In our Words of Wisdom feature, 10 established physicians — all models of the Gold Foundation’s mission of humanistic healthcare — shared advice for new residents. Physician leaders who participated include Gold Trustee Dr. Kimberly Manning (pictured left with her team of residents at Grady Hospital), Dr. Linda Stone, Dr. Danielle Ofri, Dr. Howard Silverman, and many more. Here is one excerpt:

"If you allow yourself to believe, as I once did, that your only role is to CURE, you will have difficulty finding meaning on the difficult days. The days when we have no cure, no treatment. The days when the treatments fail, or simply don’t exist. Our role is so much larger than that." - Dr. Rana Awdish

Read the full Words of Wisdom story.

We also asked for advice to new PGY-1s in the latest installment of our Golden Glimmer project. You can read them here and submit your own advice. See four examples below:

Each year, the Gold Foundation compiles a list of great reads for clinicians who care about the human experience of illness, who care about caring in their role as a healthcare professional. These thought-provoking reads, all published since we released our last list, include: The Invisible Kingdom by Meghan O'Rourke, Under the Skin by Linda Villarosa, Every Deep-Drawn Breath by Dr. Wes Ely, and 9 more books.

If you have a suggestion for next year’s list, please email balcala@gold-foundation.org.

The next webinar of the Advancing Health Equity series will feature Vignesh Sridharan, MA speaking on “Edinburgh, Boston, and Women in the Medical Schools of the 19th Century” on Thursday, September 15, 6-7 p.m. ET

Advancing Health Equity with Medical Humanities is a collaboration between the Gold Human InSight Webinar Series and NYU Langone Health, a Hippocrates-level Gold Partners Council member. Each of the 10 sessions offer CME credit and dialogue on the timely issue of health equity across the healthcare ecosystem.

1.0 CME credit is just $10! Learn more and register here.

"I think all of us are looking around and thinking about the ways that we treat one another, trying to enhance professionalism, anti-racism, compassion in our workplaces. Having a group that's really focused on caring and on humanism is a tremendous way to do that visibly." - Dr. Jonathan Amiel, GHHS member

The Gold Humanism Honor Society began in 2002 with chapters at 3 medical schools. Many people were skeptical. An honor society that recognizes compassion and human connection, not grades and test scores? Over the years, GHHS helped schools shift to recognizing how vital these skills are. Today, there are 180 chapters with more than 45,000 members who are true leaders of humanism. We are kicking off a GHHS 20th Anniversary Campaign to support GHHS now and in the years to come. You can join by giving here.

We are hoping to raise $20,000 or more. Please help us soar past this goal! Any amount is appreciated. Consider giving $20 to mark the 20 years. Donate $200, and we will send you a GHHS 20th Anniversary mug with your name on it. Thank you!

Lawrence Smith, MD, MACP, Founding Dean and Dean Emeritus of the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Executive Vice President and Physician-in-Chief at Northwell Health, and Gold Trustee, will be giving 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), sponsors this lecture at the annual Learn Serve Lead conference, which features prominent speakers on topics related to humanism and medicine.

Dr. Smith's lecture, titled "Jordan J. Cohen Humanism in Medicine Lecture: Systemic barriers to humanism and professionalism," will be followed by a conversation between Dr. Smith and Dr. Richard I. Levin, Gold Foundation President and CEO, and Dr. Ellen Pearlman, Associate Dean for Professionalism and Doctoring Skills at Zucker School of Medicine.

The Gold Foundation will be hosting a GHHS workshop with a panel of medical schools deans, including Dr. Smith; Gold Trustee and Founding Dean of the College of Medicine at Roseman University Dr. Pedro "Joe" Greer Jr., and Dr. Annette C. Reboli, Dean of Cooper Medical School at Rowan University and Founding Vice Dean, introduced by Dr. Greg Cherr and ignited by Dr. Kathleen Kashima.

2022 Vilcek-Gold Award recipient Dr. Mona Faoud will be giving a Voices of Medicine talk and receiving her honor.

The Gold Foundation is pleased to announce that Medallia, Inc., the global leader in patient, customer, and employee experience, has joined the Gold Corporate Council.

The Gold Corporate Council is an exclusive group formed in 2017 to advance the Gold Foundation’s mission of creating systems and cultures that support humanistic care for all. As a Gold Corporate Council member, Medallia is committed to adopting humanistic policies and procedures within their own organization and to partner with the Gold Foundation to create a better healthcare system for all.

Read the full announcement.

Use the code GOLDPX for 30% off when you register here.

Panelists: Kellie Bryant, DNP, WHNP, CHSE, Yudith Correa, RN, MSN

Ignitor: Toni Land, MBA, BSN, CPXP

Speaker: Sadie Elisseou, MD

Workshop Speakers: Andrew Shaner, MD, Carole Warde, MD, and Rachel Dajani, MD, MPH 

Register for the Planetree International Conference on Patient-Centered Care.

Research Roundup: 9 studies around the role of spirituality in illness, COVID-19 impact on student PIF, and more

The latest edition of the Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup features 9 recently published papers on humanism in healthcare, compiled by Dr. Bharat Kumar.

Read the latest edition of Research Roundup.

If you would like to receive an email alert when future Research Roundups are published, please sign up.

Watch visionary leader and family physician Dr. Martina Ann Kelly's address at the 2022 AFMC-Gold Humanism Lecture at the Canadian Conference on Medical Education on the topic of the healing possibilities of connection.

Read the announcement of Dr. Kelly’s award.

The two new student members are Elizabeth Auckley of The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Samuel Borer of Central Michigan University College of Medicine. The new program director member is Brian Lich, MD, DTM&H, FACP, who is Assistant Professor and Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medicine, at the University of Oklahoma.

Learn more about the GHHS Advisory Council.

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 3.5-hour introduction to Mindful Practice on October 6, or a longer, four-day in-person retreat October 12-15. Use the code GOLD0421 for 5% off.

View more details and the entire schedule of Mindful Practice workshops.

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.