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Book review: Just Human: The Quest for Disability Wisdom, Respect, and Inclusion
February 23, 2022

By Dorothy Levine, MD Just Human: The Quest for Disability Wisdom, Respect, and Inclusion by Arielle Silverman, PhD, is a wonderful mix of autobiographical stories and expert social scientific analysis. … chevron_right Read more

Tweet collection from 2022 Thank a Resident Day
Gold Foundation Staff

On February 25, 2022, Gold Humanism Honor Society chapters throughout the nation are celebrating Thank a Resident Day. GHHS members are leading a variety of activities including handing out STL … chevron_right Read more

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Tweet collection from 2022 Solidarity Week
February 14, 2022
Gold Foundation Staff

From February 14 to 18, 2022, Gold Humanism Honor Society chapters around the world  celebrated Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care. GHHS members led a variety of activities including Valentine … chevron_right Read more

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What makes him rare
January 26, 2022

This post was originally published on here on The Negative Space, created by Allison Breininger, a Caregiver Advocate with over 20 years experience in teaching, training, directing, coaching, and creating … chevron_right Read more

The Message of the White Coat
November 30, 2021

By Stan Bergman, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Henry Schein, Inc. In the healthcare professions, a white coat means a lot more than proof someone is studying or practicing … chevron_right Read more

Q&A with photographer Dr. Harry Agress
November 19, 2021

Harry Agress, Jr., MD, a retired radiologist and now professional photographer, is generously donating large-scale versions of his photographs to select Gold Partners Council hospitals and healthcare institutions. The Gold … chevron_right Read more

2021 Wall of Gratitude
November 18, 2021

If you would like to add a name to the list below, please make a contribution here and note the name of the healthcare team member you wish to honor … chevron_right Read more

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Tweet collection from 2021 AAMC Annual Meeting
November 11, 2021

These are tweets from the Gold Foundation and others during the AAMC Learn Serve Lead virtual conference on Nov. 8-10, 2021, which featured the presentation of the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award … chevron_right Read more

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Episode 6: “Healing the Heart of Healthcare”: Introducing GHHS’s new International Initiative
October 11, 2021

 The Gold Connection: A Gold Humanism Honor Society Podcast In Episode 6, we officially launch our new, multi-year Gold Humanism Honor Society International Initiative, “Healing the Heart of Healthcare: … chevron_right Read more

Episode 5: Fostering Wellness through Connection with Dr. Steven Wengel and Dr. Kenneth Zoucha
September 28, 2021
Gold Foundation Staff

In Episode 5 of our Gold Humanism Honor Society Podcast, join us for a special episode in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month, which is every September. We are honored to welcome Dr. Steven Wengel and Dr. Kenneth Zoucha for a wide-ranging and intimate conversation about physician wellness, the particular risk factors often built into the physician culture, and how we can help colleagues and each other in fostering wellness. chevron_right Read more

Episode 4: A journey through Gold programs with Dr. Olapeju Simoyan
September 14, 2021
Gold Foundation Staff

 The Gold Connection: A Gold Humanism Honor Society Podcast In Episode 4, our Director of Program Initiatives and GHHS, Louisa Tvito, has a conversation with Dr. Olapeju Simoyan, Executive … chevron_right Read more

For Dr. Jirayut “New” Latthivongskorn, a seed was planted early to advocate for fellow immigrants
August 27, 2021
Vilcek Foundation

Meet Jirayut “New” Latthivongskorn, cofounder of Pre-Health Dreamers, and recipient of the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award. chevron_right Read more

Dr. Denisse Rojas Marquez: Healthcare is a way to build bridges
August 25, 2021
Vilcek Foundation

Meet Denisse Rojas Marquez, cofounder of Pre-Health Dreamers and recipient of the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare. chevron_right Read more

2021 Summer Reading List for Compassionate Clinicians
August 24, 2021
Gold Foundation Staff

Each year, the Gold Foundation compiles a list of great reads for clinicians who care about the human experience of illness, who care about caring in their role as a … chevron_right Read more

Tweet collection from the 2021 Humanism & Healing Conference
May 7, 2021

Enjoy these tweets from our 2021 Humanism & Healing Conference, hosted by the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Live sessions were May 6-8. 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

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

Episode 3: 2021 Solidarity Week: Honoring Compassionate Patient Care During a Pandemic
January 27, 2021
Gold Foundation Staff

 The Gold Connection: A Gold Humanism Honor Society Podcast In Episode 3, we look to the 2021 GHHS Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care, an annual celebration of humanism … chevron_right Read more

Episode 2: “What Does Humanism Mean & Why is It More Important Than Ever” with Dr. George Thibault
January 20, 2021
Gold Foundation Staff

 The Gold Connection: A Gold Humanism Honor Society Podcast This episode features Dr. George Thibault’s powerful Jordan J. Cohen Humanism in Medicine Lecture, presented at the Association of American … chevron_right Read more

Episode 1: Introducing the 2020 GHHS National Initiative -> Humanism and Healing: Structural Racism and its Impact on Medicine
January 13, 2021
Gold Foundation Staff

 The Gold Connection is a podcast created and produced by the Gold Humanism Honor Society, a program of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation. Subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, Overcast, … chevron_right Read more

Equanimity and the New Year
January 6, 2021

By Mick Krasner This essay was originally published in the Mindful Practice January 2021 newsletter. Dr. Krasner is the Co-Founder of Mindful Practice and Professor of Clinical Medicine at University … 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

12 Gold ways we cared in 2020
December 16, 2020

As we bid 2020 goodbye, and hope for a healthier and more just 2021, we reflect here on the milestones we crossed this year with your help. chevron_right Read more

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