is a service honor society comprised of fourth year medical students selected by their peers. We also support a resident chapter. Facilitator: Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D.
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is dedicated to Keeping Healthcare Human
Our Vision: Healthcare will be dramatically improved by placing human interests, values and dignity at the core of teaching and practice.
Our Mission: The Gold Foundation infuses the human connection into healthcare. We engage schools, health systems, companies, and individual clinicians in the joy and meaning of humanistic healthcare, so that they have the strength and knowledge to ensure patients and families are partners in collaborative, compassionate, and scientifically excellent care.
For information about Gold Humanism Honor Society please email HUM_Honorifics@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
Gold Humanism Honor Society website.
Awards: In 1998, Dr. Arnold P. Gold and Sandra O. Gold founded the Arnold P. Gold Foundation with a mission of perpetuating the tradition of the “caring doctor.” Currently, the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) recognizes individuals across the continuum of medical education and practice who exemplify humanism in medicine, including:
- Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine awards, which recognize one graduating medical student and one faculty member for exemplifying outstanding humanism in medicine.
- The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Awards, for residents who have demonstrated commitment to teaching and compassionate treatment of patients and families, students and colleagues.