IN THIS ISSUE

  • Kathleen Reeves, MD, named next Gold Foundation President & CEO
  • Gold Foundation joins Coalition for Trust in Health and Science
  • Dr. Richard Levin presents special lecture at the AACN Dean’s Meeting
  • Gold Corporate Council shares commitment to healthcare worker well-being
  • Dr. Erica Harris reflects on how to help interrupt the cycle of violence
  • Free GHHS Well-being Workshops offered on nature, grief, art & more
  • New podcast episodes spotlight summer fellows and essay winners
  • Four visionary leaders to be honored at Annual Gala in June
  • Apply for 2023-2024 Gold Humanism Scholars at the Harvard Macy Institute
  • Apply for a 2023-2025 Picker Gold GME Challenge Grant
  • Sign up for a Mindful Practice workshop or retreat
Gold Board of Trustees announced Kathleen Reeves, MD, as the next Gold Foundation President and CEO
We are pleased to announce that Kathleen Reeves, MD, a visionary leader in urban bioethics, compassionate pediatrician, exemplar in humanism, and groundbreaking medical educator at Temple University, will be the next Gold Foundation President & CEO. Her appointment concludes a national search that began after Richard I. Levin, MD, announced that he was retiring after a remarkable 12-year tenure leading the nonprofit organization.

Gold Foundation joins 50 leading national organizations in formation of the Coalition for Trust in Health and Science
The Gold Foundation is proud to join in announcing the formation of the Coalition for Trust in Health and Science. Founded by former Board member Dr. Reed Tuckson, in early 2023, the Coalition was formed to combat the current infodemic of misinformation and disinformation in health, healthcare, public health and science. Currently comprised of dozens of national organizations focused on health and science, the Coalition is committed to enhancing the public’s trust in the collective health ecosystem and supporting science-based decisions that are critical to improved health outcomes and the reduction of premature deaths. 

Dr. Richard Levin presents the 2023 Geraldine “Polly” Bednash Lecture at the AACN Dean’s Meeting
Gold Foundation President and CEO Dr. Richard Levin has been awarded a prestigious interprofessional honor from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. This award recognizes his great partnership with nursing and how he has brought nurses and nursing education into the Gold Foundation’s fold.

Dr. Levin presented the lecture, titled “The Struggle for Trust: How the Human Connection is Key to the Future of Healthcare,” at the AACN Dean’s Meeting in Washington, D.C., on March 26. The lecture is named for nursing legend Geraldine “Polly” Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN, who was the Chief Executive Officer of AACN from 1989 to 2014 and a former Gold Foundation Trustee.

Gold Corporate Council commits to supporting the
well-being of the healthcare workforce
The Gold Corporate Council, which is made up of BD, Henry Schein, Inc., Quest Diagnostics, CVS Health, Medallia, and Siemens Healthineers, announced this month its commitment to help support the healthcare workforce, which is in the midst of a crisis of well-being. Collectively, their employees number about half a million globally, and they care for 10 million patients every single day. The GCC will be sharing case examples and the results of its well-being initiatives in the future.

Trauma Intervention Program medical director shares
reflections on how to help in the cycle of gun violence
"Portrait of Tianna Nicole Valentine Eatman"
by Mary Begnardi
(source: the Souls Shot Portrait Project exhibition)
How can hospitals best care for victims of gun violence and help interrupt the cycle?

In a new blog post, Erica Harris, MD, a 2022-2023 Gold Humanism Scholar at the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators, offers insight into this complex question. Dr. Harris cites hospital-based violence intervention programs and collaboration within communities on a way forward as key steps in building a better tomorrow.
Upcoming sessions in GHHS Well-being Workshop Series
The 2023 GHHS Well-being Workshop Series features six events designed to nurture your wellness. Hosted by the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and open to the whole Gold community, this free, yearlong series will provide tools and resources across a broad spectrum of wellness, including physical, emotional, social, and spiritual. The events will be offered through a mix of in-person and virtual.
All healthcare professionals and students are welcome to attend. Topics will include grief and patient loss, sex and stress, healing nature practice, figure drawing, dance and cognitive flexibility, and eating well.
Learn more here.
IN PERSON: DAVIS, CALIFORNIA
"Figure Drawing Workshop for Healthcare Professionals" will be hosted in-person at UC Davis Health through May 8. The workshop will be led by Jesse Koskey, MD, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at University of California, Davis. Dr. Koskey's works have been shown in the Cork Gallery at Lincoln Center and other galleries in New York and New Jersey. His medical illustrations have been published in both surgical and art books.

Dr. Koskey will offer a mindful, rather than medical, approach to the human form through traditional figure drawing exercises. No drawing experience is required, and supplies will be provided. Participants can come to any or all of the sessions. Registration is required for each of the remaining sessions.

IN PERSON: CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
"The Waiting Room: Using Indian Classical Dance to Explore Dramatic Role-Playing as a Teaching Tool for Cognitive Flexibility" is an in-person session that will be hosted on April 16 at the University of North Carolina. Instructor Shilpa Darivemula, MD, MS, a General Research Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina and Creative Director of the Aseemkala Initiative, will provide an immersive experience for all clinical staff and staff-in-training to understand their patients and themselves through telling stories with their bodies.

IN PERSON: BIDDEFORD, MAINE
"Eat Well to Test Well" will be hosted in-person on April 20 at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. Instructor Kayla Parsons, a registered dietitian nutritionist and second year PhD student at the University of Maine, will teach participants on the impact of diet quality on academics, cooking self-efficacy and nutrition knowledge, and mindful eating.

New episodes in the Gold Connection Podcast highlight Gold Student Summer Fellows and essay contest winners
These episodes are part of a series of conversations with Gold Student Summer Fellows and Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest winners. The Gold Connection podcast, produced by the Gold Humanism Honor Society, shares stories of humanism in action.

Listen on the Gold website, Apple podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, or wherever you get your podcasts.
In episode 17, Keck School of Medicine of USC medical student Maylis Basturk discusses her service project titled, “Keck Transitions in Health: Creating Patient Education Tools for Self-Management Workshops to Improve Health Outcomes in People Experiencing Incarceration and Chronic Health Conditions in Los Angeles.”

In episode 16, listen to Oregon Health & Sciences University medical student Mollie Marr, as she discusses the process of creating and piloting a vast array of resources for youth in acute care settings through her service project, titled “Creating a care pathway for children and adolescents presenting with self-harm or suicidality.”

In episode 15, Molly Fessler, who won second place for medical students in the 2022 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest, reads her winning essay, “Every Patient After.” Molly is a fourth-year student at the University of Michigan Medical School.

In episode 14, Jessica Pierce, who won first place for nursing students in the 2022 contest, reads her winning essay, “As the Sun Sets.” Jessica is pursuing her doctoral degree in Nurse Anesthesia at Oregon Health & Science University.

Four visionary leaders to be honored at Annual Gala
The Gold Foundation’s Annual Gala returns to the beautiful Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on Tuesday, June 20.This year’s ceremony will honor four medal honorees: global nursing leader and Dean of the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences at Howard University Dr. Gina S. Brown; visionary physician President and CEO of the Gold Foundation Dr. Richard I. Levin, who will be stepping down this summer after an extraordinary 12-year tenure; national health policy leader, founding Dean and President Emeritus of the Morehouse School of Medicine, and former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Honorable Dr. Louis W. Sullivan; and pioneering nursing leader and Dean at the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Dr. Eileen Sullivan-Marx.

Stay tuned for more Gala announcements!
Apply to be a 2023-2024 Gold Humanism Scholar at the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators
We are now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 Gold Humanism Scholars at the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators. The Gold Foundation is sponsoring partial scholarships of $5,000 for up to two Gold Humanism Scholars.

We select medical and nursing educators whose work helps develop or evaluate educational projects focused on achieving humanistic patient care that can be replicated across a variety of healthcare delivery settings.

Deadline – May 15 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time

The Gold Foundation is now accepting submissions for the 2023-2025 Picker Gold GME Challenge Grants Program
Past grant recipients: (L-R) Jessica Vernon, MD, Olivia Myrick, MD, MHPE, Marquita Genies, MD, MPH, and Elizabeth Blecharczyk, MD
The application window for the Picker Gold Graduate Medical Education (GME) Challenge Grant Program is now open. The program provides 18-month grants of between $15,000 and $25,000 to support the research and development of innovative projects within the GME setting, specific interventions designed to facilitate successful patient-centered care initiatives. We are specifically interested in projects that include a focus on the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. 

Letters of Intent are due on April 10, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Those selected to submit a full proposal will be invited to submit one by June.

Looking for ways to energize your clinical work, while also focusing on joy and resilience? Mindful Practice co-founders Dr. Ron Epstein and Dr. Mick Krasner invite you to attend a four-day online retreat May 10-13. 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 Pia Pyne Miller, MPH, Senior Director of Strategy and Business Development, for more information at pmiller@gold-foundation.org.
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