FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, April 28, 2014
Contact: Leah C. Payne, Director of Public Affairs, Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy, 304-691-1713

New members inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society chapter at School of Medicine

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—Seventeen outstanding students, residents and faculty members have been inducted into the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS.)

All honorees exemplify excellence, compassion and dedication to the medical profession.   Members are nominated by their peers and selected by a committee comprised of faculty, staff, clerkship directors and GHHS members. 

The following individuals were inducted during a ceremony Thursday, April 24 at the Byrd Clinical Center:

Students:

Hugh Brian Cahill
Carl Nicholas Chotas
George Hager Clements
John Mather Davitt
Aaron Matthew Dom
Jessica Ann Layne
Andrew Scott Martin
Casey Dawn Patick
Sarah Elizabeth Slocum
Adam Joseph Van Horn

Residents:
Jared Thomas Brownfield, MD (OB/GYN)
Jennifer Kayser Gerlach, MD (Pediatrics)
Katherine Janel Steele, MD (Family Medicine)
Robin Nicole Tolbert, DO (Family Medicine)

Faculty:
Joseph E. Evans, MD (Pediatrics)
Christine L. Gilkerson, MD (Internal Medicine)
Justin M. Nolte, MD (Neuroscience)

Faculty advisors, Dr. Darshana Shah and Dr. Sean Loudin, are pictured with the students.

Date Posted: Monday, April 28, 2014