Weber receives Humanism in Medicine Award
Posted: June 10, 2011KCOM alumnus Scott A. Weber, D.O., ’89,Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C. Family & Sports Medicine Physician, was recently presented with the 2011 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
Nominations for the Humanism in Medicine Award were made by faculty members and fourth-year medical students at Sanford School of Medicine The University of South Dakota.
Nominations were based on the following criteria:
- Consistently demonstrates compassion and empathy
- Acts as a role model for professional behavior
- Shows respect for all
- Demonstrates cultural sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds
- Displays effective communication and listening skills
With this honor, Dr. Weber is now a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, an international society with 92 established medical school chapters.
Dr. Weber has been in practice at Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C. since April 2002. He is currently a clinical assistant professor at Sanford School of Medicine The University of South Dakota; the director of Sports Medicine at Mount Marty College; and is board certified in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine.