2025 Gold Humanism Summit: The Person in Front of You

2025 Summit Call for Abstracts

The deadline has passed to apply to present at the 2025 Gold Humanism Summit: The Person in Front of You, taking place September 17-20, 2025, in Baltimore, MD.

The Summit will convene members of the healthcare community to share best practices, strategies, and tools that are intended to improve healthcare for patients, communities, and caregivers alike, creating healthcare that is safe, trusting, and kind.

Participants will include practicing clinicians, faculty, students, and trainees from across the healthcare professions, as well as patients, families, and community members.

Primary Aims

The three primary aims of the Summit are to:

  1. promote educational initiatives
  2. share evidence-informed practical solutions, and
  3. build community among those who are enacting change in this realm.

In addition to falling under one of the above categories, content will reflect a selection of relevant areas, including artificial intelligence; connection; communication; equity and inclusion; humanities; interprofessional teamwork; mentorship; research; trust; wellbeing; and service-learning programs.

Find descriptions of the Summit categories and areas of relevance here.

Presentation Formats

Presentations will be featured as lecture-style talks, panels, workshops, posters, and roundtable discussions, each of which will offer practical solutions that reflect a humanistic approach to healthcare – defined as safe, kind, and engendering trust – and that directly impact the way that patient care is delivered. The intention is for Summit attendees to leave the event with practical action steps to take back with them.

Sessions are expected to be highly engaging and interactive.

Submissions will be accepted for the following general formats:

  • 45-minute lecture-style presentation, including Q&A
  • 45-minute panel presentation, including Q&A
  • 45-minute workshop, with additional requirements for the abstract
  • Poster presentation
  • GHHS Day presentations*

*Presentations made during the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) Day are to be delivered by GHHS members only. They will entail a 5-minute presentation early in the day, followed by a deeper round table discussion at lunch.

Presentation Themes

We are seeking presentations on projects, programs, research, and initiatives in healthcare that demonstrate action-oriented approaches related to the following Summit categories and areas of relevance. Read a description of each on the 2025 Summit Themes page.

CATEGORIES

  • Education
  • Evidence-informed practical solutions
  • Community building

AREAS OF RELEVANCE

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Connection
  • Communication
  • Equity and Inclusion
  • Humanities
  • Interprofessional teamwork
  • Mentorship
  • Research
  • Service-learning programs
  • Trust
  • Wellbeing

How to Submit

The deadline has passed.

Note that while we ask that you indicate the most appropriate format to present your work at the Summit, should your abstract be selected, the conference committee may ask clarifying questions and will ultimately determine the accepted format.