The Gold Humanism Honor Society

Arnold P. Gold Foundation

The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is a national organization that aims to instill and sustain a culture of respect, dignity and compassion for patients and professionals in the healthcare environment. It seeks to The GHHS chapter in SOM was founded in 2005 by Brendan Byrne, Chih Chuang, Roman Czubatyj, Minda Patt, Jenese Reynolds, and Kristoffer Sugg. For more information about the SOM chapter, visit their extension site here.

Residents in WSUGME sole-sponsored programs are eligible for induction into GHHS. Candidates can be nominated by medical students, fellow residents, or faculty.

A Otolaryngology resident, Dr. Michael Chung, was recently the recipient of the Gold Humanism Honor Society Award. This award recognizes individuals "who are exemplars of humanistic patient care and who can serve as models, mentors, and leaders in medicine." For a profile of Dr. Chung, see here.

For more information about the Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the Gold Humanism Honor Society, please visit The Arnold P. Gold Foundation.

About the Gold Foundation

Healthcare will be dramatically improved by placing the interests, values and dignity of all people at the core of teaching and practice. The Gold Foundation champions humanism in healthcare, which we define as compassionate, collaborative, and scientifically excellent care. They believe that healthcare will be dramatically improved by placing the interests, values and dignity of all people at the core of teaching and practice. Keeping healthcare human requires persistent and determined efforts dedicated to maintaining the human connection in modern medicine. Our Community of Caring is made up of like-minded individuals who support humanism in medicine, and who want a place to connect, share, and advocate for the cause.

Humanistic medical care is not simply compassion. It is the best of medicine. When skilled clinicians build caring, trusting and collaborative relationships with patients, this results in more appropriate medical decisions, better patient adherence with treatment plans, and less costly healthcare outcomes.

For more information about the Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the Gold Humanism Honor Society, please visit The Arnold P. Gold Foundation.