GHHS Member Jason Kam

Before starting medical school GHHS member Jason Kam volunteered in a leper colony in South Korea – an experience that he says taught him “how to come out of my comfort zone and open my heart.”  Last year Jason won the Anthony Parisi award for being the student who best exemplifies the Golden Rule. In a survey of peers conducted as part of the GHHS selection process, Jason was widely acclaimed for his compassion, trustworthiness, friendliness, service to others,  and professionalism.  A member of the clinical faculty has said that, “Often Jason would bring up aspects of the patient’s social situation, or personal points about his patients that clearly showed he had taken the time and effort to not only learn their medical problems, but also learn what made them who they were. This is a sign of a well rounded, empathetic and truly humanistic student physician.”    

Linda P. Rowe, EdD
UICOMP GHHS Chapter Advisor