Review of “God’s Hotel” by Victoria Sweet

September 24, 2015

by Ellen Hedstrom In Victoria Sweet’s God’s Hotel: a Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine, Sweet walks the reader through her journey as a doctor in … Read more

The Family Story Project at Ronald McDonald House in Durham

September 9, 2015

by Perry Dinardo At over 350 locations worldwide, the Ronald McDonald House gives families a comfortable place to stay while their children receive medical treatment. With support from the Arnold P. … Read more

Empathectomy (noun): the removal of empathy

September 3, 2015

by Madiha Aziz The meeting was doomed from its first words. Without a moment for pleasantries, the mother of the patient jumped into a monologue. Mrs. F spoke about her … Read more

Humanism in Medicine Research Roundup — August 2015

August 31, 2015

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

Gender and Patient-Centered Medicine: Past and Present

August 14, 2015

by Olivia Weisser, PhD “Patient-centered care” is one of the most frequent buzzwords in medicine right now. The idea is to focus on what’s best for each individual patient rather than … Read more

60 Nursing Schools Selected to Host White Coat Ceremonies

August 10, 2015

In 2014, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation (APGF) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) awarded 100 schools of nursing to receive funding support to pilot inaugural White … Read more

Humanism in Medicine Research Roundup — July 2015

July 23, 2015

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

eye contact, by Jordan Cole

July 14, 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

Review of “What’s Left Out” by Jay Baruch

June 30, 2015

Review by Perry Dinardo True to the title, the stories in What’s Left Out are about the interstitial spaces of healthcare. While a few of the stories take place inside … Read more

Partnering with AACN for Nursing White Coat Ceremonies

June 29, 2015

In 2014, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation (APGF) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) awarded 100 schools of nursing to receive funding support to pilot inaugural White … Read more

Who’s listening? Who cares?

June 26, 2015

by Brandy King, MLIS and Elizabeth Gaufberg, MD with grateful acknowledgement to Sigall Bell, MD and Fred Hafferty, PhD. On June 23, 2015 the Washington Post ran a story titled … Read more

Humanism in Medicine Research Roundup — June 2015

June 24, 2015

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

2015 Summer Reading for Compassionate Clinicians

June 13, 2015

Compiled by Ellen Hedstrom Here are a few 2014 and 2015 releases we’re looking forward to reading this Summer! What’s on your to-read list? The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: … Read more

What happens when you run out of empathy?

June 9, 2015

by Sam Schueler, MD I am outside the room where my second-to-last patient of the morning in my primary care clinic awaits me. I will refer to him as Mr. … Read more

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Request for Proposals: Mapping the Landscape, Journeying Together

The “Mapping the Landscape, Journeying Together” project is an ongoing initiative of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Research Institute. After a successful first wave of this project with the 2013-2015 participants, we are requesting proposals for a new set… Read more

Non-compliance explained…and what healthcare leaders can do about it

June 3, 2015

by Thomas Dahlborg “My doctor says I’m non-compliant,” she sobbed. This 40 year old woman had recently been diagnosed as morbidly obese and told she was at risk for heart disease … Read more

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Review of “The Digital Doctor” by Robert Wachter

June 1, 2015

Review by Perry Dinardo Few would doubt that the incorporation of modern technology into medical care has been “strewn with land mines, large and small.” In The Digital Doctor, Robert … Read more

Book Cover of The Digital Doctor

Quiet Courage

May 26, 2015

by Meghan McConnell, PhD I recently had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Arnold P. Gold Foundation Symposium, titled “Mapping the Landscape: Journeying Together.” Over the course of my short … Read more

Humanism in Medicine Research Roundup — May 2015

May 20, 2015

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

8 Ways Pre-Med Students Can Learn About Humanism in Medicine

May 7, 2015

by Daniel Gomez and Perry Dinardo When college students are interested in pursuing a medical career, they put themselves on the pre-med track, taking a set of recommended courses to … Read more

How to Create a Humanistic Conference

May 5, 2015

by Helen Riess, MD The Gold Foundation’s recent research symposium, “Mapping the Landscape, Journeying Together” truly exemplified the wisdom “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” This … Read more

To My Patients: An Apology, A Thank You

April 27, 2015

by Abraar Karan This piece was originally published on KevinMD. As a third year medical student, I realized one particular morning on rounds that I had let the demands of … Read more

Humanism in Medicine Research Roundup — April 2015

April 16, 2015

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

Slow Medicine

April 15, 2015

by Delese Wear, PhD and Joseph Zarconi, MD In a recent Academic Medicine article entitled “Slow Medical Education“*, we described the guiding ideas of the slow movement—a cultural shift that aims at … Read more

Putting a Face on the Fight Against Ebola

April 9, 2015

by Perry Dinardo What do you do when the suit you wear to care for isolated patients makes your patients feel even more isolated? When artist Mary Beth Heffernan saw pictures … Read more

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