The ACGME and Arnold P. Gold Foundation DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr. Award recognizes institutions with accredited residency/fellowship programs that are exemplary in fostering a respectful, supportive environment for medical education and the delivery of patient care, which leads to the personal and professional development of learners.

Dr. Arnold Gold (1925-2018) was remembered and honored during the 2018 ACGME Annual Educational Conference Awards presentation. As a pediatric neurologist, his belief in the importance of an empathetic bedside manner inspired young doctors to practice compassionate patient care, and led to the creation of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation now run by his wife Sandra Gold.

“ A quintessential physician and humanist, Dr. Gold profoundly influenced medical training and patient care throughout his long career through his teaching and practice, as well as the activities of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, established in 1988 with the help and support of his wife, Sandra, and his many patients, friends, and colleagues. Exemplifying the very essence of his belief in compassionate patient care and humanism, the Foundation has successfully partnered with many other organizations, utilizing education, role-modeling, publications, rituals, recognition, research, and national conferences to forward his passion and his practice.

Dr. DeWitt C. “Bud” Baldwin

2023 Award Recipients

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Hospital Alejandro Otero Lopez-Manati Medical Center
Hospital Alejandro Otero Lopez-Manati Medical Center

Past Award Recipients

2020 Award Recipients

Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

Utah HealthCare Institute – St. Mark’s Family Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

2029 Award Recipients

Henry Ford; Detroit, Michigan
Henry Ford; Detroit, Michigan

Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP, President and Chief Executive Officer; DeLonda Y. Dowling, Awards Program Liaison; Henry Ford Hospital: Kimberly Baker-Genaw, MD, Director of Medical Education, Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Designated Institutional Official; Crystal Gyiraszin, MS, Administrative Director of Medical Education; Eric Scher, MD, Chair, Department of Medicine, Vice President of Medical Education, Henry Ford Health System; Diane M. Hartmann, MD, ACGME Awards Committee Chair;  Elizabeth Cleek, PsyD, Arnold P. Gold Foundation, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President

Middlesex Hospital; Middletown, Connecticut
Middlesex Hospital; Middletown, Connecticut

Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP, ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer; Alan B. Douglass, MD FAAFP, Middlesex Hospital Designated Institutional Official Director, Family Medicine Residency Program; DeLonda Y. Dowling, ACGME Awards Program Liaison; Diane M. Hartmann, MD, ACGME Awards Committee Chair; Elizabeth Cleek, PsyD, Arnold P. Gold Foundation Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President

University of Massachusetts Medical School; Worcester, Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts Medical School; Worcester, Massachusetts

Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP, President and Chief Executive Officer; DeLonda Y. Dowling, Awards Program Liaison; Deborah M. DeMarco, MD, FACP, Designated Institutional Official, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology; Marilyn Leeds, MPH, Administrative Director for Graduate Medical Education; Terence Flotte, MD, Dean, Provost and Executive Deputy Chancellor; Diane M. Hartmann, MD, ACGME Awards Committee Chair; Elizabeth Cleek, PsyD, Arnold P. Gold Foundation Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President

2018 Award Recipients

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Carol J. Fox, MD, FAAFP, Senior Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer, Excela Health Latrobe Hospital; Gregory Pouliot, PhD, Behavioral Medicine Director, Memorial Hospital of South Bend; Dale Patterson, MD, Designated Institutional Official, Memorial Hospital of South Bend; DeWitt (Bud) Baldwin Jr., Senior Scholar, ACGME, and his wife, Michele Baldwin;
Larry Tracy, President, Memorial Hospital of South Bend; Richard Levin, MD, President and CEO, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

2017 Award Recipients

Montana Family Medicine
Montana Family Medicine
Billings, Montana
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Richmond, Virginia

2016 Award Recipients

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc.
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
VA Caribbean Healthcare System
VA Caribbean Healthcare System
San Juan, Puerto Rico