Following are details about 2025 Dr. Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest eligibility and the review and selection process.
The 2025 submission period is now closed.
Following are details about 2025 Dr. Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest eligibility and the review and selection process.
The 2025 submission period is now closed.
The essay contest is open to medical students at schools that are members of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) and nursing students at schools that are members of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
Nursing students must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher (i.e. master’s, doctorate, etc. are acceptable).
Students at international medical schools that have a Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) chapter are also eligible.
Medical schools must have at least preliminary accreditation status from AAMC and AACOM.
By submitting an essay, you agree to abide by the following:
The Gold Foundation includes outside experts to support the review process and make recommendations to the Gold Foundation.
Judges will be looking for essays that connect strongly to the Gold Foundation’s mission of humanism in healthcare for all. Winning essays will illuminate how the human connection can make a meaningful difference in care.
Based on these external recommendations and internal reviews from Gold Foundation staff, Essay Contest winners are selected based on the following criteria:
The Gold Foundation champions humanism in healthcare, which we define as clinically excellent care that is kind, safe, and trustworthy. Winners of the Essay Contest are expected to reflect these values in daily practice and to continuously strive to be exemplars of humanism in healthcare.
The 2025 Dr. Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest is closed.
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Winners receive a monetary award of up to $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place, and $250 for third place.
The nursing and medical student essays will be published both in Academic Medicine, the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, and The Journal of Professional Nursing, published by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Winners of the 2024 Dr. Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest have been announced.