNow:
New UMMS Gold Humanism Honor Society chapter to honor the ‘art of medicine’
Inaugural Gold Humanism Honor Society members inducted
