Gold Humanism Honor Society

Northeast Ohio Medical University's Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society
The Gold Humanism Honor Society is supported by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a public foundation dedicated to fostering humanism in medicine. Our University joins 94 other medical colleges in the United States, Canada and Israel who have already established a GHHS chapter.

Nomination Policy and Procedures
The College of Medicine has a long tradition of developing and enhancing humanistic qualities in future physicians. Having a chapter of GHHS further emphasizes humanism in medicine, promotes a value for professionalism and provides recognition for exemplars among our medical students and faculty and staff in these areas. A call for nominations from the rising M4 class is issued in April to medical students, faculty and staff. Nominated students are asked to submit a current Curriculum Vitae, two letters of recommendation and an essay on the meaning of humanism in medicine. Application materials are reviewed and selected by the GHHS Advisory Committee.

Charter Class of 2005
Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine initiated a chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) during the 2004/05 academic year. An Ad Hoc committee comprised of faculty and staff from these areas of the College, medical students along with clinical faculty endorsed the following definition of humanism from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation:

"Humanism encompases those attitudes and behaviors that emanate from a deep sensitivity and respect for others, including full acceptance of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Further; humanism is exemplified through compassion, empathetic treatment of all persons, recognition of each other's needs and autonomy, a willingness to put patient needs ahead of one's own, a sense of optimism about the human condition, and a moral obligation to serve the community."

Four members of the class of 2005 were the first inductees into GHHS at an Induction Ceremony on October 27, 2004. The charter class inductees were Soumya Pandalai, M.D., Lindsay Rodgers, M.D., Melissa Schorsten, M.D., and Courtney Young, M.D.

Class of 2006 Inductees: Melissa Amorn, M.D., Katherine Giancola, M.D., Obiamaka Mora, M.D., and Venkatesh Bellamkonda Athmaram, M.D.

Class of 2007 Inductees: Sonia Abuzakhm, M.D., Ryan Frederikson, M.D., Lawrence Ho, M.D., Priya Kumthekar, M.D., Georgeann Poulos, M.D., and Megan Terek, M.D.

Class of 2008 Inductees: Rebecca Duncan, M.D., Vidya Kunnathur, M.D., Alicia Perry, M.D., Keri Streby, M.D., and Jason Tank, M.D.

Class of 2009 Inductees: Timothy Campbell, M.D., Sandeep Patel, M.D., Thomesha Smoot, M.D., Jason Wang, M.D., and Cynthia Weber, M.D.

Class of 2010 Inductees: Holly Dyer, M.D., Anna Hennon, M.D., Sarah Metzger, M.D., Anna Tsikouris, M.D.

Class of 2011 Inductees: Sarah Crafton, M.D., Chad Henson, M.D., Amanpreet Kaur, M.D., Katherine Kutney, M.D., Shayda Mirhaidari, M.D., Deepa Patadia, M.D., Michael Subichin, M.D., Abby Taylor, M.D.

Faculty Inductees
Jeffrey Kempf D.O., associate professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine; Paul Lecat M.D., associate professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and adjunct associate professor of Family Medicine; Starla Martinez M.D., associate professor of Pediatrics; Steven M. Radwany, M.D., associate professor of Internal Medicine

Questions
For questions or further information about our Chapter of The Gold Humanism Honor Society, contact one of our advisors to GHHS, Anita Pokorny, M.Ed., director, career development and advising or Elisabeth H. Young, M.D., interim associate dean, academic affairs, professor of Internal Medicine.