Transitional Year students and Gold Humanism Honor Society Chapter Advisor, Dr. Mukta Panda, celebrated National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care on Feb. 13. From left are Erin Vickery, Nikhil Anand, Brent Heeke, Dr. Panda, Kevin Crawford, Clare Murphy, and Apphia Wang.
Seventeen members of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga Class of 2016, representing the top 10 percent of students, will be inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society on Friday, March 6, at a ceremony and luncheon at Erlanger. Nominees are:
Timothy Boswell Kathryn (Huggins) Rampon
Andrew Cibulas Matthew Ramsey
Robert Hester Cori Rogers
James Humble Benjamin Spires
Azad Karim Trenton Stevens
Rachel Martin Rebecca Uhlmann
Cathya Olivas Daniel Wakefield
Joseph Oros Robert Matthew Wham
Rutvi Patel
Established in 2002, the GHHS is an international association of individuals and medical school chapters whose members are selected as exemplars of empathy, compassion, altruism, integrity, and service in their relationships with patients and others in the field of medicine.
The University of Tennessee GHHS Chapter was established in 2009 through an initial grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
On Friday, Feb. 13, the University of Tennessee College of Medicine GHHS celebrated the Annual National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care by creating a video to express their thanks to “unsung heroes” in the medical community for rendering compassionate care. Solidarity Day was initiated by the national Gold Foundation and Honor Society after the tragic shootings in Tuscon, Az. involving Congresswoman Gabriel Gifford in January 2011.
At Erlanger Health System, Solidarity Day 2015 was sponsored by the UT GHHS Chapter and the Chattanooga Transitional Year Residency Program. “Solidarity Day gives us the opportunity to let our colleagues and healthcare providers know how much we appreciate everything they do for patients and our medical students and residents throughout the UT System and Erlanger,” said GHHS Chapter Advisor, Dr. Mukta Panda, FACP, professor and assistant dean for Medical Student Education, and Transitional Year program director, UT College of Medicine Chattanooga. Dr. Panda also serves as the key faculty advisor for the UTHSC GHHS Chapter, established in Chattanooga.
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 and activists for compassionate patient care.
Medical students from the GHHS Chapter in Memphis also participated in Solidarity Day 2015