His past honors include: 1965, Departmental Honors in Philosophy, Haverford College 1965, Phi Beta Kappa, Haverford College 1969, The Johns Hopkins University Upjohn Award for Clinical Excellence 1971-1973, Carnegie Commonwealth Clinical Scholar of the Johns Hopkins University 1973, Beryl J. Roberts Memorial Prize for Writing in Public Health Education 1976, US Public Health Service Commendation Medal 1985, University of Washington School of Medicine Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence 1986, Certificate of Appreciation (for Exceptional Service to the Veterans Administration Department of Medicine and Surgery, Health Systems Research and Development Division) 1988, Alpha Omega Alpha, Elected to Faculty Member Status, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 1990, Elected to Membership, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences 1991,