Hugh A. Walters Humanitarian Award bestowed
Department of Surgery Chairman Kevin Behrns, M.D., (from left) gathers with surgical residents Darrell Hunt, M.D., Ph.D. and Tad Kim, M.D., Dr Walters' parents Margaretta and Curtis Walters, and Surgical Residency Program Director George Sarosi, M.D., after this year's award ceremony. (Photo by Sarah Kiewel/University of Florida)
Highlighting a core value of medicine – humanism – the UF department of surgery honored third-year resident Tad Kim, M.D., with the Hugh A. Walters, M.D., Humanitarian Award on March 3 during a special lecture dedicated to the memory of Dr. Walters. Kim is the second recipient of the award, which honors a surgical resident who embodies Dr. Walters’ qualities of compassionate care and selfless dedication to excellence. Walters was a talented young surgeon who died unexpectedly in 2008. Visit the Insider @ news.medinfo.ufl.edu to read the full story.