Q&A with Stuart Chizzik, new Chief Development Officer

January 30, 2019

Stuart Chizzik joined The Arnold P. Gold Foundation in January 2019 as Chief Development Officer. He brings deep experience in philanthropy, gift planning, and nonprofit management and a passion for … Read more

Gold Student Summer Fellow launches Patient Navigator Program at University of Miami student-run clinic

January 29, 2019

By Reina Pattner At the University of Miami’s student-run clinic, a new Patient Navigator Program delivers humanistic medical care to people who inject drugs by linking them to community resources … Read more

Gabriella Amaya (left), Atoofa Baig (not pictured), and Heidi Iskander (not pictured) are senior BSN students at University of Miami who serve as patient navigators for the Patient Navigation Program - the result of a Gold Student Summer Fellowship awarded to Hardik Patel (right), director of the Patient Navigation Program and a second-year MD/MPH student. (Credit: IDEA Wound Care Clinic)

“E” is for Explore: Considering your options & how you make decisions

October 30, 2018

by Karen Knops, MD Good partnerships are built on clear communication. In our A-S-C-E-N-D framework, designed to help create strong and helpful communication during health appointments, our focus so far … Read more

ASCEND title page: "E" for Explore

Through his art, Penn State cardiologist and Tow awardee Joseph Gascho spotlights patients and healthcare colleagues

August 29, 2018

As a cardiologist and a photographer, Joseph Gascho has combined those worlds into art that illuminates patients and his fellow healthcare colleagues as human beings. Dr. Gascho is a cardiologist … Read more

Dr. Joseph Gascho with portraits of patients

Reflections on my first white coat

August 24, 2018

This essay was first posted on the Baylor College of Medicine website and is reprinted with permission of the college. By Trevor Jamison, MS1 at Baylor College of Medicine It … Read more

MS1 Trevor Jamison, center, at Baylor’s 2018 White Coat Ceremony

Review of “You Can Stop Humming Now: A Doctor’s Stories of Life, Death and in Between” by Daniela Lamas, MD

August 22, 2018

Nicole Napolitano

Daniela Lamas, MD is a pulmonary and critical care doctor practicing at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and is a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School. In her first … Read more

Book cover of "You Can Stop Humming Now" by Daniela Lamas, MD

2018 Summer Reading for Compassionate Clinicians

June 27, 2018

Brandy King, MLIS

We compiled this list of 15 books published in the past year that we’re looking forward to reading this summer. They were chosen for their likelihood of inspiring clinicians to … Read more

Review of “The Compassionate Connection” by Dr. David Rakel

by Louisa Tvito Dr. David Rakel, founding director of the University of Wisconsin Integrative Medicine program, and professor at the University of New Mexico, begins his new book, The Compassionate Connection: … Read more

“C” for Concerns: Share what matters most to you

June 12, 2018

by Karen Knops, MD So far in this A-S-C-E-N-D series about visiting your physician, I’ve discussed “A” for Anticipation, planning ahead for your appointment. I then examined “S” for Summarize … Read more

2018 GHHS Induction Ceremony Keynote Speech at Georgetown University

May 30, 2018

By Jack Penner, GHHS President Georgetown University School of Medicine This is an excerpt of the keynote speech given by Jack Penner at the 2018 induction ceremony for the Gold … Read more

Jack Penner speaking at GHHS Induction Ceremony at Georgetown in 2018

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