The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) recently inducted 34 Medical School student members, four faculty members, and four residents into the ranks of its UT Southwestern Medical Center chapter. The pinning ceremony for the Class of 2025 was held March 13 at the A.W. Harris Faculty-Alumni Center.

Class of 2025 new members of the UTSW Chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) inductees pose for a group photo at the recent induction ceremony.

Keynote speaker for the event was Ellen Kitchell, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, who spoke on “Part of the Band (Playing On).”

Medical School Class of 2025 inductees:

(asterisk denotes Class of 2025 co-Presidents)

GHHS faculty inductees for 2025:

Emily Levy Kamugisha, M.D., Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine

Bonnie C. Prokesch, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Roopa Vemulapalli, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Ashley A. Woolbert, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Resident inductees for 2025:

Elena Irina Gavrila, M.D.

Doruk C. Karaaslan, M.D.

Blake Lackey, M.D.

Maria Clara Saad Menezes, M.D.