IN THIS ISSUE

  • Three reasons to join us in Atlanta for the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit
  • Announcing the 2023 Picker Gold GME Challenge Grant recipients
  • Did you miss Giving Tuesday? It's not too late to show you care
  • Gold Resource Library Spotlight: Climate & Health Collection
  • Read this year's second-place Hope Babette Tang Essay Contest winners
  • Dartmouth’s GHHS chapter celebrates artwork honoring the Abenaki people
  • Join the Gold Foundation in Las Vegas at Medallia's Experience conference
  • Sign up for a Mindful Practice workshop
Three great reasons to register now for the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit
Connect and collaborate

Connect with fellow supporters of humanism in this one-of-a-kind conference and expand your network of humanistic colleagues.Take part in workshops and activities that are designed to fuel change, spark action, and reconnect you with the deep meaning of the field of caring.
Be inspired by our speakers

Our meaningful keynote and plenary sessions will bring new insights and wisdom. Speakers include Dr. Ruby Mendenhall, Drs. Wes Ely, Danielle Ofri, Mick Krasner, Jillian Horton, Florencia Polite, Pedro "Joe" Greer, and Deborah Trautman. (And that's just the start!)
Join the Healthcare Barriers Hackathon

Would you like to collaborate to find solutions for better health outcomes? Join the Gold Foundation’s first interprofessional Healthcare Barriers Hackathon, hosted in collaboration with with Georgia's Philadelphia College of Medicine. (You must register for the Summit to participate in the Hackathon.)
Special Pricing

Gold Partners Council (GPC) members receive a special rate of $499 per person for a maximum of five people. If you have any questions about how to register for this special rate, please contact smorris@gold-foundation.org.

All students receive a special rate of only $199. Invite a classmate or friend to experience the Gold Humanism Summit together.

Community health center employees receive a special discounted rate of $199.
From left, Drs. Aarti Bhatt, Leon McDougle and Scott Holliday
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Picker Gold Graduate Medical Education Challenge Grants, two exceptional projects designed to foster compassionate, patient-centered care and enhance clinical training.

The newest Picker Gold initiatives are: Just-in-Time Upstander/Allyship Resources for the Clinical Learning Environment, led by Co-Principal Investigators from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Leon McDougle, MD, MPH, and Scott Holliday, MD, and Implementation of a Novel Community-Residency Collaboration: The Med/Peds – YAP Longitudinal Partnership led by Principal Investigator Aarti Bhatt, MD, of the University of Minnesota.

If you are reading this, you are someone who believes that everyone deserves compassionate care.

Your donation to the Gold Foundation – in any amount – will make a difference. Our work isn't possible without supporters like you. 
NEW GOLD RESOURCE LIBRARY SPOTLIGHT: The Gold Resource Library features many diverse collections categorized by theme, format, and audience. This month, we are spotlighting the Climate & Health Collection, which shares websites, toolkits, and articles that highlight the intersection between climate change and health. The collection offers a particular emphasis on raising awareness of the health impact on marginalized populations and actions that can be taken to mitigate adverse events and promote health equity.

Read the 2023 second-place winning essays in the Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest
We are excited to share this year's second-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-place winners in future issues. We hope you'll enjoy reading these beautiful reflections!
“The Unspoken Language of Compassion” by Leah Rothchild of the MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing
“I See You” by Riley Plett of the University of Saskatchewan College 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.
Dartmouth’s Gold Humanism Honor Society chapter celebrates artwork honoring the Abenaki people of the Upper Valley
Project HEAL, part of Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth’s chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), recently unveiled a new work of art honoring the Abenaki people of the Upper Valley in Vermont.

Project HEAL (health, education, art, and lives) was founded to promote anti-racism and critical self-reflection in both the Upper Valley and medical school through art, education, and advocacy.
Join the Gold Foundation in Las Vegas at Medallia's Experience conference in February 2024
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.


Upcoming Workshop: January 10, 2024

Mindful Practice co-founders Dr. Ron Epstein and Dr. Mick Krasner invite you to attend a half-day introductory workshop on January 10th from 5:30-9:00 p.m. 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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