Erin Kross receives inaugural J. Randall Curtis Humanism Award
Dr. Erin Kross, associate professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been chosen to receive the inaugural J. Randall Curtis Humanism Award by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Awards Committee.
Dr. Curtis was a professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the University of Washington.
The ATS J. Randall Curtis Humanism Award recognizes and celebrates individuals whose work reflects the ideals espoused by Dr. Curtis throughout his career of compassion, humanism, and mentorship. Individuals selected for the award reflect these values in daily practice and to continuously strive to be exemplars of humanism in healthcare.
Kross is the Director of the Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence (CPCCE) where she has also served in leadership roles as the Director of Research Training at CPCCE and co-director of a T32 award from NHBLI for post-doctoral research training in palliative care.