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 2017 contest, medical students were asked to write an essay based on a true story or anecdote that illustrates an experience where you or a team member worked to ensure that humanism (compassionate, collaborative, scientifically excellent care) was at the core of medical practice.
“Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity” — Pema Chodron
2017 Essay Contest Winners
First Place | Eric
Kristen Zozulin, 1st year student, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Second Place | A Common Humanity We All Share
Nicole Chicoine, 1st year student, Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Third Place | You Can Touch Me Now
Ajibike Lapite, 3rd year student, Tulane University School of Medicine
Honorable Mentions
- Anna Condella, 4th Year, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Shawna Foley, 4th Year, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
- Jason Han, 4th Year, Perelman School of Medicine
- Tuong Phan, 3rd Year, University of Colorado
- Jenay Powell, 3rd Year, UNC School of Medicine
- Allen Ruan, 4th Year, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Hasanga Samaraweera, 4th Year, University of North Dakota
- Eric Silberman, 3rd Year, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Ranjodh Singh, 4th Year, Weill Cornell Medical College
- Nicole Yordán López, 3rd Year, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
2017 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest Reviewers