Q&A with Dr. Dorothy Levine, departing GHHS leader

May 14, 2020

As Vice President, GHHS, Dr. Levine seeded national initiatives that turned GHHS chapters into a global force of student-run community projects and advocacy Read more

Our need to be changed

May 12, 2020

The COVID-19 virus is a simple little bundle of proteins, dumbly doing what it does and without choice. Really not much of an enemy; the much more formidable foe is the dissonance that comes from holding a world view that doesn’t jive with reality.
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#ColoringCare pages by GHHS member Dr. Mike Natter

May 5, 2020

Coloring and creative expression can be cathartic, and the ongoing COVID crisis calls for both a celebration of our healthcare professionals and calming activities that help us all get through … Read more

Q&A with artist, NYU resident & GHHS member Dr. Mike Natter

Dr. Mike Natter is a Gold Humanism Honor Society member and resident physician at NYU Langone, a New York City hospital and Gold Partners Council member hospital that has been on the front lines of the heaviest hit U.S. city in the COVID-19 pandemic. A lifelong artist, Dr. Natter has recently begun sharing illustrations of his colleagues on Instagram, their faces obscured by face shields and masks, yet still priming with powerful humanity. Read more

Peer-led compassion coaching helps strengthen medical student wellness

April 27, 2020

With support from its GHHS chapter, two students at Wake Forest School of Medicine developed the Compassion Coaches program, a peer-led program for third-year students that allows them to safely debrief emotionally intense experiences and build community through vulnerability and reflection. Read more

The irony of connection in a world of distance

April 3, 2020

Emergency medicine physician Lauren J. Prusnofsky Field reflects on connection in the age of physical distancing: ” For safety, I am temporarily at a longer stretch away from my patients than I would like, but I would like them to know this does not mean we worry less, consider their pain less, or take them less seriously. Each day is a chance to work towards establishing alternate means of providing comfort and gaining trust without being able to safely hold someone’s hand.” Read more

Uncertainty

April 1, 2020

By Ron Epstein, MD Several months ago, Paul Han, a physician colleague in Maine, asked if I’d review his book – then in preparation – about uncertainty. Uncertainty seemed like … Read more

“D” is for Document

March 11, 2020

by Karen Knops, MD Proverb: The faintest ink is better than the strongest memory. As ancestral cave paintings indicate, humans have always had the instinct to create a physical record … Read more

Gold Humanism Summit, General Session Track

November 26, 2019

The inaugural Gold Humanism Summit was a study in partnership. Even the conference itself was done in partnership with Planetree International, with the Gold Foundation and Planetree events open to … Read more

Gold Humanism Summit, Gold Executive Leadership Track

The Gold Executive Leadership Track wrapped up the work of the first Gold Humanism Summit by focusing on the place of humanism among healthcare leaders. It was a powerful event … Read more

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