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Med students at the University of Nebraska share thanks and gratitude to residents at UNMC
February 25, 2019
Nearly 500 thank you notes were sent to residents along with a special poem written in their honor and a cookie.chevron_rightRead more
Nursing students at Seton Hall University receive white coats
The ceremony was a first for the College of Nursing at their new Interprofessional Health Sciences (IHS) Campus.chevron_rightRead more
University of Hawai’i medical students celebrate Solidarity Week with cookies and kindness
February 15, 2019
Students baked cookies and delivered the treats to nurses and hospital staff as a way of saying, “Thank you for letting us be your medical students.”chevron_rightRead more
Nursing students at Misericordia University receive white coats in ceremony
February 14, 2019
In front of family, friends, faculty, and school administration, 63 students were cloaked and recited an oath affirming their commitment to compassionate care.chevron_rightRead more
UMass Medical School students promote humanism during Solidarity Week
The GHHS chapter planned activities around Tell Me More® and the Veterans Gold Health Initiative to promote stronger patient-provider relationships.chevron_rightRead more
Student at U.T. College of Medicine Chattanooga shares stories of compassion
Robert "Bobby" Goodrich, a fourth-year medical student, shared his own story and others during Solidarity Week.chevron_rightRead more
White Coat Ceremony Marks First Professional Milestone for Nursing Students
October 31, 2018
Faculty from TCNJ’s School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science presented white lab coats to 61 sophomore nursing students during the school’s fourth annual White Coat Ceremony.chevron_rightRead more
First-year students mark the start of their medical careers at White Coat Ceremony
October 23, 2018
Nearly 100 first-year students from various regions, social and cultural backgrounds received their white coats at during the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell White Coat Ceremony.chevron_rightRead more
‘Into Your White Coat’ curriculum prepares medical students for White Coat Ceremony
When the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine welcomed its first class of medical students in 2010, they created a special preparatory curriculum called “Into Your White Coat.” The curriculum included a speaker series, individual essays, and development of the class's guiding principles.chevron_rightRead more
Dr. Kimberly Fisher of UMass Medical School talks about patient-centered care at Planetree conference
October 18, 2018
“There is increasing recognition that patients have critical insights into care experiences, including about breakdowns in care,” said Dr. Fisher. “Harnessing patient perspectives for hospital improvement requires an in-depth understanding of the types of breakdowns patients identify and the impact of these events.”chevron_rightRead more
LSU School of Medicine appoints GHHS member as Assistant Dean for Baton Rouge Medical Education
September 27, 2018
Dr. George Karam has served the school of medicine with distinction for more than 30 years. In addition to being inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, Dr. Karam received the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine award for his dedication to compassionate care. chevron_rightRead more
GHHS member receives Promise for the Future award in Westchester County
Philip Maynard, a fourth-year medical student at New York Medical College, was bestowed the award at the annual Doctors of Distinction Awards in Rye Brook. chevron_rightRead more
Texas A&M College of Medicine inducts 30 students into Gold Humanism Honor Society
Nominated by their peers, the new members are recognized for their commitment to patient-centered care. chevron_rightRead more
White coats represent a “rite of passage” at Eleanor Mann School of Nursing White Coat Ceremony
Susan Patton, director of the nursing school, said "Beginning today, instead of learning only in lecture halls and labs, you will transition to the clinical setting where the patient will be your ultimate teacher." chevron_rightRead more
First-year students at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis receive white coats and recite new oath
Promising honesty and integrity, all 124 new medical students — 62 women and 62 men from 10 countries and 31 U.S. states — worked together to create the new oath. chevron_rightRead more
180 students receive white coats at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Michael E. Cain, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the medical school, reflected that the coat is “a symbol of excellence and professionalism in everything we do, and it is a symbol of the trust one human being places in another.”chevron_rightRead more
UMass Medical School students reflect on symbolism at White Coat Ceremony
“To wear this white coat means you have chosen to dedicate your lives to the needs of others,” said Chancellor Michael F. Collins to 162 new UMass medical students. chevron_rightRead more
“Nursing is an art” serves as central theme of Caldwell University White Coat Ceremony
September 14, 2018
Nursing students encouraged to see their profession as an art as they received White Coats.chevron_rightRead more
Saint Francis University holds first White Coat Ceremony for nursing students
43 students from the Class of 2019 and 2020 received their white lab coats and pins as an official welcome into the clinical phase of the nursing program.chevron_rightRead more
Nursing students at Concordia University Wisconsin receive White Coats in first-ever White Coat Ceremony
Concordia University Wisconsin honored 16 undergraduate nursing candidates in their first-ever White Coat Ceremony.chevron_rightRead more
Essay: “The one question to get to the heart of a patient’s true concern”
August 20, 2018
Medical Economics
GHHS member Valerie Gribben, a pediatric attending physician at UCSF, won First Prize in the Medical Economics Physician Writing Contest for this essay. Congratulations to Dr. Gribben!chevron_rightRead more
Recipients of Northeast Ohio Medical University’s 2018 Excellence in Resident Teaching Awards share advice to up-and-coming docs
August 9, 2018
Recipients of NEOMED’s 2018 Excellence in Resident Teaching Awards are announced and reflected on the importance of providing humanistic care to patients chevron_rightRead more
Our President and CEO, Dr. Rich Levin, sits down with the PatientOrator to discuss humanism in medicine, the co-production of health and more
August 2, 2018
Dr. Rich Levin, the Foundation's president and CEO, interviewed with the PatientOrator at Cleveland Clinic's Annual Patient Experience Summit in June where he shared insights into Keeping Healthcare Humanchevron_rightRead more
Wayne State University School of Medicine welcomes the class of 2022 through annual White Coat Ceremony
August 1, 2018
Incoming medical students at Wayne State University School of Medicine were reminded of the importance of humanistic patient-centered medical care through their annual White Coat Ceremony chevron_rightRead more
The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences awards six Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Awards
July 25, 2018
Students from the class of 2019 nominated six residents for their commitment to teaching and compassionate patient care and were awarded during the school's 16th annual Student Clinician Ceremonychevron_rightRead more
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