Gold Foundation to recognize 200+ Champions of Humanistic Care at the 2021 gala
April 23, 2021

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is pleased to announce the 2021 Champions of Humanistic Care, physicians, nurses, and healthcare team members who have been selected by their healthcare institutions for compassion and courage during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 200 healthcare team members have been chosen from Gold Partners Council member institutions and Gold Corporate Council member companies, as well as other affiliated Gold partners. chevron_right Read more

AACN, Gold Foundation announce 2021 White Coat/Oath Ceremony funding for nursing schools
April 22, 2021

This year, the Gold Foundation is providing $50,000 in funding to schools of nursing to offer White Coat/Oath Ceremonies, which are designed to promote patient-centered care among students entering nursing school. chevron_right Read more

Enter to win a #humanismalways face mask
March 30, 2021

We are giving away 10 face masks that read, “Behind this mask is a person who cares” to our wonderful supporters of humanism in healthcare. Fill out this form by April 7, 2021, at midnight EDT. chevron_right Read more

Sign up to be notified when the Gold online shop opens
March 11, 2021

Enter your email address to be notified when the Gold face mask is available for sale in our forthcoming online shop. chevron_right Read more

Gold Foundation encourages #humanismalways through mask campaign

To mark the 1-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gold Foundation is encouraging stories of humanism in action with the hashtag #humanismalways and has created a new mask face with a message of care. chevron_right Read more

Gold Human InSight Webinar | Building Resilience Through Meaningful Recognition
March 2, 2021

Dr. Cynda Hylton Rushton of Johns Hopkins University and Dr. Cynthia Sweeney of The DAISY Foundation examine the issues nurses face on the front line of care, as witnesses to a dynamic and often chaotic environment for practice, and how meaningful recognition can help. chevron_right Watch

What She Carried
February 26, 2021

A beautiful essay by Dr. Laura Vater on the many things a patient carries in the face of a diagnosis. chevron_right Read more

Tweet collection from 2021 Thank a Resident Day
February 20, 2021

Collection of tweets celebrating resident physicians on Feb. 26, 2021, our fourth annual Thank a Resident Day. chevron_right Read more

La Dre Marie-Ève Goyer, lauréate de l’édition 2021 du Prix d’humanisme AFMC-Gold
February 12, 2021

En collaboration avec l’Association des facultés de médecine du Canada (AFMC), la Fondation Gold pour l’humanisation des soins de santé (Canada) est heureuse d’annoncer le nom de la lauréate de l’édition 2021 de la Conférence et du Prix d’humanisme AFMC-Gold, la Dre Marie-Ève Goyer. La Dre Goyer est un chef de file dans les soins aux toxicomanes et un exemple d’humanisme dans les soins de santé. chevron_right Read more

Dr. Marie-Ève Goyer selected as the 2021 AFMC-Gold Humanism Award recipient
February 11, 2021

Together with the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC), the Gold Foundation for Humanistic Healthcare, Canada is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2021 AFMC-Gold Humanism Award and Lecture: Dr. Marie-Ève Goyer, a leader in caring for people with addiction and an exemplar of humanism in healthcare. chevron_right Read more

Tweet collection from Solidarity Week 2021
February 10, 2021

Check out tweets from GHHS chapters and organizations participating in the 2021 Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care. chevron_right Read more

The Gold Corporate Council aspires to help shift healthcare to be inclusive, equitable and just
February 9, 2021

Learn more about how these eight leading healthcare companies — BD, CVS Health, Henry Schein, Inc., IBM Watson Health, Medtronic, Quest Diagnostics, Siemens Healthineers, Teladoc Health — will be actively supporting humanistic care through shared goals for 2021 and beyond. chevron_right Read more

Apply now for 2021 Gold Student Summer Fellowships
January 27, 2021

The Gold Student Summer Fellowship program offers opportunities for medical students to complete a research or service project related to community health. The deadline for 2021 applications is March 26. chevron_right Read more

Gold Foundation medals to be awarded to 3 titans of humanism in healthcare: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Wayne Riley, Dr. Eric Topol
January 14, 2021

All three leaders will be accepting the medal at the Gold Foundation’s Annual Gala on June 10, 2021, a virtual gathering of the Gold community of clinicians, students, healthcare leaders, patients, deans, CEOs, and supporters of the human connection in healthcare. chevron_right Read more

Gold Human InSight Webinar | Clinical Improv: Cross-Training Your Communication Muscles
January 12, 2021

This Gold Human Insight Webinar, co-hosted with the Alda Center for Communicating Science, focuses on improvisational theater skills, which have a surprising and substantial overlap with skills required of clinicians. chevron_right Watch

Gold Foundation awards $10,000 grant to myCovidMD, an initiative by two GHHS members to expand free testing
December 22, 2020
Nancy Young

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is pleased to announce a $10,000 grant to support the Shared Harvest Foundation’s myCovidMD initiative, which offers free COVID-19 testing in communities hardest hit by the pandemic. chevron_right Read more

For Aloys
December 21, 2020

“I recall Aloys’s first visit clearly. His eyes had the empty, distant look of those who have witnessed war firsthand.  But there was something more.” An essay by Dr. Elizabeth Toll, who participated in the 2020 Gold Writing Workshop. chevron_right Read more

I am from

A poem by Gisel Bello, participant in the Gold Writing Workshop, a fourth-year medical student and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Fellow at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine. chevron_right Read more

The birth of the Gold Writing Workshop

Launched at the end of October 2020, the Gold Foundation Writing Workshop allowed 10 physicians not only to reflect on the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and racism that we are experiencing with such intensity right now, but on the many influences on their lives. They wrote in response to prompts about where they were from, secrets and lies, what made them angry, what they bowed down to. They wrote about first times, the stories their hands could tell, what they know for sure. chevron_right Read more

Dr. Jillian Horton joins the Gold Foundation for Humanistic Healthcare, Canada
December 16, 2020

The Gold Foundation for Humanistic Healthcare, Canada, Board Chair Dr. Richard Cruess has announced a new appointee to the Board of Trustees: Dr. Jillian Horton, an extraordinary physician leader and voice of humanistic care in Canada. chevron_right Read more

Gold Human InSight Webinar: “Why Doctors Write” trailer and discussion
December 11, 2020

 This Gold Human InSight Webinar spotlights the new documentary “Why Doctors Write,” followed by a special panel discussion with film producer/director Ken Browne and two cast members, physician-writer Dr. Danielle Ofri and narrative medicine pioneer Dr. Rita Charon. chevron_right Watch

2020 AAMC: Dr. Vivek Murthy receives the 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award, interviewed by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
December 10, 2020

Dr. Vivek Murthy was presented the 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ 2020 Learn Serve Lead conference on November 17, where he also spoke with 2019 Vilcek-Gold Award recipient Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. chevron_right Watch

2020 AAMC Learn Serve Lead to feature a fireside chat with Vilcek-Gold Award honorees Dr. Vivek Murthy and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
November 16, 2020

Dr. Vivek Murthy to accept the 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award at the AAMC Annual Meeting on Nov. 17. chevron_right Read more

A collection of tweets from #AAMC20 Annual Conference

A collection of tweets from the 2020 AAMC Learn Serve Lead conference chevron_right Read more

Gold Human InSight Webinar: Flourishing in an Era of Uncertainty
October 27, 2020

In this webinar, Dr. Ron Epstein, co-founder of Mindful Practice and professor at University of Rochester, shares how to be present and robust in times of fear. With both practical techniques and deep insights, Dr. Epstein focuses on turning toward dissonance rather than ignoring or suppressing. chevron_right Watch

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