The society inducted 23 fourth-year medical students, six residents and two faculty members at a ceremony on April 22. Photo by Charles Poulton

April 25, 2014 — Humanism and compassion are key to the profession of medicine, breaking down barriers between patients and physicians and putting the “care” in “health care.”

The Chapman chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, which recognizes those who demonstrate these traits, inducted 23 fourth-year medical students, six residents and two faculty members Tuesday evening at Emerson Alumni Hall.

Induction each year includes roughly 15 percent of the fourth-year class, with a selection committee and peer evaluations nominating student members and students tapping faculty and resident members.

Along with a presentation of official pins and certificates, the 14th annual banquet and induction ceremony also included the presentation of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.

This award — named after the self-made philanthropist who earned his master’s degree and doctorate while working as an educator at Hunter College in New York — recognizes a student and faculty member who best demonstrate clinical excellence and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s ideals of outstanding compassion in the delivery of care and respect for patients, families and health-care colleagues.

This year’s recipients were Donna Parker, M.D., clinical assistant professor of pediatrics and associate dean for diversity and health equity, and Samuel Dickmann, a fourth-year medical student.

Congratulations to the 2013-2014 inductees:

Faculty
Deepa Borde, M.D.
Donna Parker, M.D.

Residents
Bradley Beeler, M.D.
Chris Bucciarelli, M.D.
Loumarie Colon, M.D.
Janelle Gooden, M.D.
Alex Mathai, M.D.
Kelly Tepedino, M.D.

Medical students
Dan Alexis
Hamideh Asghari
John Busigin
Blake Butterworth
Danielle Cobb
Rachel Cohen-Shohet
Tahnie Danastor
Samuel Dickmann
Amy Driebe
Christina Escobar
Lauren Foster
Denise Frohlich Jones
Philip Gilbo
Shawen Ilaria
Anna Kowalczyk
James Medley
Marcos Mills
Kathryn Mince
Jonathan Mizrahi
Mayur Mody
Mary Kate Reischmann
Miaoyuan Wang
Peter Zavitsanos