Apply Now for 2014 GHHS Chapter Awards
April 24, 2014

Nominations have closed. The GHHS and GHHS Advisory Council invite you to apply for a 2014 GHHS Chapter Award.  These awards recognize and celebrate exemplary chapter achievement in fostering humanism … chevron_right Read more

Can Empathy Be As Effective As Aspirin? The Patient-Clinician Relationship Affects Medical Outcomes
April 18, 2014

by Helen Riess and Diego Reinero The patient-clinician relationship is a subject that receives much attention in the news, from patients, medical academics, clinicians, and healthcare focused organizations. However, advances … chevron_right 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, … chevron_right Read more

2014 Picker Gold Graduate Medical Education Challenge Grants Available
February 6, 2014

Since 2008, the Arnold P. Gold Foundation and The Picker Institute have partnered on the Picker Gold Graduate Medical Education Challenge Grant Program. Both organizations recognized the critical importance of … chevron_right Read more

Student Summer Fellowships in Community Health
January 28, 2014

Are you a medical student looking to spend your summer working in community health in the US or abroad?  Consider applying for The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Student Summer Fellowship Program. … chevron_right 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 … chevron_right Read more

Double Your Donation with our #GivingTuesday Match
November 26, 2013

Everyone knows about Black Friday and Cyber Monday, when people rush to do their holiday shopping.  In 2012, a movement called Giving Tuesday was started to promote a day of … chevron_right Read more

Pulitzer Prize Winner Anna Quindlen Advises Physicians to Learn Who Their Patients Are
November 7, 2013

On November 3rd, in a lecture hall filled to capacity with almost 1,300 medical school deans, faculty, students and residents, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and bestselling author, Anna Quindlen, spoke about Health … chevron_right Read more

RFP for Mentoring Programs that Promote Humanistic Care
October 23, 2013

Update: This RFP has been awarded. See the list of grantees.  The Oxford Dictionary defines a mentor as “an experienced and trusted adviser.” Mentoring goes beyond role modeling; it allows experienced, … chevron_right Read more

Anna Quindlen and Other Gold Foundation Events at AAMC
October 10, 2013

The Gold Foundation is honored to play a role in several events at the upcoming Association of American Medical Colleges 2013 Annual Meeting. #1 NY Times best-selling author and Pulitzer … chevron_right Read more

Faculty from Harvard and UCSF chosen by APGF as Gold Professors
July 9, 2013

The purpose of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Professorship Program is to promote the importance of humanistic medicine and the values of professionalism in medical education. The award honors and … chevron_right Read more

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