Gold Humanism Honor Society

The GHHS is dedicated to foster, recognize, and support the values of humanism and professionalism in medicine.  The Society commits itself to work within and beyond medical education to inspire, nurture, and sustain lifelong advocates for compassionate patient care.  Establishing the UT College of Medicine GHHS Chapter was made possible by an initial grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation and through the leadership of Dr. Mukta Panda.

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As of January 2024, leadership and direction for the UT College of Medicine GHHS Chapter has been centralized to the main UTHSC Campus.  Andrea Malkin, JD, Chief of Staff to the College of Medicine Executive Dean's Office in Memphis is serving as the Administrative Liaison for GHHS.  Her email isamalkin@uthsc.edu.  

The 2024 Induction Ceremony will likely be held in Memphis in April 2024.  Ms. Malkin and Memphis leaders will communicate about the event details with the new GHHS inductees and their families.

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Honor Society Pledge
As a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, I pledge by all that I hold dear as a Physician:

I will Care for my patients with Compassion, Respect, Empathy, Integrity and Clinical Excellence;
I will Listen to my patients with my whole being;
I will Advocate for each patient as a unique individual;
I will Serve as a role model and mentor to promote humanism in health care;
I will Remember always the healing power of acts of caring;
I will Dedicate myself to joining with others to make health care optimal for all.

Who are GHHS members?

• Medical students, residents, medical school faculty members, and national figures who are role models in their contributions to compassionate service in medicine.
• Recipients of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation's Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.
• Recipients of the Accreditation's Council for Graduate Medical Education's Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award.
• Recipients of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation's Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award.