The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Office of Research Innovation and Scholarly Endeavors (RISE) inducted the newest members of the Robert A. Good Honor Society (RGHS). The April 25 ceremony honored all of the class of 2022 medical student inductees in addition to the newest faculty inductees.
RGHS membership is open to junior and senior medical students who demonstrate excellence in scholarly endeavors. Applicants must be in good academic and professional standing reflecting the highest ideals of the profession of medicine. No more than 20% of any graduating class are inducted into the RGHS. The RGHS was established in MCOM in 2017 to recognize and honor medical students, faculty and alumni who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to improve health outcomes through research, innovation and scholarly endeavors. The goal of RGHS is to:
- Establish a community for the exchange of ideas and opportunities for continued scholarly growth.
- Foster a spirit of lifelong scholarly approach to the practice of medicine.
- Support the USF system goal regarding excellence in research and national prominence.
- Commit to model, support, and advocate scholarly activities and MCOM.
In addition to the newest inductees, the Steven Specter Award for Outstanding Contribution in Scholarly Achievement and the Advancement of Medicine, and the Martin and Ruth Silbiger Research Award were also presented.
The Steven Specter Award recognizes an individual in the RGHS who has demonstrated exemplary research achievements in any field of medicine. This year’s recipient is Nat Jones.
The Silbiger Award recognizes a graduating senior medical student who has contributed most to the efforts at MCOM. This year’s recipient is Long Di.
Who was Robert A. Good?
Robert A Good, MD, PhD, DSc, FACP, was internationally known as the “father of modern immunology.” His understanding of the basic sciences facilitated his work on transplantation, where he performed the first successful human bone marrow graft between a five-month old boy with immune deficiency and his eight-year-old sister in 1968. He was an active leader in the MCOM Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief at All Children’s Hospital from 1985 to 2001.
Class of 2022 Medical Student Inductees:
Estelle Cervantes (SELECT) – Inducted as a junior
John Cheng (SELECT) – Inducted as a junior
Tiffany Cheng (SELECT) – Inducted as a senior
Byron Cheon (SELECT) – Inducted as a junior
Alicia Darwin – Inducted as a junior
Long Di – Inducted as a junior
Lauren Holt – Inducted as a senior
Nat Jones – Inducted as a junior
Joshua Kalter (SELECT) – Inducted as a junior
Dennis Kirichenko – Inducted as a junior
Frank Lee (SELECT) – Inducted as a senior
Muling Lin (SELECT) – Inducted as a junior
Jordan McDonald – Inducted as a junior
Ahmed-Zayn Mohamed – Inducted as a junior
Thrisha Potluri (SELECT) – Inducted as a junior
Michelle Row – Inducted as a junior
Nicholas Russo (SELECT) – Inducted as a junior
2022 Faculty Inductees:
Christopher DuCoin, MD, MPH, FACS – USF Health Dept. of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Laurie Woodard, MD – USF Health Dept. of Family Medicine
Bryan Kane, MD – Lehigh Valley Health Network
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