The Gold Humanism Honor Society recognizes those students who have demonstrated outstanding personal/interpersonal characteristics in their interactions with fellow students, teachers, staff, and patients and/or their families. The Larner College of Medicine chapter was established in 2005.
Gold Humanism Honor Society Pledge
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.
(Gold Humanism Website, 2016)
Current Committee Members
Voting Members
Body
- Appointed Larner GHHS Faculty Members:
- Jeremiah Dickerson, MD
- Jonathan Flyer, MD
- Andrea Green, MD (Chair, GHHS Faculty Councilor)
- Elizabeth Landell, MD
- Heidi Schumacher, MD
- Current M4 GHHS Student Members
Ex-officio/Non-voting Members
Body
- Jennifer Clementi, MD (Assistant Dean for Students – CT Campus)
- Karen George, MD, MPH (Associate Dean for Students)
- Jonathan Rosen, MD (Associate Dean for Medical Education – CT Campus, GHHS Member)
- Kiersten Tavares, M.Ed. (GHHS Admin Support)
- Christa Zehle, MD (Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, GHHS Member)
Class of 2025 GHHS Members
Body
- Anupama Balasubramanian
- Ty Bever
- Jack Braidt
- Max Breidenstein
- Charlotte Evans
- Michelle Falcone
- Callan Gravel-Pucillo, Vice President
- Justin Henningsen
- Ana Homick
- Elizabeth Kelley, President
- Heather Kettlewell
- Casey Krueger
- Tyler McGuire
- Karena Nguyen
- Neeki Parsa
- Javier Rincon, Secretary
- Faith Robinson
- Ashwini Sarathy
- Paige Song, Treasurer
- Jared Stone
Class of 2026 GHHS Members
Body
- Adama Aja
- Tucker Angier
- Haley Bayne
- Julia Bernier
- Jeyna Doshi
- Jenna Eaton
- Callan Gravel-Pucillo*
- Ana Homick*
- Molly Hurd
- Christopher Kruglik
- Jasmine Liu
- Henry Mitchell
- Neeki Parsa*
- Shrey Patel
- Kara Pflaster
- Surya Radhakrishnan
- Krystal Ramos Barrera
- John Rustad
- Shruthi Santhanakrishnan
- Susanna Schuler
- Katie Waeldner
- Meron Yishak
- Cole Zweber
- Heather Kettlewell*
- Javier Rincon*
- * = Inducted in 2024, with Class of 2025

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, honors one outstanding graduating medical student and one physician faculty member annually for exemplary humanism in patient care. Recipients join the Gold Humanism Honor Society, promoting humanistic values in healthcare
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Gold Humanism Honor Society Advisor
Professor of Pediatrics, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont • UVM Larner College of Medicine GHHS Chapter Faculty Advisor