IN THIS ISSUE

  • Early-bird registration is open for the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit
  • Artwork submission due October 1 for the conference art gallery
  • Gold and Medallia leaders to speak at Planetree about humanism and trust
  • 2023 Vilcek-Gold Award recipient Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi to present at AAMC
  • Dr. Reed Tuckson to give the 2023 Jordan J. Cohen Lecture at the AAMC
  • GHHS panel at AAMC to explore how to build community trust
  • Read this year's third-place Hope Babette Tang Essay Contest winners
  • Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and Hispanic humanistic leaders
  • Nominations due Oct. 15 for AFMC-Gold Humanism Award & Lecture
  • Henry Schein Cares Foundation hosts interprofessional event in Las Vegas
  • Sign up for a Mindful Practice workshop
Registration is open for the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit
Early-bird rate available + view the Schedule at a Glance
This is a sample of Gold Humanism Summit speakers. Many more to come!
Have you registered yet? Join us in Atlanta, Georgia, from February 29th to March 2nd for the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit: The Person in Front of You. 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 SPECIAL FOR GENERAL ADMISSION: $100 OFF UNTIL NOV. 3!
STUDENTS ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL PRICE.

NEW: View the Schedule at a Glance

LAST CALL: Submit artwork for the gallery & optional silent auction. Deadline: Oct. 1.

APPLY TO PRESENT: Submit a poster or Gold Mining presentation. Extended through Oct. 31.

MORE OPPORTUNITIES: Become an Exhibitor or Sponsor: Amplify your organization’s work around humanism in healthcare.
Partner Conferences
October 8-11, 2023 | Boston, MA
Are you going to Planetree’s International Conference on Patient-Centered Care? Don't miss this Gold session
Leaders from the Gold Foundation and Medallia will be presenting a special session at Planetree's International Conference on Person-Centered Care, a dynamic gathering of advocates of compassionate care. If you are attending, mark your schedule for:

Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 10:30-11:00 a.m. ET
Building Humanism and Trust: Strategies that Work

Speakers: Kathleen Reeves, President and CEO, Gold Foundation; Elizabeth Cleek, COO, Gold Foundation; and Lee Becker, SVP & Executive Advisor, Public Sector and Healthcare, Medallia, Inc.

November 3-7, 2023 | Seattle, WA
Global health advocate and 2023 Vilcek-Gold Award recipient Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi to present at AAMC LSL
2023 Vilcek-Gold Award recipient Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD, FASTMH, will be leading a session titled "Combining Science, Cultural Intelligence and Diplomacy to Achieve Global Health Equity" and receiving her honor at Learn Serve Lead 2023: The AAMC Annual Meeting. Dr. Bottazzi is a global health advocate who led the development of a patent-free open-source vaccine for Covid-19. More than 100 million doses have been delivered around the world.

The Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare, a joint award of the Gold Foundation and Vilcek Foundation, recognizes a foreign-born individual who has had an extraordinary impact on humanism in healthcare through their professional achievements in the United States.

Dr. Reed Tuckson to give the 2023 Jordan J. Cohen Humanism in Medicine Lecture at AAMC
Reed Tuckson, MD, Managing Director at Tuckson Health Connections, LLC, and former Gold Foundation Trustee, will present this year's Jordan J. Cohen Humanism in Medicine Lecture at the AAMC. The Gold Foundation, in partnership with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), hosts this annual lecture.

Dr. Tuckson's lecture, "Confronting Misinformation and Mistrust," explores the causes and consequences of misinformation and mistrust to our society's institutions at large and to the health of the American people specifically.
GHHS panel at the AAMC: “Partnering with Community to Build Trust and Create Healthier Neighborhoods”
Dr. Kathleen Reeves
Dr. Erica Harris
Dr. Theodore J. Corbin
During this Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) panel discussion, Dr. Kathy Reeves, President and CEO of the Gold Foundation, who served as the Founding Director for the Center for Urban Bioethics at Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Chair, Department of Urban Health and Population Science; Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs; and inaugural Senior Associate Dean for the Office of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, will lead a conversation among community members and healthcare partners around strategies to together to cultivate trusting relationships.

Panelists include 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; and 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 who also served as the co-Founder and Medical Director of “Healing Hurt People,” an emergency department based, trauma-informed intervention for survivors of intentional injury.

Read the 2023 third-place winning essays in the Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest
We are excited to share this year's third-place essays in the Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest, which have just been released in Academic Medicine, published by the Association of American Medical Colleges and Journal of Professional Nursing, published by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. 

Look for the first- and second-place winners in future issues. We hope you'll enjoy reading these beautiful reflections!
“The Momentum of Human Kindness” by Nicole Diddi of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas School of Nursing
"The Gift of Grief” by Emily Otiso of Wayne State University School of Medicine
The essay contest is named for Hope Babette Tang-Goodwin, MD, an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, whose approach to medicine combined a seemingly limitless enthusiasm for her work, intellectual rigor, and deep compassion for her patients.
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Gold Foundation joins in celebrating Hispanic leaders who are instrumental in making our nation’s healthcare more equitable and more representative of its diversity.

Read our “8 Questions with…” Dr. Pedro “Joe” Greer, Jr., a Gold Trustee and the Founding Dean of the Roseman University College of Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Greer will be speaking at the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit: The Person in Front of You.

Help create awareness of the need for more Latino and Latina Doctors by celebrating National Latino Physician Day on October 1st!
Healthcare leaders in Canada: We invite you to nominate a physician, nurse, or other healthcare team member who represents the ideals of humanism and patient-centered care for the AFMC-Gold Humanism Award and Lecture. The goal of this prestigious honor, jointly presented by the Gold Foundation and the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) is to emphasize, reinforce and enhance the importance of humanistic qualities among medical school students and faculty in Canada.

Deadline: October 15, 2023
Calling doctors, dentists, nurses, students in Las Vegas: Sign up for "SHE: Systemic Health Entrepreneurs" event
The Henry Schein Cares Foundation & CareQuest Institute for Oral Health are hosting “SHE: Systemic Health Entrepreneurs” on Sunday, October 8, from 6:00 to 7:30pm PDT, at the Wynn Las Vegas. This collaborative gathering is designed to bring together medical and dental team professionals and encourage interprofessional collaboration through an event that promises to be both dynamic and fun.


Henry Schein, Inc., is a founding member of the Gold Corporate Council, a group of leading healthcare companies that work to elevate humanism in healthcare. Henry Schein Cares Foundation was established in 2008 by Henry Schein, Inc., a company that has long fostered a rich culture of giving back to society and serving others.
Upcoming Core Workshop: October 11-14

Mindful Practice co-founders Dr. Ron Epstein and Dr. Mick Krasner invite you to attend a 4-day core workshop from October 11-14. 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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