GHHS Class of 2009
Congratulations, 2009 GHHS Members!
Marissa DeFreitas accepts the Leonard Tow Award
Dr. Mindy Schwartz and MS4 Julie Silverman
Shashank Sinha, MS4 and keynote speaker Dr. Scott Stern
Susanne Vanderbilt places a GHHS pin on her husband, fellow inductee Tim Vanderbilt
On March 3, 2009, students, families, faculty, and staff gathered at Bond Chapel to celebrate the induction of 18 students into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). GHHS recognizes those graduating students who maintain the highest standards of humanism and professionalism. The entire fourth-year class selected fellow student Marissa DeFreitas and Dr. Patricia Kurtz from the Department of Medicine as the winners of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Student and Faculty Awards, respectively.
“I think we can describe the features of excellence and I think the very foundation of excellence in clinical care rests on two pillars. The first is TRUST. Trust is the cornerstone of the therapeutic relationship. With trust you can calm a worried soul, guide a critically sick patient to the right decision, and, when necessary, help a grieving patient or family member. Without trust you have nothing. The other cornerstone of excellence in medical care is LEADERSHIP. For as you know, we live in difficult times and excellence in clinical care will also require that you stand up and be counted.”
—Dr. Scott Stern in his keynote address
“Everything we learn goes into everything we do.”
—Dr. Patricia Kurtz, paraphrasing the motto of John Deere upon receiving the Leonard Tow Award
2009 Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductees
- Faraz Ahmad
- Erica Aronson
- Karen Bauer
- Ayana Chase
- Michael Churchwell
- Marissa DeFreitas
- Stephanie Donald
- Jeffrey Eisen
- Adam Kern
- Riddhi Patel
- Julie Silverman
- Mark Silvestri
- Shashank Sinha
- Ramsey Tate
- Sarah Tsang
- Susanne Vanderbilt
- Timothy Vanderbilt
- Andrae Vandross
