The Paul S. Rhoads, M.D., Humanity in Medicine Award Program
The Reid Hospital & Health Care Services Board of Directors established the Paul S. Rhoads, M.D. , Humanity in Medicine Award in 1984 as part of the Paul S. Rhoads, M.D. Humanity in Medicine Lectureship. This award was developed to acknowledge that Reid Hospital values humanitarianism in medicine and to honor a member of Reid's medical staff. Dr. Rhoads received the first award in 1983.
Below are the criteria on which selection of the award recipient will be based.
Criteria
Any physician recommended for the award must be a resident of Reid's service area and demonstrate one or more of the following traits and achievements:
- Has combined commitment to clinical quality (in medical knowledge, discernment and practice) along with very genuine compassion, sensitivity and caring attitudes in dealing with patients, patient-families, and colleagues. AND/OR
- Has been a leader and/or initiator of programs and services resulting in improvement in quality-of-health or life within Reid's service area. AND/OR
- Has been consistently inspirational, encouraging and helpful to colleagues, hospital staff members, patients and others in efforts to prevent or to alleviate illness or injury, and to enhance quality of health care in our service area.
Nominations
William Ducey, M.D. is the 2007 Humanity in Medicine award winner!- read the news relaase
Past Award Winners
- 2007 William Ducey, M.D.
- 2006 William Black, Jr., M.D.
- 2005 Tina B. Reichley, M.D.
- 2004 Bradford Barrett, M.D.
- 2003 Allen Joseph, M.D.
- 2002 Richard Dobyns, D.O.
- 2001 Jeung Ahn, M.D.
- 2000 John R. Dehner, M.D.
- 1999 James Lewis, M.D.
- 1998 Ronald Brown, M.D.
- 1997 Bharat Agrawal, M.D.
- 1996 Paul Rider, M.D.
- 1995 Patrick Anderson, M.D.
- 1994 Joseph Zore, M.D.
- 1993 Elizabeth Mann, M.D.
- 1992 Michael Hinshaw, M.D.
- 1991 C.G. Clarkson, M.D.
- 1990 Howard Deitsch, M.D. (tie)
- 1990 James Daggy, M.D. (tie)
- 1989 Raymond Weitemier, M.D.
- 1988 John Mader, M.D.
- 1987 Olin Wiland, M.D.
- 1986 George Johnson, M.D. (tie)
- 1986 Alfred Hollenberg, M.D. (tie)
- 1985 Francis Warrick, M.D.
- 1984 Paul Runge, M.D.
- 1983 Paul S. Rhoads, M.D.
