Ten USA College of Medicine seniors, three residents and a faculty member were inducted into the USA Chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society (GHHS), a national society that celebrates compassionate, patient-centered care.
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Lynn Batten, M.D., delivers the keynote address at the White Coat and GHHS induction ceremony. |
“Dr. Lynn Batten was chosen by the students because she exemplifies compassion and humanism in the daily care of her patients,” said T.J. Hundley, M.D., FACP, associate dean of medical education. “She is a role model for all learners on placing the patient at the center of care.”
Batten, a practicing pediatric cardiologist at USA Health, often recruits students and staff members to join her in dance videos shared on her YouTube channel that encourage movement and healthy lifestyles for her young patients and their caregivers.
The following medical students, residents and faculty were inducted into GHHS:
- Charles “Zachary” Aggen, student
- Christian “Blake” Dunaway, student
- Hannah Elizabeth Granger, student
- Brittany Shavon Jackson, student
- Zachary Thomas Lazzari, student
- Michelle Minh-Anh Nguyen, student
- Gregory John Overbeek, student
- Jessica Thanh Pham, student
- Anna Wright, student
- Melody Marie Zeidan, student
- Lynn Batten, M.D., faculty, department of pediatrics
- Juan Gonzalez, D.O., resident, department of pediatrics
- Wilson Huett, M.D., resident, department of surgery
- Michael Tran, M.D., resident, department of internal medicine
Read more about the new GHHS members.
View more photos from the Gold Humanism Honor Society induction ceremony on Flickr.