This prestigious award is given to recognize one graduating medical student and one faculty member for exemplifying outstanding humanism in medicine by their compassion and sensitivity in the delivery of care to patients and their families. Each of the winners will be recognized at the senior awards ceremony, receive a cash award of $1,000 and have their name engraved on a plaque provided by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation of New Jersey. The Department of Humanities in Medicine administers the award process.
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award is presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a public foundation dedicated to fostering humanism in medicine. The award was presented as The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Award prior to 2002.
Past Winners:
| Year | Student Winner | Faculty Winner |
| 2014 | Shannon Brown | Palek Parekh, M.D. |
| 2013 | Monica Martinez | Louis Lux, M.D. |
| 2012 | Chris Hovland | Billy Ligon, M.D. |
| 2011 | Blake Bond | Monford Daniel Custer, III, M.D. |
| 2010 | Drew Scott Weiner | J.T.L. McNew, M.D. |
| 2009 | David Galloway | Christian Cable, M.D. |
| 2008 | Kristoffer Crawford | Michael P. Hagen, M.D. |
| 2007 | Jennifer Newton | Luis Camarillo, M.D. |
| 2006 | Leslie Strickland | Paul Bolton, M.D. |
| 2005 | Crista Warniment | Charles W. Sanders, M.D. |
| 2004 | Lesley Hamilton | Lawrence Frankel, M.D. |
| 2003 | Sapna Singh Parikh | Mark Sicilio, M.D. |
| 2002 | Eva Kathryn Miller | Darla Lowe, M.D. |
| 2001 | Sherilyn Willis | Paxton Howard, M.D. |
| 2000 | Katherine Herrera | Davidi Hardy, M.D. |
| 1999 | Wendy Lynn Brooks | Richard Morgan, M.D. |