Gold Humanism Summit

The Gold Humanism Summit: The Person in Front of You is the Gold Foundation’s national conference, an inspiring gathering of doctors, nurses, students, patients, corporate leaders,  other healthcare professionals, and more — all passionate about kind, safe, trustworthy care. Save the date for the 2026 Gold Humanism Summit: Sept. 16-18 at the Westin Pittsburgh!

The call for proposals is now open! Deadline: Jan. 9, 2026.

Learn about the 2026 Summit Aims & Themes, and then submit a proposalto present a poster or session.

More about the 2026 Gold Humanism Summit.

Explore our past convenings below.

The 2025 Gold Humanism Summit: The Person in Front of You was held in Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 17-20. The conference was filled with infectious energy and warmth, inspiring art and music, and science-backed insights. Speakers included Henrietta Lacks’ family members and Johns Hopkins bioethics leaders, Dr. Rana Awdish, Dr. Jessi Gold, Dr. Wendy Dean, the interactive theatrical performance Staging Loss, a conversation with patient leader Gunnar Esiason, podcast host Dr. Neda Frayha, and Gold President Dr. Kathleen Reeves, plus musical performances by cellist Melanie Ambler, percussionist Josh Robinson, a cappella songs by the Synaptic Clefs of Johns Hopkins and the Dermatones from the Uniformed Services University. View the 2025 Photo Album and the 2025 Art Gallery.


The 2024 Gold Humanism Summit: The Person in Front of You featured dynamic speakers like Dr. Kimberly Manning, Dr. Jillian Horton, and Dr. Wes Ely, insightful sessions and discussions, a surprise marching band performance, interactive drumming with Josh Robinson, Art Gallery and Silent Art Auction, Poster Hall, Hackathon, and much more. It was held in Atlanta, Feb. 29-March 2, 2024.


The virtual 2022 Healing the Heart of Healthcare Conference drew hundreds of healthcare professionals and students from around the world.


The virtual 2021 Humanism & Healing Conference featured a variety of panels, keynote addresses, and other sessions, plus 50+ posters, and Art Gallery.


The Gold Foundation held its inaugural Gold Humanism Summit at the Planetree International Conference on Patient-Centered Care in Orlando, Florida in 2019.