Announcing the winners of the 2023 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest

June 22, 2023

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is pleased to announce the six winning essays of the 2023 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest: the top three by medical students and … Read more

Announcing the winners of the 2022 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest

June 21, 2022

Irene Zampetoulas, MPA

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is pleased to announce the six winners of the 2022 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest: three by medical students and three by … Read more

2022 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest is open for submissions

February 7, 2022

Irene Zampetoulas, MPA

The 2022 contest is now closed and essays are under review. For details, visit Eligibility, Selection Criteria, and Process. The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is excited to announce the opening of the … Read more

Image of doctor and child patient and quote by Dr Vivek Murthy

Announcing the winners of the 2021 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest

July 27, 2021

Michelle Sloane, MPA

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is pleased to announce the six winners of the 2021 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest: three by medical students and three by … Read more

Announcing the winners of the 2020 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest

July 21, 2020

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is pleased to announce the six winners of the 2020 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest. First place is awarded to Mahima Sukumar … Read more

Tweet collection from Solidarity Week 2020

February 12, 2020

Twitter was buzzing with 2020 Solidarity Week activities! Check out what our Gold Humanism Honor Society chapters and other health systems groups organized for this special week! Follow @goldfdtn 2020 … Read more

UMass nursing student honored by Gold Foundation for essay on patient encounter

October 8, 2019

In a powerful essay, student Kathleen Schultz recorded her experience with a Vietnam War veteran who revealed his PTSD in what would prove to be his final hours. Her ability to connect with and make an impact on a patient through humanism and compassion allowed him to finally find peace after more than 40 years of mental anguish. Read more

Announcing the winners of the 2019 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest

July 22, 2019

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is pleased to announce the six winners of the 2019 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest. First place is awarded to April Butler … Read more

Gold Foundation announces winners of the 2018 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest

July 9, 2018

“It’s not what you look at that matters, but what you see.” This quote by American writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau sparked reflections from more than 200 medical and … Read more

Gold Foundation’s humanism in healthcare essay contest expands to nursing students

February 14, 2018

In a new interprofessional collaboration, winning essays by medical and nursing students will be published in both Academic Medicine and The Journal of Professional Nursing The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is delighted … Read more

Gold Foundation announces winners of the 2017 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest

June 5, 2017

“Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity” — Pema Chodron This quote, from an American Buddhist monk and teacher, inspired nearly 200 medical students to respond with a reflective essay for the Gold Foundation’s 2017 Hope … Read more