Gold Humanism in Medicine Award
In 2009, the Arnold P. Gold Foundation selected the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) as one of three medical specialty societies to confer the Gold Foundation’s new Humanism in Medicine Award, with the goal of advocating for the compassion, empathy, and sensitivity displayed by practicing physicians caring for their patients.
In 2009, the Arnold P. Gold Foundation selected the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) as one of three medical specialty societies to confer the Gold Foundation’s new Humanism in Medicine Award, with the goal of advocating for the compassion, empathy, and sensitivity displayed by practicing physicians caring for their patients. The recipient of the 2015 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award is Susan R. Cordes, MD. She was selected in admiration for her compassion, empathy, and sensitivity when caring for patients. Dr. Cordes is chair of the AAO-HNFS Humanitarian Efforts Committee and travels to Kenya regularly to provide surgical care and training and is an honorary lecturer at the Moi University School of Medicine in Kenya.