Sheryl B. Fleisch, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, was selected as the 2017 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine faculty recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award voted on by graduating medical students. This award is given to recognize a faculty member who exemplifies compassion, empathy and respect for patients and for excellence in the art of medicine.
Dr. Fleisch was previously inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) as a resident when she received the Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award. This year, Dr. Fleisch also gave the keynote address to the medical student GHHS inductees.