The Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest asks medical and nursing students to engage in a reflective writing exercise that illustrates an experience where they or a team member worked to ensure that humanism was at the core of care.
For the 2002 contest, medical students were asked to write an essay using the following prompt:
Describe a humanistic role model in your medical career
2002 Essay Contest Winners
First Place | An essay
Veronika Gagovic , 2nd year student at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Second Place | An essay
Brent Savoie, 1st year student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Third Place | An essay
David Edwards, 3rd year student at Duke University School of Medicine
Honorable Mentions
- Andrew Pearson, 3rd year student, Temple University School of Medicine
- Peter Phan, 2nd year student, Loma Linda University
- Maria Elena Hamm, 1st year student, University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Edward Patriquin, 3rd year student, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- Amy Slansky, 3rd year student, Washington University School of Medicine
- Arun Mohan, 2nd year student, Emory University School of Medicine
- Jennifer Carr, 1st year student, University of Iowa School of Medicine
- Deborah Caruso, 2nd year student, New Jersey Medical School
- Luke Hansen, 4th year student, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
- Hilary Suzanne Nash, 4th year student, University of Kansas School of Medicine