Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup — February 2016

February 29, 2016

This month’s Research Roundup is highlighted by a special issue of Medical Education dedicated to humanism in healthcare! But there is also so much more! So check it out! Read more

Gold Foundation & AMS Phoenix Project partner on special issue of Medical Education

February 23, 2016

On February 20th, a special issue of Medical Education dedicated to humanism in healthcare was released as a result of a partnership between the Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the AMS … Read more

Gold Foundation Partners With Empathetics, Inc.

February 16, 2016

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation has partnered with Empathetics, Inc. to help bring empathy education to medical and nursing students. Empathetics—founded by Gold-funded researcher Dr. Helen Riess—is a leading empathy … Read more

Patients Must Be VIPs

February 5, 2016

by Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH / Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Thomas Frieden received our 2015 Humanism in Medicine Award at the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Golden Thread … Read more

Gold Foundation Launches Triple C Initiative to Promote Compassionate, Collaborative Care

February 1, 2016

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation has launched a new initiative Compassionate, Collaborative Care (the Triple C) to promote the intersection of compassion and collaboration to achieve the goal of person-centered care and … Read more

Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup — January 2016

January 29, 2016

Burnout, Interprofessional Education & Teamwork, Medical Education, Patient-Practitioner Relationships, Professionalism, Research on Humanism in Medicine, Technology and Humanism. All these things and more in this month’s Research Roundup! Read more

Ad Rimandum Et Videndum, by Iris Monica Vargas

January 27, 2016

This post is part of our collection of “Gold Nuggets” — our way of alerting the medical community to original artwork, poetry or multimedia that stimulate discussion and reflection. If you … Read more

Resistance, by Iris Monica Vargas

This post is part of our collection of “Gold Nuggets” — our way of alerting the medical community to original artwork, poetry or multimedia that stimulate discussion and reflection. If … Read more

Asking this question will ease patients’ suffering

January 14, 2016

A new essay in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests physicians ask “What’s the worst part of this for you?” when speaking to patients about their pain or … Read more

Morning Song by Marcia F. Brown

January 5, 2016

This post is part of our collection of “Gold Nuggets” — our way of alerting the medical community to original artwork, poetry or multimedia that stimulate discussion and reflection. If … Read more

Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup — December 2015

December 31, 2015

This post is part of our series of Research Roundups — a list of recently published studies on humanism in healthcare. If you would like to be notified each time a Research … Read more

Our Top 5 Blog Posts of 2015

December 23, 2015

The following five blog posts from our blog Humanizing Medicine were our most popular of 2015. What Happens When You Run Out of Empathy? — a reflective essay by Sam Schueler, MD ERAS … Read more

11 Great Articles on Humanism in Healthcare from 2015

Here are the 11 articles from 2015 that resonated the most with our Facebook community. They prove simultaneously that humanism is alive and well, and that we must work to … Read more

Review of “Re-Humanizing Medicine” by David R. Kopacz

December 14, 2015

by Melissa Notis In his book Re-humanizing Medicine: A Holistic Framework for Transforming Your Self, Your Practice, and the Culture of Medicine, David Kopacz, MD explains how US healthcare has gotten to … Read more

Review of “Heart Murmurs” by Sharon Dobie

December 8, 2015

by Molly Olmsted “It was quiet while they wrote,” states Valerie Ross, MS in describing workshops in which physicians wrote about coming to know themselves better through interactions with their patients. The stories that … Read more

Heartbeat, by Nicole Schafenacker

December 3, 2015

This post is part of our collection of “Gold Nuggets” — our way of alerting the medical community to original artwork, poetry or multimedia that stimulate discussion and reflection. If … Read more

Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup — November 2015

November 30, 2015

This post is part of our series of Research Roundups — a list of recently published studies on humanism in healthcare. If you would like to be notified each time a Research … Read more

“States of Grace”: Film Review

November 12, 2015

by Perry Dinardo For years, Dr. Grace Dammann dedicated herself to caring for others. As a physician, she co-founded the HIV/AIDS unit to care for patients at Laguna Honda Hospital … Read more

A Counter-Curriculum of Self Care

November 4, 2015

by David Kopacz, MD Sometimes the things you most need to learn are not taught in school. I first learned this when I was in high school. I kept reading … Read more

Honoring Role Models at the Boston Golden Thread Gala

November 2, 2015

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation hosted its Golden Thread Gala at WGBH Studios in Boston on October 27, 2015. The evening was marked by both elegance and eloquence. The phrase Golden … Read more

Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup — October 2015

October 31, 2015

This post is part of our series of Research Roundups — a list of recently published studies on humanism in healthcare. If you would like to be notified each time a Research … Read more

Does authenticity matter when it comes to empathy?

October 23, 2015

by Perry Dinardo In the past few months we at the Gold Foundation have noticed heightened discussion of the role of authenticity in medical practice. Here, we summarize four recent … Read more

Introducing the GHHS Gold Guide

October 13, 2015

The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) was created by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation in 2002 as a way to identify and honor medical students, residents, fellows, and physicians in … Read more

Gold Foundation Events at AAMC 2015

October 9, 2015

The 2015 Annual AAMC Meeting will take place Friday, November 6th-Wednesday, November 11th in Baltimore, Maryland. The Gold Foundation is proud to play a role in this year’s programming. We hope you can join … Read more

Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup — September 2015

September 28, 2015

This post is part of our series of Research Roundups — a list of recently published studies on humanism in healthcare. If you would like to be notified each time a Research … Read more

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