#FrontLineFaces: Join our call for human connection in this pandemic by sharing your photos and stories
Amid this life-altering pandemic, with physical distancing a necessity and the challenges to our healthcare teams and society rising by the minute, one thing is clear: human connections are more important than ever.

As part of its mission to keep healthcare human, The Gold Foundation seeks to help strengthen connections during this crisis by encouraging clinicians and patients to share photos and stories of their experiences. Research has shown that a warm, strong human connection helps patients heal while also helping practitioners maintain their own well-being, and we need to mobilize every tool available in this historic fight.
Join us in honoring clinicians’ courage and compassion and recognizing their humanity in this fight, while making space for patients and everyone on the front lines to share their personal stories and be seen. Please join us in sharing your  #FrontLineFaces   photos and stories and in writing caring comments of support on social media when you see   #FrontLineFaces  posts.

Submit your photos and stories to the #FrontLineFaces project at  info@gold-foundation.org  or post your photo and story on social media with the hashtag #FrontLineFaces . On  Twitter  and   Instagram , please tag us @GoldFdtn . Thank you for helping Keep Healthcare Human.
Reflective Writing
Medical students at the University of North Carolina have started a virtual "Writing for Resilience" program for their peers to channel their emotions during this incredibly challenging time. The goal of these sessions is to offer respite and reflective space through writing in response to brief prompts. Students in every year of medical school are invited to participate in the 1-hour weekly discussion.

One to two prompts – such as “Medicine draws in people who want to 'be of use'. What does it mean to 'be of use' given all that we don’t know?” – are provided to the group for reflection. Students spend time writing, discussing, and importantly, expressing their concerns and emotions to like-minded and supportive peers. If you would like to start a program like this for your peers, please contact your GHHS peer Caroline Fryar . To submit a piece of your writing to be shared on the GHHS website, please click here.
Visual Arts
" It is best for the health of our friends, loved ones and communities that we minimize face-to-face contact with other people, especially in groups, to the greatest extent possible at this time. It feels paradoxical, but “social distancing” is actually a really important way to show up for your community. It can be uncomfortable, and may exacerbate anxiety and depression, so it’s important to have a self-care plan during this time: call and FaceTime people you love, go for a walk in the woods, snuggle your dog, meditate, and remember that this is not forever."
To submit a piece of your art to be shared on the GHHS website, please click here.
Overwhelmed by (and largely unprepared for) the intense emotional experiences of his first clinical year, Ben Kaplan, MD/MPH Candidate, Class of 2021 at UNC School of Medicine started creating simple, four-by-four-inch drawings to process these experiences and share them with his medical school friends. This helped them to talk about their experiences with each other, and recognize that many of us were feeling similar things. If you’d like to share your art with the GHHS team, please click here.
Support for healthcare workers
GHHS medical students and their peers are looking for ways to help however they can, even if they can't be direct support on the front lines.
Other ways GHHS members are showing their support:
UC Davis GHHS chapter partners with SacSOUP to perform medical screenings and meals, build hand washing stations, and distribute donations to Sacramento's unhoused communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
GHHS member Kristen Mastrantoni and her peers at West Virginia University School of Medicine created lawn signs to show their gratitude to all healthcare workers.

GHHS student, Tony Thiros at Pacific Northwest University-Health Sciences began an initiative to supply people and clinics in the local Treasure Valley with cloth masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tony started this initiative because he was hearing that a number of clinics that he had had rotated through were running out of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Their suppliers were beginning to divert their supplies to the hospitals in the area and it was leaving these clinics to fend for themselves.

To get involved, contact Tony Thiros
GHHS Virtual Inductions
Now is a time to acknowledge those who care for their patients with great humanity.

Many Institutions have nominated and selected their GHHS members for this year, and those students, residents, and faculty members deeply deserve to be recognized for their outstanding qualities and care.

GHHS staff wants to help provide the tools to facilitate a virtual induction for your newest members. If you are interested in conducting a virtual induction please email smorris@gold-foundation.org for the additional resources you may need for this event.
Congratulations, graduates!
Congrats, grads! We celebrate you and your courage.

So many medicals students are graduating from medical school months prior to their expected convocation and entering the hospitals to both serve, and continue to learn in the most intense environment. We applaud your bravery and stand with you in solidarity as you enter this new world.

If your school has opted to shift their graduation date we'd love to hear. If our GHHS members have made the decision to receive their diplomas early, please also share this with GHHS staff.
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