Carol Gilbert wins Arnold P. Gold Foundation's Humanism in Medicine Award

Dr. Carol Gilbert models compassion collaboration and patience for learners at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. For Dr. Gilbert, the clinic and the classroom are intertwined and the person in front of her always has her complete attention. A trauma surgeon, Dr. Gilbert volunteers regularly in disaster recovery efforts and teaches emergency medical service providers. She has been instrumental in creating the near southwest regions integrated trauma system and in 2002 she received the Governor's Award for Excellence in emergency medical services.

[Carol Gilbert]: I love to teach. I've loved to teach since before medical school sometimes I see students struggling to make the one right choice. I think for most of them there are several right choices and they should never let that kind of thought that I did the wrong thing weigh on them. You kind of have to support them until they realize that they can do more than they think they can. The interaction with the patient is the heart and soul of Medicine. No matter what special to your in that is why you should be in medicine.

There are so many people have helped me out in my career it's hard to even make a list that would be all inclusive of you to thank but I'd like to thank my family my parents especially my mother who was a teacher and taught me to teach. I'd like to thank one of my mentors during my residency, Dr. Parsley, who taught me how to use a humanistic approach to patients and also I'd like to thank those students who put together the nomination.