IN THIS ISSUE

  • Gold trustee Dr. Kimberly Manning to speak at the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit
  • Just one week left to get early-bird tickets for the Gold Humanism Summit!
  • Will you be at Learn Serve Lead in Seattle? Don't miss the 3 Gold sessions
  • Dr. Jaclyn Nunziato is presented the Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award
  • Introducing new Gold Resource Library, an open collection for humanism resources
  • Join the Gold Foundation in Las Vegas at Medallia's Experience conference
  • Over 200 honored with the 2023 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
  • Announcing the 2023-2024 GHHS Annual Initiative
  • Read "8 Questions with… Dr. Danielle Ofri"
  • Dr. Ryan McCarthy reflects on his white coat and its enduring meaning
  • September-October Research Roundup features 11 recent studies
  • Sign up for a Mindful Practice workshop
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Gold trustee and national voice for humanism Kimberly Manning to speak at the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit
The Gold Humanism Summit just got even more exciting.

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Kimberly Manning, a Gold Trustee and a spectacular national voice of humanism, will be speaking at the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit: The Person in Front of You in Atlanta.

If you are one of the 112k people who follow her on Twitter (X) — or if you've caught any of her stellar Grand Rounds or conference talks — you know she is an incredible storyteller and inspiring leader of humanism. Atlanta is her home; Dr. Manning is an internist at Grady Memorial Hospital and Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Emory University School of Medicine.

Come see Dr. Manning live! Our annual conference is an amazing opportunity to meet like-minded humanistic leaders, expand your knowledge, and get inspired. We hope to see you there!
Early-bird pricing for the Gold Humanism Summit ends soon! Be sure to register by this Friday, November 3, for a General Admission rate of only $499. (That's $100 off!) Students, trainees, Community Health Center employees, and Gold Partners Council members also receive discounted pricing.
3 Gold sessions at Learn Serve Lead
November 3-7, 2023 | Seattle, WA
Going to Seattle this week? Don't miss the 3 Gold sessions at the AAMC Learn Serve Lead
2023 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism Healthcare Lecture and Presentation

"Combining Science, Cultural Intelligence and Diplomacy to Achieve Global Health Equity" 

Nov. 4 at 3 pm | SCC Summit Flex Hall A

Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, Associate Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
2023 Jordan J. Cohen Humanism Medicine Lecture at the AAMC

"Confronting Misinformation and Mistrust"

Nov. 5 at 1:15 pm | SCC Summit 327-329

Dr. Reed Tuckson, Managing Director at Tuckson Health Connections, LLC, and former Gold Foundation Trustee
The Gold Humanism Honor Society panel discussion

“Partnering with Community to Build Trust and Create Healthier Neighborhoods”

Nov. 5 at 3 pm | SCC Summit 323-325
During this Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) panel discussion, speakers will include: Dr. Kathy Reeves, President and CEO of the Gold Foundation; Dr. Erica Harris, 2022-2023 Gold Humanism Scholar at the Harvard Macy Institute, Emergency Physician at Einstein Healthcare Network, and Medical Director, Trauma Intervention Program and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University; Dr. Theodore J. Corbin, Carol A. and Leo M. Henikoff, MD Presidential Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Rush University Medical Center and co-Founder and Medical Director of “Healing Hurt People”; and Waltkeem Jenkins, a community health worker peer.
2023 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award is presented to Dr. Jaclyn D. Nunziato
Dr. Jacyln Nunziato, Associate Professor in OB-GYN at Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, was honored at this year’s AAMC Awards Ceremony.

Dr. Nunziato is helping to Keep Healthcare Human by infusing connection and compassion in all that she does. Her passion for women’s health advocacy inspires her students and benefits her patients.
Introducing the new Gold Resource Library, an open collection of humanism resources
The Gold Resource Library offers users the opportunity to engage with a variety of resources that can help foster the human connection in healthcare.

The library is organized around collections based on a theme, format, or audience. Users can easily access content that is relevant to them, or simply browse by theme, much like scanning the shelves at a library.

Themed collections include:
  • Clinician Well-being
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
  • Art, Design and Humanities
  • Climate and Health
  • Patient Perspectives
  • Organizations centered on humanistic healthcare
Join the Gold Foundation in Las Vegas at Medallia's Experience conference
The Gold Foundation will be part of Medallia’s Experience conference in February 2024, which will highlight the latest innovations in Experience management technology. We hope you will join us!

Together, the Gold Foundation and Medallia, a member of the Gold Corporate Council, have crafted the Medallia Gold Humanism Trust Tool, which is designed to help identify humanistic, compassionate interactions and foster communication and trust between patients and clinicians. The tool is being piloted now, and we look forward to sharing more with the Gold community at Medallia’s conference in Las Vegas, Feb. 5-7, and at the Gold Humanism Summit in Atlanta, Feb. 28-March 2.

Medallia is offering the Gold community a special discount of $200 off registration! Use code PNTEXP24LOVE to reserve your spot.
Over 200 exemplars of compassionate care are honored with the 2023 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Clockwise from top, Tow Awardees through the years: Dr. Karen Tachi Udoh, 2023 student awardee with Dr. Olivia Mittel, University of Louisville; Dr. Mazie Tsang, 2014 student awardee, with Dr. Damon Lee (left) and JABSOM Dean Jerris Hedges, MD, MS, MMM (right); Dr. Stephen Symes, 2018 faculty awardee, presented by Dr. Robert W. Irwin, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award was presented this year to over 200 graduating medical students and faculty members who are recognized as exemplars of humanism at medical schools across the United States. Recipients are inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

The Gold Foundation recognition program is named after Dr. Leonard Tow, an entrepreneur, innovator, philanthropist, and Founding Chairman of the Tow Foundation. Dr. Tow is a strong champion of humanism in healthcare and specifically focuses his efforts on supporting innovative research and medical programs in the areas of youth and criminal justice, higher education, culture, journalism, and medicine.
Announcing the 2023-2024 Gold Humanism Honor Society Annual Initiative to encourage openness in civil discourse
The 2023-24 GHHS annual initiative, The Gold Compass: Using Humanism to Navigate Different Perspectives & Create Human-Centered Care, invites GHHS members to act as leaders in creating opportunities or modeling the search for ways to interact with openness in civil discourse.

Gold Humanism Summit speaker Dr. Danielle Ofri: "I fell in love with the stories of my patients, and so I ended up in primary care. (Haven’t looked back since!)"
“8 Questions with…” is a Gold Foundation series spotlighting members of the Gold community – doctors, nurses, healthcare professionals of all kinds, students, corporate and hospital leaders, patients, family members, Trustees, staff members, and supporters.

Read our “8 Questions with…” Dr. Danielle Ofri, co-founder and editor of Bellevue Literary Review, Bellevue Hospital physician and NYU professor. Dr. Ofri will be one of featured speakers at the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit: The Person in Front of You.

In this feature, Dr. Ofri shares what drew her to healthcare, how she brings humanism into her daily life, and both new and timeless book recommendations. Here's 1 of her 8 questions — and the answer:

What is one book you’d recommend to patients, or to future doctors or nurses?
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Behind every person you encounter is a story. There is a family and a history and unending moments of drama big and small. If you take the time to dig into it, you’ll never be disappointed.

Dr. Ryan McCarthy reflects on his white coat and its enduring meaning two decades after his ceremony
In this new essay, Dr. Ryan McCarthy evaluates his career and its symbols, thinking about the deep and varied meaning of the white coat. He is a faculty member at the West Virginia University School of Medicine and an internal medicine physician. Dr. McCarthy writes: "The white coat says, 'We have anointed you. Go forth and do good work. The white coat made me visible.'"

The latest edition of the Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup features 11 recently published papers on humanism in healthcare, compiled by Dr. Bharat Kumar.

These papers tackle important questions, including:

  1. Can a visual arts education and reflective practice increase empathy and perspective-taking among medical students?
  2. How do physicians view the ethical aspects of deprescribing among older patients with dementia?
  3. How racially and ethnically diverse are the leaders of medical boards in the United States?


If you would like to receive an email alert when future Research Roundups are published, please sign up.
Upcoming Workshops: November 7-11
November 18

Mindful Practice co-founders Dr. Ron Epstein and Dr. Mick Krasner invite you to attend a 5-day facilitator workshop from November 7-11. Use the code GOLD0421 for 5% off.


Wishing you could bring Dr. Epstein and Dr. Krasner to your institution? You can! The Gold Foundation helps facilitate workshops for our Gold Partners Council institutions. Reach out to Brianne Lipford, Business Development Associate, for more information at blipford@gold-foundation.org.

Dr. Mick Krasner will be presenting a Mindful Practice workshop session with Dr. Jillian Horton at the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit.
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