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.