Humanism in Practice: Through Residency and Beyond

GHHS membership is lifelong! We offer programs, resources, and events to help support you in your continued humanism in practice and leadership. Through this community of like-minded professionals, we aim to foster a network that champions and advocates for compassionate patient care.

Join the Humanism in Practice Sub-committee

The Humanism in Practice Sub-committee works on identifying ways for our GHHS student members to stay involved in appropriate Gold Foundation programming after departing from medical school. The relationships between GHHS and these students was a critical part of their UME experience – GHHS staff would like to better understand the needs and desires of these GHHS members in an effort to coordinate programming that will be interesting for them.

The mission of the GHHS Humanism in Practice Sub-committee is to promote networking and create spaces for meaningful engagement beyond medical school among GHHS alumni members.

Learn more about our other committees here and stay informed about upcoming calls for new members.

Reoccurring Events

The Humanism in Practice Committee hosts “GHHS Thrive & Connect,” a quarterly virtual gathering, designed to foster meaningful connection within the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) community. These one-hour virtual events bring together all those in practice (residents +) for themed conversations, featured speakers, and breakout discussions focused on wellness, life transitions, balance, and sustaining humanism in medicine.

For upcoming event details, please visit the GHHS events page.

The Gold Connection GHHS Mentorship Program

The Gold Humanism Honor Society offers a mentorship program for graduating medical students entering their intern year of residency.

This program is designed to create connections between GHHS members who are already in a residency program and incoming residents who are heading to a similar program or location.

If you are interested in being a mentor for an incoming GHHS member at your institution, please email ghhs@gold-foundation.org.

GHHS’ Humanism in Practice Newsletter

This newsletter is designed to keep our community connected at every stage of your journey. Long after you’ve left your medical school chapter, the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) continues to offer meaningful opportunities for engagement, growth, and connection throughout your career.
We invite you to share what you’re working on and celebrate the many ways humanism shows up in your life and practice.

  • Are you leading advocacy or community engagement efforts?
  • Launching a quality improvement, education, or research project?
  • Hosting an event, workshop, or gathering others could join?
  • Publishing an article, book, or creative work?
  • Exploring innovations in patient care, wellness, or leadership?
  • Creating art, poetry, music, or storytelling that reflects the human side of medicine?

Please connect with ghhs@gold-foundation.org to share your work, or if you’re interested in getting more involved with the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Networking

We invite you to log in to the Gold Member Portal and update your profile to stay connected with the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) community. Our goal is to strengthen relationships among alumni by making it easier to connect, collaborate, and celebrate the many ways members continue to embody the mission and values of the Foundation.

Every GHHS member already has a profile in our database—but it’s up to you to keep it current. Updating your information ensures colleagues know where you are, what you’re working on, and how to reach you.

While you’re there, we encourage you to consider upgrading your membership dues and joining the conversation in our Member Connection Hub. Your engagement helps sustain a vibrant, supportive network rooted in humanism.

Log in to the Gold Member Portal here.

Professional Development

We recognize the importance of continued development for medical professionals. Continuous development can range from learning how to maintain and teach humanism during residency and beyond and being plugged into educational opportunities like webinars, lectures, and podcasts.

Resources for Residents:

The Gold Reading List for Compassionate Clinicians

Words of Wisdom for New Residents

Advice for Post Graduate Year One

Stay Connected!

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