2026 Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award honorees

The following table includes the 2026 recipients of the Gold Foundation’s Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award (HETA). Use the search box to find a specific recipient or institution.

School NameAwardee 1Awardee 2Awardee 3Awardee 4Awardee 5Awardee 6
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineNeha Basti, MDVincent Betti, MDPriyanka Chugh, MDHelen Chung, MDOsman Elsiddig, MDJoseph Sichel, MD
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic UniversityCachae Alford, MDAlexander Arnold, MDKishan Desai, MDNaika Joubert, MDJoseph Perez, MDAlfred Torres, MD
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsVictor M. Abraham II, MDMolly Charney, MDJustin Esposito, MDCharles Levin, MDJacob Sandor, MDJillian Tinglin, MD
Dartmouth Geisel School of MedicineKristina M. Ali, MDCanaan H. Hancock, MDAriel L. Hartman, MDKainoa Quia-Park, MDJustin L. O'Farrell, DO, MPH
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-AuburnMaddex Webb, MDNinna Reynolds, DONeeha Gambhirrao, MDAlexandra Lawlor, DOEmmanuel Dominguez, MDJessie Harrison-Hall, DO
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-VirginiaMatthew Baskette, DOReece Tuckerman, MDCourtney Duong, DOBrooke Poe, DOSean Kim, DOSoumya Sidana, DO
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-CarolinasWhitney Cody, DOShaina Owens, DOEnoch Adewara, MDCynthia Weinheimer, DODaniel Maysonet, DOChandler Kaufmann, DO
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at BuffaloRubayat Chowdhury, MDBaban Kumar, MBBSAbigail Bennett, DOMohamed Soliman, MD, PhDSasha Joseph, MDBianca Marrara, DO
Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic MedicineBarrie Whisenant, DO
Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas at San AntonioSteven Frank Hlozek, MDChandra L. Subedi, MDKelly E. Deininger, DODiana Lillian Toro, MDTracie Hai-Ly Huynh, MDAarosa Sardar, MD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New OrleansAda Delatte, MDEllen Mire, MDThomas Deiss, DOMary Holohan, MDMcKenzie Schwarze, MDSaskya Etienne, MD
McGovern Medical SchoolNathaniel Deboever, MDAgam Jagota, MD
McGovern Medical SchoolKylie Holden, MDMarco Jauregui, MDKevin Nguyen, MDDeven Patel, MD
Midwestern UniversityMargaret Reilly, MDMatthew De Jong, MDMelissa Kilianek, DOAndrea Origenes, DONick Konicek, DOTaylor Petesch, MD
Morehouse School of MedicineKeyona Pointer, MDApple Liu, DOMinita Singh, MDAmore' Jones, MDYailee Bangura, MDSasha Corbin, MD
New York Medical CollegeAhmed Bayoumy, MDAishat Abdul, MDAshley Silver, MDKhaled El-Qawaqzeh, MDYakira Mishan, MDZachary Weiss, MD
Stanford School of MedicineNoah Jason ChoiGregory Lawrence Branigan, MD, PhDJodi So, MDDivya Gopisetty, MDBrian James Franklin, MDDaniel Rebagliati, MD
The University of Texas at Tyler School of MedicineAndrew B. Barboza, MDS. Drew Mack, MDDiana Wu, MD
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolMinji Kim, MDVishnu Iyer, MDSami Mostafa, MDRuth Baker, MDLexy Kindt, MDErnest Hanes, MD
University of Mississippi Medical Center School of MedicineRachel J. Royston, MDShelby Freeman, MDKollin Kahler, MDPeter Holland, MDMiller E. CarltonAnnie C. Strauss, MD
University of Virginia School of MedicineAndrew Chapman, MDDavid Chu, MDKatherine Kruse, MDDina Nour, MDElizabeth Panther, MDOlivia Sears, MD
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeVarshini Gali, MDMatt Muller, MDNicholas Kosinski, MDGregory Han, MDAndrew Geng, MDNell Borys, MD