IN THIS ISSUE
- 2021 Summer Reading List for Compassionate Clinicians
- Dr. Natalie Rodriguez selected for the 2021 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award at the AAMC
- California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris to present the 2021 Jordan J. Cohen Lecture at the AAMC in conversation with Dr. Rana Awdish
- Announcing our 2021 Gold Humanism Scholars at the Harvard Macy Institute
- Research Roundup: 8 recently published studies on humanism in healthcare
- Now available: “Breaking Down Barriers Brick by Brick” webinar
- Now available: “Lessons from Community Health Centers” webinar
- 2021 BD Gold Humanism in Community Health Innovator Award presented to Direct Relief CEO Thomas Tighe
- Nursing schools can now access White Coat Ceremony keynote for their event
- September is National Suicide Prevention Month
- Register for upcoming Mindful Practice workshops, both virtual and in-person
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Our annual compilation of books to help foster humanism in healthcare is out! These books, all published since last summer, include a nuanced look at dementia, the emotional journey of a young patient with cancer, a physician’s struggle with burnout and her transformative encounter with Mindful Practice tools, a thoughtful, accessible conversation around trauma and its wide-reaching impact, and much more.
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Dr. Natalie Rodriguez, a leader in helping patients in underserved communities, has been selected as the 2021 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award recipient. Administered by the AAMC Organization of Student Representatives, this annual award honors caring and compassionate mentors in medical school education.
As Associate Director of the UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic, Dr. Rodriguez delivers care well beyond the clinics as she drives across San Diego to hand-deliver food to patient's homes. Dr. Rodriguez has had a dramatic impact on patients in underserved communities who have come to rely on the Free Clinic as a source of support. She simultaneously mentors preprofessional students, preclinical and clinical students, and residents and helps them define their medical careers through her work as an associate clinical professor in the Department of Family Medicine and as a clinical faculty member of the Scripps Chula Vista Family Medicine Residency Program.
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In partnership with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the Gold Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2021 Jordan J. Cohen Humanism in Medicine Lecture at the AAMC will be presented by California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP.
Dr. Burke Harris is an award-winning physician, researcher and advocate dedicated to changing the way our society responds to one of the most serious, expensive and widespread public health crises of our time: childhood trauma. This year's lecture will be presented virtually on Thursday, October 7, from 3 to 4 p.m. ET, and Dr. Burke Harris will be joined by the 2019 Jordan J. Cohen Humanism in Medicine Lecturer and author of In Shock, Rana Awdish, MD. The lecture will be offered in advance of the AAMC Annual Meeting and will be open and free to all.
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Each year, the Gold Foundation selects healthcare educators, whose work helps develop or evaluate educational projects focused on humanistic patient care, to be Gold Humanism Scholars at the Harvard Macy Institute. This year's recipients are Hetty Cunningham, MD, (at right in photo), of Columbia University, whose project focuses on “Empowering an Anti-Racist Educator Community of Practice to Support Training in High-Quality Interprofessional Collaboration” and Efrat Lelkes, MD, of the University of California San Francisco, whose project focuses on “Embedding Narrative Ethics into Pediatric Training.”
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Meet Dr. Jirayut "New" Latthivongskorn and Dr. Denisse Rojas Marquez, the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award honorees |
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In two new profiles from our partners at the Vilcek Foundation, read about the journeys of 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare recipients Dr. Jirayut “New” Latthivongskorn and Dr. Denisse Rojas Marquez:
Mark your calendars: Drs. Latthivongskorn and Rojas Marquez will be featured in a session at the 2021 AAMC Learn Serve Lead virtual conference on Tuesday, November 9, at 2:15 p.m. ET, in conversation with Gold Trustee and AAMC President Emeritus Dr. Darrell Kirch.
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The latest edition of the Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup features 8 recently published papers on humanism in healthcare.
These papers tackle important questions, including:
- What interventions have been studied to improve the well-being, satisfaction, and flourishing of general practitioners?
- How do medical students want supervisors to respond to microaggressions?
- Can a free web-based wellness program help reduce burnout?
If you would like to receive an email alert when future Research Roundups are published, please sign up.
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SUPPORTED BY GOLD CORPORATE COUNCIL MEMBER SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS
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The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is delighted to release this new Gold Human InSight Webinar, supported by Siemens Healthineers, “Breaking Barriers Brick by Brick: Addressing Vaccine Deliberations.”
In this important conversation, Gold Trustee Dr. Kimberly Manning, Dr. Valeria Cantos, and Siemens USA CEO Barbara Humpton share how to build trust in a healthcare system that has failed many people of color and create a humanistic, person-centered approach to vaccine deliberation.
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SUPPORTED BY GOLD CORPORATE COUNCIL MEMBER BD
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In celebration of National Health Center Week, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation released a Gold Human InSight Webinar sharing insights from community health centers and supported by BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company).The panelists include Dr. Kemi Alli, Dr. Breanna Lathrop, Michael Taylor, Thomas Tighe, with the conversation ignited by Gold Foundation's Ben Rodriguez.
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The Gold Human InSight Webinars are virtual innovative sessions that the Gold Foundation has hosted with its wonderful partners in humanism. The 2020-2021 theme is “Care, Compassion, and Collaboration during the Dual Pandemics.” If you are interested in collaborating with the Gold Foundation on a webinar, please contact Host Pia Pyne Miller, MPH, Senior Director for Strategy and Business Development, at pmiller@gold-foundation.org
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Please join us in congratulating the newest Community Health Awardee, Thomas Tighe, the CEO and President of Direct Relief. Through this award, The Gold Foundation and BD (Becton, Dickinson & Company) recognize Mr. Tighe’s and his team’s great contributions to underserved communities during the COVID-19 crisis. Under Mr. Tighe's leadership, Direct Relief donated around $400 million in supplies, including PPE, medication, and emergency grants to an outstanding 2,900 community health centers and other safety-net providers.
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WHITE COAT/OATH CEREMONIES
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The Gold Foundation is delighted to be partnering with the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) to produce virtual keynote addresses for nursing and medical schools to use in their upcoming 2021 White Coat/Oath Ceremonies. The keynote address by Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, a medical education legend and the first African-American woman to be dean of a U.S. medical school, was made available to medical schools earlier this summer, and we are happy to announce that the keynote address for nursing schools, by nursing leader and visionary Dr. Deborah Trautman, AACN President and CEO, is now available.
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GOLD HUMANISM HONOR SOCIETY
September is National Suicide Prevention Month
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In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month, the Gold Foundation will be dedicating the month of September to the issue of clinician burnout. Look for resources on our website and social media throughout the month, including from Dr. Diane Kaufman, whose work is shown here. (Illustration by Amanda Meador.)
As part of this essential conversation, we would love to hear from you. Has there been a time in your career — as a student, a resident, or a practicing physician — when you have struggled with feelings of depression or burnout? How have you been able to address these challenges? Has your membership in the Gold Humanism Honor Society, or your participation in another Gold Foundation program, helped you navigate a particularly difficult time in your career? Have you helped a friend or colleague during such difficult times?
We’re interested in hearing from you and sharing your stories, along with any strategies or resources that you have found helpful. No one is alone in these challenges, and sharing stories can help ease feelings of isolation. Please email Director of GHHS and Program Initiatives Louisa Tvito at ltvito@gold-foundation.org to learn more or share your story or resource.
If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please reach out for help. The Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) provides confidential, free support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Mindful Practice co-founders Dr. Ron Epstein and Dr. Mick Krasner invite you to attend their transformative workshops. The next in-person Mindful Practice Workshop will be October 27-30 at the Chapin Mill Retreat Center in Batavia, New York. It is a fully-immersive experience designed for healthcare practitioners, and participants should plan to be present for the entire workshop.
Use the code GOLD0421 for 5% off.
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