A handful of medical schools have established formal centers for humanism at their institution as a way to foster competencies in humanism in medical education and create a humanistic environment for the healthcare system, patients, and community in which they serve.
Center for Humanism and Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
The Center for Humanism and Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School aims to foster respect and dignity for the individual as they provide service committed to relieving suffering with kindness, justice and humility, while employing self-reflection and continuous development.
Einstein Health’s Center for Humanism
Einstein’s Center for Humanism aims to cultivate joy in work for all hospital staff, to foster empathy and engagement amongst healthcare workers, and to formalize a commitment to compassionate communication between them and patients by creating a culture of humanistic medicine using story-telling and visual arts.
Center for Humanism, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University’s Center for Humanism aims to foster humanism and professionalism in medical schools to counteract a culture of medicine that has become more technological, business-oriented and depersonalized, to ensure that their medical school continues to have a “soul”.
The Doctors Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine, Penn State
The Doctors Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine at Penn State supports projects and initiatives that promote empathy and compassion in health care settings. Kienle members participate in dedicated and productive working groups. The three working groups are: Workplace enrichment, research, and the annual symposium. Learn more.
Sanford Center for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego
The Sanford Center for Empathy and Compassion at the University of California, San Diego explores the neurobiology of compassion, informs medical education, and directly addresses the epidemic of physician burnout through six centers that span across various disciplines.