The Sandra and Arnold Gold Award for Humanistic Teaching is presented annually to an inspirational Harvard Medical School (HMS) faculty educator at Cambridge Health Alliance who models compassion, integrity, respect and service in teaching HMS students, residents, fellows or peers. The award was established in 2019 in honor of Drs. Sandra and Arnold Gold and their remarkable decades-long contributions to humanistic medical education nationally and locally. 

The 2025 Call for Nominations will be open shortly. The 2025 award will be given at the Harvard Medical School Daniel D. Federman Teaching Awards Ceremony this fall, date TBD.

Eligibility:

• Nominee must hold an HMS faculty appointment and be employed by CHA at least half time

• Nominees must actively teach HMS learners at CHA. For example, Cambridge Integrated Clerkship students, Interns or Residents in HMS-affiliated CHA graduate training programs or HMS faculty colleagues Anyone may nominate a candidate for this award

• Past recipients cannot be nominated (Jill Kasper, Gerard Coste, Kate Harney, Todd Griswold, Marie-Louise Jean-Baptiste, Alison Rapoport)

Dr. Alison Rapoport was honored at the 2024 Daniel D. Federman Teaching Awards Ceremony on the HMS campus.Dr. Rapoport was also recognized at the CHA Academic Council Award Ceremony.It is a privilege to be able to honor and celebrate our incredible colleague!