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Nonprofit championing humanism in healthcare for patients, families, clinicians, students, everyone | Home of Gold Humanism Honor Society & #WhiteCoatCeremony
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Tonight, we awarded the 2021 National Humanism in Medicine Medal to @EricTopol of @scrippsresearch for his trusted voice blending top-tier science & the essential human connection throughout his career & especially in the COVID-19 crisis. Congratulations, Dr. Topol! .#medtwitter
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The Gold Foundation is delighted to announce that the National Humanism in Medicine Medal will be awarded to.3 extraordinary leaders at our gala on June 10:. ✨Dr. Anthony Fauci . ✨Dr. Wayne Riley. ✨Dr. @EricTopol . #medtwitter #meded.Full announcement:
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Our 2021 Summer Reading List for Compassionate Clinicians is out! 📚. ✨9 books from @JillianHortonMD @suleikajaouad @isabelwilkerson @MichaelJDowling @BDPerry w/ @oprah @ginapribaz @casteelharper @DxRxEdu & more✨. #humanismalways #medtwitter #meded.
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1/ Happy #BlackHistoryMonth!⠀.⠀.Throughout February, we will be celebrating Black leaders of humanism in healthcare. First up, the amazing @gradydoctor!.⠀.#medtwitter #meded #ChampionsofHumanism
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Happy #ThankaResidentDay! Don't forget to make some noise!. #GHHS chapters & healthcare institutions around the world will be celebrating their incredible #residents & #fellows throughout this special day. Make sure to tag us, share photos & comment below!. #ghhs #weloveresidents
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.@BreneBrown on the future of #leadership in academic medicine: "Courageous, daring leaders must create a culture where armor is neither required nor rewarded." #AAMC21 #meded
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It's out! The 2022 Gold Foundation Reading List for Compassionate Clinicians features 12 spectacular books. What have you read? What do you want to read next? #medtwitter #nursetwitter .
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On topic of #meded students: "A system must be built for learning and not catching people making mistakes. There should be no shaming. People must be seen or the burnout and attrition will continue to rise." - Dr. @BreneBrown at #AAMC21. #humanism #leadership
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"What Black Doctors Need You To Know Right Now" - important words from @DrFNA @AMLandryMD @RFentonMD @UREssien @DrTheoNyame @DrSandyCharles @DrJRMarcelin @AmandaJoyMD @gradydoctor compiled by @drjessigold. Thank you, all.
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Humanism in healthcare demands we address racism. Persistent racism threatens health, well-being, and life; we must come together to create a more humanistic world for all. The Gold Foundation joins the deep, rising desire for change. Read more:
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"A lot of clinicians want the algorithm. There is no algorithm." - David Putrino @PutrinoLab on caring for chronically ill patients, quoted by @meghanor in "Invisible Kingdom" #medtwitter
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We are so thrilled to welcome 2 new members to the Gold Board of Trustees: @gradydoctor Kimberly Manning, MD, @EmoryDeptofMed Professor & leading voice of humanism in medicine, & Barbara Lee, PhD, esteemed higher-ed lawyer & @RutgersU Professor.
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Despite facing catastrophic events over the last few years, medical students & faculty @AUBMC_Official have taken action by creating multiple initiatives to tackle health disparities and inequality in access to healthcare. #GoldConference22 #resilience #medtwitter #meded #medhum
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"Empathy is one of the most important tools in a doctor's bag." - @MonaHannaA in the opening of #AAMC20 . Love the emphasis right from the start on compassion, connection, empathy in healthcare. Humanism isn't an optional bonus. Humanism is essential in healthcare.💛.
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To those who did not match, we see you, too. This road is hard, and the bumps created by the system are painful and terrible. Medicine still needs you, your compassion, your care.💛. Humanistic doctors travel all kinds of paths.
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Dr. Chaudhri was a light to so many, including hundreds of thousands of us on Twitter. We learned much about ovarian cancer, living gracefully with uncertainty, and loving fully. We are grateful to have felt her presence and wisdom. #humanismalways ✨.
@DrNadiaChaudhri passed away yesterday evening, having reached the end of her road with ovarian cancer. She leaves behind her Sun and Moon, a loving extended family, colleagues and students, friends around the world, and so many others who have been touched by her & her story 1/n
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We love residents! On this special day, we celebrate YOU and all the things you do today & throughout the year. ⠀.⠀.GHHS chapters & medical institutions around the country are celebrating their incredible residents. Share your photos & tag @GoldFdtn with #ThankAResidentDay. ❤️
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Science is "very much a human endeavor" & requires collaboration, listening, working together. It's "important for students to realize this." - Nobel Laureate Dr. Jennifer Doudna at #aamc21 "It's something we all have to learn, I feel." .#meded #medtwitter @UCBerkeley @AAMCtoday
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Beautiful music to honor the life of nurse Ernesto DeLeon, who died from COVID-19. We mourn the passing of him and so many others in this pandemic. Thank you, @colleenmfarrell, and all those on the front lines caring in this crisis. #KeepingHealthcareHuman.
Tonight at Bellevue Hospital we held a service for our beloved nurse Ernesto DeLeon who died from #Covid_19 here @BellevueHosp. The outpouring of love and gratitude for this man was both beautiful and heartwrenching. It was my privilege to play Amazing Grace in his honor 🙏
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Citing a quote from @JamesClear's "Atomic Habits", @BreneBrown addresses systems in academic medicine: "You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." #AAMC21 #leadership #humanism #meded
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Powerful piece about #burnout in @nejm: "Collective advocacy to address the harmful social determinants of health can buoy physicians’ morale and thus be an act of self-care." #physicians #meded @challiance
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Over a dozen orgs endorse new "Charter on Physician Well-Being" including @AAIMOnline @AAMCtoday @ABIMcert @AccreditedCME @ACLGIM @ACPinternists @APA @CMSSmed @TheIHI @NHMAmd @SocietyGIM @SHMLive @NationalMedAssn. Free full text from @JAMA_current : #MedEd.
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.@donberwick Generosity breeds generosity. Love breeds love. We need to fight for that. #AAMC17 #healthcare #meded.
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"In healthcare, soft skills such as empathy – and the jobs connected with it – will be valued more in the future."
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Jacqueline Nichols, 3rd yr med student, presents her team’s work on #EHR and #patients. They made a comic to help patients know how to interact w physician on EHR. #GoldMTL #meded #graphicmedicine Contact @WeiWeiLeeMD @Alkureishi_L for comic!
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We love residents! On this special day, we celebrate YOU and all the things you do throughout the year. GHHS chapters and medical institutions around the country are celebrating their incredible residents. Share your photos and tag @GoldFdtn with #ThankAResidentDay. ❤️
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When was the last time you heard of someone in medicine being promoted because of their amazing connection with patients?. We have to get back to our roots. - @vivek_murthy #AAMC20.
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We are excited to announce that the 2022 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Humanism in Healthcare Award will be presented to Dr. Thuy “Twee” D. Bui (@tweebui), a beloved professor @PittHealthSci, compassionate physician @UPMC, & enterprising leader in global health.
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We love seeing #ThankaResidentDay celebrated at #ACGME2023 today! Thank you to @acgme for being a wonderful partner. We appreciate you, residents and fellows, and the 500+ residency sites that shared their gratitude today. #humanismalways 💛
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"It feels taboo to say, but caring for others can & does lead to burnout, especially in a pandemic. But when we can admit it is hard, & our patients not only understand, but like us better for it, that is magic." -@drjessigold . #humanismalways.
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We are pleased to announce that Kathleen Reeves, MD, a visionary leader in urban bioethics, compassionate pediatrician, exemplar in humanism, & groundbreaking medical educator at @templemedschool, will be the next Gold Foundation President & CEO. #meded
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#ICYMI Read "Medical Students’ Exposure to the Humanities Correlates with Positive Personal Qualities and Reduced Burnout: A Multi-Institutional U.S. Survey" via @JournalGIM #preventburnout #meded #medhum #medstudents.
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We're delighted to announce the 2024 recipients of the National Humanism in Medicine Medal:.✨ Dr. Afaf Meleis.✨ Michael J. Dowling.✨ Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha.Join us June 10 at our Gala in NYC to celebrate the honorees & support humanism in healthcare! .
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"At Stanford Medicine, replacing a physician who leaves because of #burnout can cost at least $250,000." @AmerMedicalAssn writes about the costs of #physicianburnout: #meded
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Dr. Nasca at #ACGME2020, on stage, asking @MonaHannaA: "What drew you to medicine?".Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha: "Like all of us in this room, the incredible opportunity to serve.".#KeepingHealthcareHuman @acgme.
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“You shouldn’t be afraid to bring your outside advocacy to the academic setting.”- @harvardmed '23 class president @LashNolen on her work supporting the diversity-focused .Health Careers Opportunity Program in her #AAMC20 talk.
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"In front of the whole class, my 7th-grade science teacher responded to my declaration that I wanted to go to Harvard & become a doctor w/: 'Well you have to pass my class 1st.' " - @StephanieNwagwu (now @HarvardChanSPH grad) on the prevalence & burden of othering #aamc21 #MedEd
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Together w/@Vilcek, we are delighted to announce #healthequity leader Dr. Mona Fouad of @UABNews @uabMHRC will receive the 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award. Congratulations, Dr. Fouad! . @uabmedicine @UABHeersink @aamctoday @DrVickersUAB #medtwitter #meded @theNAMedicine @MonaHannaA.
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Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Gold Humanism Scholars @HarvardMacy: Drs. David Ansari, Erica J. Harris, & Jasmine R. Marcelin! They are doing wonderful work on educational projects focused on humanistic healthcare: #meded #medtwitter
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The best way to keep power is to keep secrets. The best way to shift power is to make transparency limitless. @donberwick at #AAMC17.
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“When you can connect humanism with your brilliant scientific doctor brain, THAT's when you drive change.” - @RanaAwdish, 2019 Jordan J. Cohen Lecturer with the 2021 Lecturer California Surgeon General @DrBurkeHarris at #AAMC21 today.@AAMCtoday #medtwitter #humanismalways
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Humanism supports the Quadruple Aim, as @aamctoday Board chair Dr. Wilson said in his eloquent #AAMC18 talk. #meded .✨Better health.😊Better patient experience.✨Lower cost.💛Joy of work / clinician well-being.
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"I am behind my shield but not shielded. COVID has spared my lungs but ravaged my heart." - #GHHS member & physician @mike_natter shares his experience on the frontlines of #COVID in the @AnnalsofIM:
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Congratulations on #MatchDay! 🎉Thank you for taking this hard road to care for patients with compassion, and good luck in residency! #humanismalways
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"Know that your #doctors do grieve" - A heart wrenching and beautiful letter by @sbernsteinmd @uiccom #medhum
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A message on Match Day to everyone sharing in the whirlwind of emotions today. #Match2024 #MATCHDAY
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Tonight, we awarded Dr. Anthony Fauci of @NIAIDNews with the 2021 National Humanism in Medicine Medal for for his half-century of service & his courageous, empathic & scientifically rigorous efforts in helping combat the pandemic. Congratulations, Dr. Fauci! #medtwitter
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Congratulations to @gradydoctor on 70k followers!. In story after unforgettable story. You bring us closer. You help us see the humanity in each of us. You make the world better & more humanistic. We are grateful for your presence & your message. 💛💛💛. #humanismalways.
1/.Today I reached a Twitter milestone: 70,000+ folks who’ve volunteered to read what I write here. I’ve never once asked. Which makes me that much more grateful. I’m reflecting on the power of this community of thinkers and the impact #missiondriven Twitter has had on me.
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We're thrilled that @WesElyMD, physician, scientist, & passionate voice of humanism, will be speaking at the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit. Dr. Ely is an expert on humanistic ICU care, author of Every Deep-Drawn Breath, & professor @VUMChealth.#medtwitter
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✨We are thrilled to share that the 2021 Jordan J. Cohen Humanism in Medicine Lecture at the @AAMCtoday will be presented by @DrBurkeHarris, in conversation w/ 2019 Lecturer @RanaAwdish.✨. Virtual & free: 3 p.m. ET Oct. 7.#meded #medtwitter #medhum.
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New #medhumchat by @medhumchat had a wonderful kickoff earlier this month with much thoughtful conversation. Did you miss it? Us, too! Here is the announcement of the next one - mark your calendar! #KeepingHealthcareHuman #medhum.
Announcing readings for next #medhumchat on racism & medicine, in honor of #MLKDay . Jan 16 9pm EST. Caged Bird Racism and the Off-Duty Doctor A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart 1/
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Congrats to @RanaAwdish whose book made our list of #SummerReading for Compassionate Clinicians! ( Dr. Awdish will be one of the writers at a @GoldFdtn #YeahYouWrite event in Nov in NYC: #medhum #fridayreads @StMartinsPress
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We recently honored @AlanAlda at our Golden Thread Gala. This morning he announced that he has #Parkinsons. We wish him the most compassionate care on his journey forward. #meded #healthcare cc @AldaCenter
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"The current generation of #physicians is the most challenged by moral choices in perhaps a century. " from @donberwick in his recent @JAMA_current essay. Read it here: #meded #KeepingHealthcareHuman.
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Congratulations to our 2018 Picker-Gold #GME Challenge Grantees: Dr. Paul Haidet @myheroistrane of @PennStHershey & Dr. Cheryl Lee @ctleeuro & Dr. Tasha Posid of @OhioStateMed ! #meded
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We are delighted to announce that 11 extraordinary Gold Humanism Honor Society members will be awarded the National Humanism in Medicine Medal at our annual Gala for helping to power the success of GHHS over its remarkable 20 years. Learn more: (1/13)
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“I became brave in stages. I think of it as a gradual sensitization process. You do one thing, you take a risk. Then you do it again.” .Wise words from @JillianHortonMD at #GoldConference22 .#meded #medicineishuman #humanism #medhum #medtwitter #bravery #LifeLessons
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What a truly inspiring talk by @maurageorgemd, winner of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award at the AAMC -- about compassion, learning from mistakes AND from patients, & staying genuine. #humanismalways #AAMC22
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We are thrilled to announce the world premiere of "Why Doctors Write" on Oct. 15, 12-1 ET. Free! Limited to 100 viewers, with a panel discussion afterwards w/ @kbprods, @RitaCharon & @danielleofri. Register here: #medtwitter #MedEd
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Two incredible physicians & champions of humanism! . Thank you to @RanaAwdish (2019 Jordan J. Cohen Lecturer) & @MonaHannaA (2019 @Vilcek Gold Award honoree) for all your amazing contributions to humanism and shared wisdom at #AAMC19. We are grateful. ✨.
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"Believe in the compassion you have to offer…"."Care like it’s yo’ mama."."You belong exactly where you are.". We asked a group of amazing humanistic physicians what advice they'd give to newly minted interns. Read on for more inspiration.💛.
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We love this idea & funded a similar project during the Ebola crisis. Connection matters. #KeepingHealthcareHuman #FrontLineFaces More details:
The doctors at Sharon's hospital Connecticut attach a photograph of themselves to their PPE so that patients could see who was treating them.
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Gold President and CEO Dr. Richard Levin presented this year's Geraldine "Polly" Bednash Lecture this weekend at the @AACNursing's Dean's Meeting, a wonderful interprofessional award that recognized his extraordinary contributions to nursing.
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A Q&A with Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull, who will be awarded the 1st @AFMC_e—Gold Humanism Award today at #CCME19. Dr. Turnbull left his role as Chief of Staff at The Ottawa Hospital to be on the front lines of the #opioidepidemic at @Ottawainnercit1. Read more:
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"Storytelling is also a way to combat burnout." More on the importance of #storytelling & #meded via @intrainingdoc.
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.@donberwick We have to change the question from "What's the matter with you?" To "What matters to you?" #AAMC17 #meded #healthcare.
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Congratulations to Dr. Vinnet Arora (@FutureDocs), one of our Picker and #GoldMTL grantees, on becoming a @macyfoundation Faculty Scholar! … #meded.
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50 #nursing schools selected for #WhiteCoatCeremony funding from @goldfdtn & @AACNursing. Schools include @LindseyWilson @DiscoverLourdes @UMiamiNursing @MolloyCollege @NatUniv @NMComaha @NCCU @PLNU @PurdueNurses @SaintFrancisPA & @SaintXavier!
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In #AAMC19 remarks today accepting his Gold award, Dr. Hoover Adger of @HopkinsMedicine shared advice from Dr. Catherine D. DeAngelis that has guided him: Those who do good, Get good. Regardless if your work is recognized or not, if you do good, you will get all that you deserve.
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Not all heroes wear capes! Happy National Doctors' Day to all the healthcare heroes who are unwavering in their humanism & committed to truly seeing, listening and caring for their patients. You are the difference in this time of great uncertainty, and always! #NationalDoctorsDay
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We are excited to announce that 13 medical students have been selected as 2023 Gold Student Summer Fellows, launching summer projects to magnify humanism in healthcare and help address health inequities. ✨
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For your weekend listen: A thought-provoking interview with Resmaa Menakam from @kristatippett, on how racialized trauma resides in our bodies, on the importance of the vagal nerve, on how your discomfort is pointing at where to begin, & so much more.
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“Goals should have specificity, timelines & ownership. They should be endpoints, not processes. Language should be clear—the goal is to address racism, not merely 'culture' or .'respect.' ” -@choo_ek in @TheLancet on ways to combat racism @BLReview
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We are honored to be celebrating #AAPI leaders of humanism in healthcare! @DrAhuja is Assistant Professor @ZuckerSoM, Communication Curricular Thread Co-Leader, Tell Me More® elective Co-Leader & an incredible Gold partner. Thank you, Dr. Ahuja, for your compassion & leadership!
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Fascinating @Stanford research on the power of the human connection: "1 sentence of assurance from a provider led patients to report reactions were less itchy — even though the doctor didn’t give any medication or treatment along w/ his words.".
Can a Nice Doctor Make Treatments More Effective? @Stanford social psychologists @howelaurenc & @karismatically say having a doctor who is warm and reassuring actually improves your health.
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Congratulations again to Dr. New Latthivongskorn @anydoubleyou and Dr. Denisse Rojas Marquez @DenisseRojas26 on their 2021 @Vilcek-Gold Award, presented today at #AAMC21!💛#humanismalways @aamctoday
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.@LizGaufberg with our Gold @harvardmacy Scholars: Mita Sanghavi Goel, Rebekah Valthaty and Kevin Patrick Bogart. Hope you’re all having an incredible experience! #HMIEducators #meded
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"We are grateful for @vivek_murthy's wisdom, his kindness, and his generosity of spirit, which have made an extraordinary impact in U.S. healthcare." — @RILPresAPGF on presenting Dr. Murthy the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award w/ Dr. Jan Vilcek of @Vilcek. Congrats, Dr. Murthy! #AAMC20
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The Gold Humanism Summit is a wonderful opportunity to engage with a community who cares about compassion & connection in healthcare as much as you do. All those passionate about humanistic care are welcome. Join us in Atlanta, February 29 - March 2!
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'We need a #medical culture that sees #humanism as a precondition for being a good #doctor, not an obstacle' @nytopinion @pryorlisa.
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FREE FULL TEXT of the Charter on Physician Well-Being, published today in @JAMA_current! Congrats to @ColinWestMDPhD @LarissaThomasMD @LizGaufberg Jon Ripp & Hasan Bazari who led the effort on this Charter! #physicianburnout #openaccess.
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What books should be on our 2019 Summer Reading List for Compassionate Clinicians? Fiction or non-fiction welcome, so long as it illuminates humanism in some way & was published after June, when our 2018 list came out: Suggestions, reader friends? 📚📚📚.
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Together with @Vilcek, we're thrilled to announce the 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award recipient: Dr. Vivek Murthy. This joint award celebrates the impact of #immigrant leaders on U.S. healthcare. Full announcement: #medtwitter @vivek_murthy @AAMCtoday
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#KeepingHealthcareHuman with 2 amazing humanists & leaders in #meded: George Thibault & Jordan Cohen, president emeritus of AAMC, after Dr. Thibault gave the 2018 Jordan J. Cohen Humanism in Medicine Lecture at #AAMC18
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"What does a new antiracism curriculum do, set against the backdrop of these structurally racist practices? It directs attention away from their very examination." .- @kevgutierrezmd reading from his @NEJM essay: @BLReview #Medtwitter.
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⭐Humanism in action.⭐A global approach to well-being.⭐Building and re-building trust.⭐Diversity, equity, inclusion & anti-racism. Does your work focus on humanism in healthcare? . Apply to present at the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit! .#MedTwitter .
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Super voices of humanism in healthcare on this list, including Gold Trustee @gradydoctor @ChristleNwora @DrFNA @uche_blackstock @ChaseTMAnderson @AmandaJoyMD @DrQuinnCapers4 @MyronRolle @AtashaJordan @UREssien @BHWilliamsMD, @RheaBoydMD & many others. #KeepHealthcareHuman ✨.
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Congrats to the @Alkureishi_L #GoldMTL team for designing & validating a tool to measure #patientcentered #EHR use. Check out the study here: @WeiWeiLeeMD @FutureDocs @maureendlyons.
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We're excited to announce the Gold Corporate Council: @BDandCo, @HenrySchein, @IBMWatsonHealth, @Medtronic, @QuestDX
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"I have come to believe a good doctor has an almost magical ability to feel what their patient feels. as well as the knowledge & expertise to respond ethically to what they see from the other side. This superpower has a name: empathy." —@haiderwarraich #medtwitter
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We're thrilled that @gradydoctor, a Gold Trustee & spectacular national voice of humanism, will be speaking at the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit. Atlanta is her home; Dr. Manning is an internist at @GradyHealth & Professor of Medicine at @EmoryMedicine. #medtwitter #2024GoldSummit
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Congratulations to Dr. Hoover Adger Jr. of @HopkinsMedicine (center), selected by AAMC Organization of Student Representatives to receive the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award! Here w/ @RILPresAPGF, Dr. Elizabeth Cleek, Dr. Sandra Gold & Pia Miller #AAMC19
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