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Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award Recipients

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award emphasizes the importance of humanistic qualities among medical school students and faculty.

Recent recipients:

  • 2023 – Jaclyn D. Nunziato, MD, MS, Associate Professor in OB-GYN, Virginia Tech-Carilion (VTC) School of Medicine
  • 2022 – Maura George, MD, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
  • 2021 – Natalie Rodriguez, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
  • 2020 – Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH, Associate Dean for Curriculum, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medical Education, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • 2019 – Hoover Adger Jr., MD, MPH, MBA, Professor of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine Section Chief, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Previous recipients:

  • 2018 – Mark T. Garry, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
  • 2017 – Laurie Woodard, MD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
  • 2016 – Carol Gilbert, MD, Associate Professor, Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
  • 2015 – Elisabeth Wilson, MD, MPH, Vice Chair of Education and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
  • 2014 – Cynthia Haq, MD, Professor of Family Medicine and Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine 
  • 2013 – Lee Todd Miller, MD, Professor and Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Pediatrics, Director of Global Health Education Programs, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles 
  • 2012 – Chin–To Fong, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Chief of the Division of Genetics, Golisano Children’s Hospital of the University of Rochester Medical Center 
  • 2011 – Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, Vice President and Chief of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles; Vice Dean of Medical Education, Professor, and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California 
  • 2010 – George R. Buchanan, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Pediatric Hematology–Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 
  • 2009 – Jonathan Woodson, MD, Associate Dean for Students, Diversity, and Multicultural Affairs and Associate Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine

Previous Awards supported by Pfizer, Inc.: 

  • 2008 – Yolanda Hill Wimberly, MD, Medical Director and Professor of Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine 
  • 2007 – Yasmin S. Meah, MD, Assistant Professor of Medical Education and Medicine, The Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine 
  • 2006 – Robert J. Paeglow, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Albany Medical College 
  • 2005 – Melissa Warfield, MD, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School 
  • 2004 – Sharad Jain, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Assistant Chief, Medical Service, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine 
  • 2003 – Samuel LeBaron, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine Director, Center of Education in Family & Community Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine 
  • 2002 – Edward Bell, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Iowa at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics 
  • 2001 – Coleen Kivlahan, MD, MSPH, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Assistant to the Dean for Health Policy; Associate Chief of Staff for Clinical Outcomes Director, Office of Clinical Effectiveness, University of Missouri–Columbia 
  • 2000 – Richard P. Usatine, MD, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine 
  • 1999 – Andrew Hsi, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Director of General Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School of Medicine