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COM students inducted as GHHS members by Cindy Abole Public Relations The second annual Paul B. Underwood Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) at MUSC held an induction luncheon honoring new members on Oct. 11. The awards also were presented at the College of Medicine’s Fall Semester Awards Ceremony.      Matthew Sellers pins fellow GHHS member Natallee Sheppe French during the Oct. 11 luncheon. Established on campus last fall, the GHHS chapter was named in honor of MUSC physician Paul Underwood, M.D., professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as a role model for his humanistic values, teaching and leadership. The group honors fourth-year medical students and outstanding physician-educators for their compassionate care, commitment to science and humanism in medicine.      “This continues to be a great honor for me and the students selected for membership,” Underwood said. “This is the second year we’re recognizing students and honoring them for their humanistic character and commitment in medicine.”   Twenty-two senior medical students were named to this group for 2006. They are: Becky Abell, Stephen Bagg, Christina Ball, James Byrd, Courtney Cave, Jessica Clarke-Pounder, Gregory Colbath, Jeremy Crisp, Berdine Edgar, English Flack, John French, Allison Giddings, Morgan Mullaney, Sara Myers, Chelsea Rainwater, Monique Sandhu, Justin Scruggs, Matthew Sellers, Natallee Sheppe French, J. Ross Simril, Edward Tripp Tracy and Claudia Vissage.   The Arnold P. Gold Foundation program officer Allison Sole attended the midday ceremony held at the Wickliffe House. GHHS faculty sponsor Jeff Wong, M.D.,  senior associate dean for medical education, College of Medicine Dean Jerry Reves, M.D., Underwood and College of Medicine staff presided over the event. Later, Sole, Wong and Underwood presented the award certificates and special GHHS lapel pins to students. Following GHHS tradition, new inductees pinned them on each other.   “This award honors humanism as a physician’s most essential characteristic,” said Wong. “It is part of an instinctual drive that people possess to empathize and help others in any situation. Humanism goes beyond the scope of science and understanding. I hope that each newly inducted member can elevate their scope of humanism in all of their medical learning experiences.”      The Gold Humanism Honor Society is part of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s initiative. It was created to honor students in medicine for their humanistic qualities and excellence in clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service. College of Medicine student awards John R. Weathers, Andrea M. Trescot Excellence in Physical Diagnosis Award; S. Lewis Cooper, President’s Basic Science Award; Jessica Clarke-Pounder, John Richard Sosnowski Award; Barclay T. Stewart, Dr. Thomas Antley Pitts Award; Katherine C. Silver (Summer) and Benjamin J. Thomas (Fall), Stephen D. Canaday Gross Anatomy Achievement Awards; Sean P. Whelan, Thomas W. Holbrook Award; Brice J. Williams, Center for Academic Excellence Outstanding Supplemental Instructor Award; The CARES Clinic, MUSC Gives Back Community Volunteer Award; Natalee Sheppe French, MUSC Gives Back Most Outstanding Student Volunteer Award Friday, Oct. 20, 2006 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.