Dedication of the Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup

May 27, 2016

With warm hearts, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation announces the dedication of our monthly Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup to the memory of Jeffrey Silver, the beloved son of Drs. … Read more

ERAS medical residency application to include GHHS identifier

October 9, 2014

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation (APGF) learned late on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, that the petition submitted to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) requesting the addition of a … Read more

Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Humanism in Healthcare Award

August 14, 2014

Pearl Birnbaum (1907-1993), a graduate of Radcliffe College, was wife to David Hurwitz (physician, professor, and researcher) and mother of four who had a broad vision of how she … Read more

Patient ratings of hospitals are higher when hospitals treat employees with compassion

May 31, 2014

This post is part of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s series of “Research Roundups” — a monthly list of recently published research on humanism in medicine. If you would like to … Read more

2014 Essay Contest: How has technology played a role in the delivery of humanistic patient care?

February 11, 2014

The question for the 2014 Gold – Hope Tang, MD 2014 Humanism in Medicine Essay Contest was: Using a real life experience, describe how technology played a role, either negatively or positively, … Read more

Eight grantees will create mentoring programs to promote humanistic patient care

January 7, 2014

In October, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for mentoring interventions specifically designed to help physicians and nurses in training and early practice to be more humanistic … Read more

Join Us to Celebrate 2014 National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care!

December 23, 2013

February 14, 2014 is the 4th annual GHHS National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care. Initiated in 2011 by the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) after the tragic shooting of Representative Gabrielle … Read more

The Golden Thread 2013: An Inspiring Night

October 15, 2013

On October 1st, 2013 we honored Mary Fisher and Dr. Ronald Arky at our event, The Golden Thread: Weaving Science and the Human Side of Healthcare. Hosted by co-chairs Maggie … Read more

$5,000 Scholarships for 2014 Harvard Macy Institute Available

July 22, 2013

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is sponsoring partial scholarships of $5,000 for up to eight Gold Humanism Scholars at the Harvard Macy Institute 2014 Program for Educators (tuition is $5,800, … Read more

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