The message was driven home Friday when incoming and current members of the USA chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society (GHHS) expressed their thanks by distributing handwritten thank-you notes and painted river rocks to residents on Thank a Resident Day. The rocks were painted with encouraging messages such as “Stay Awesome,” “#kindnessrocks,” #ThankaResidentDay,” “Our Hero” and “Residents Rock.”
“Residency is an incredibly stressful time with physicians-in-training balancing their own learning, teaching medical students, attending to patient care and trying to build in self-care all simultaneously,” said Dala Eloubeidi, a member of GHHS who oversaw the project. “As medical students, we spend the majority of our time on the wards and in clinic working with residents, and they have a lasting impact on our education and development as future doctors. They also become mentors and lifelong friends in many cases.”
Some 276 residents and fellows currently are training at USA Health hospitals and clinics.
In 2018, the GHHS established Thank a Resident Day to bring to light the importance of the residence staff and encourage medical students at chapters throughout the nation to show their gratitude and appreciation.
