Empowered by her education, scientific rigor, and passion for mentorship, Dr. Afaf Ibrahim Meleis transformed nursing

May 28, 2024

Stacy Bodziak

The internationally renowned nurse-researcher and medical sociologist will receive the 2024 National Humanism in Medicine Medal Dr. Afaf Ibrahim Meleis was only 12 years old when her mother moved halfway … Read more

Dr. Gina Spivey-Brown’s tenacity, compassion, and faith drive her leadership and humanistic care around the world

June 17, 2023

Irene Zampetoulas, MPA

The Dean of the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences at Howard University and transformational global leader in nursing and education will be receiving the 2023 National Humanism in … Read more

For Dr. Eileen Sullivan-Marx, nursing has offered endless opportunities to make a difference

June 15, 2023

Stacy Bodziak

The Dean of the NYU Rory Meyers School of Nursing, Gold Trustee, and visionary nursing leader will be receiving the 2023 National Humanism in Medicine Medal When Eileen Sullivan-Marx was … Read more

Gold Human InSight Webinar: Nursing Leadership Panel

January 9, 2023

This Gold Human InSight Webinar features a Nursing Leadership Panel on the “Delivery of Humanistic Community-Based and Community-Responsive Care.” This presentation was taped live at the 2022 Planetree International Conference … Watch

Gold Human InSight Webinar | Building Resilience Through Meaningful Recognition

March 2, 2021

Dr. Cynda Hylton Rushton of Johns Hopkins University and Dr. Cynthia Sweeney of The DAISY Foundation examine the issues nurses face on the front line of care, as witnesses to a dynamic and often chaotic environment for practice, and how meaningful recognition can help. Watch

List of 50 nursing schools selected in 2019 to receive White Coat Ceremony funding

August 20, 2019

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced that 50 schools of nursing across the nation were selected to receive funding to host White … Read more

AACN, Gold Foundation announce 2019 cohort of nursing schools receiving support for White Coat Ceremonies

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced that 50 schools of nursing across the nation were selected to receive funding to host … Read more

Announcing the winners of the 2019 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest

July 22, 2019

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is pleased to announce the six winners of the 2019 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest. First place is awarded to April Butler … Read more

For sixth year, AACN & Gold Foundation to expand White Coat Ceremony to more nursing schools

May 6, 2019

This announcement was first posted on May 7,2019, on the AACN website. In a continued partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), The Arnold P. Gold Foundation … Read more

Gold Foundation’s humanism in healthcare essay contest expands to nursing students

February 14, 2018

In a new interprofessional collaboration, winning essays by medical and nursing students will be published in both Academic Medicine and The Journal of Professional Nursing The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is delighted … Read more

50 nursing schools selected in 2017 for White Coat Ceremony funding

August 11, 2017

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) have announced that 50 schools of nursing were selected to receive funding in 2017 to support White Coat … Read more

60 Nursing Schools Selected to Host White Coat Ceremonies

August 10, 2015

In 2014, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation (APGF) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) awarded 100 schools of nursing to receive funding support to pilot inaugural White … Read more

Partnering with AACN for Nursing White Coat Ceremonies

June 29, 2015

In 2014, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation (APGF) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) awarded 100 schools of nursing to receive funding support to pilot inaugural White … Read more

How do your nursing role models express compassion for patients?

January 16, 2015

Each month, our nursing student bloggers answer a question about their experience in learning to be caring, humanistic nurses. This month’s question was: “How have you seen your nursing role … Read more

Why is it important for nursing students to have a White Coat Ceremony?

November 19, 2014

Are you looking for information on the Nursing Ceremony (also called, by some nursing schools, the White Coat Ceremony)? View our Nursing Ceremony toolkit with many free resources, request free … Read more

Meet our Nursing Student Bloggers!

How do nursing students develop professional identity and become caring, humanistic nurses? How do their learning experiences inside the classroom and beyond help to shape this identity? We have recruited … Read more

100 Nursing Schools to Participate in White Coat Ceremony

August 8, 2014

Today, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation (APGF) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced that 100 schools of nursing were selected to receive funding support to pilot White Coat … Read more

3 reasons being nice is just as important as being smart

October 7, 2013

Recently I have had two colleagues say to me “I’d rather have a Smart Nurse than a Nice Nurse.” It pierced my Spirit like an arrow. This statement is in … Read more