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| Members of the Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society delivered treats to staff and patients at USA Health University Hospital as part of Solidarity Week. |
“GHHS members are committed to practicing compassion in healthcare far beyond Solidarity Week. The Gold Humanism Honor Society celebrates across the nation with acts of compassion and kindness toward patients, faculty, staff and classmates,” said T.J. Hundley, M.D., associate dean for medical education and a chapter adviser. “One of our new events this year was Honest Conversations, where our GHHS students collaborated with the Wellness Council and hosted a panel of physicians covering topics of wellness, burnout and compassionate care. It was a full auditorium with phenomenal participation and will likely become a yearly event during Solidarity Week.”
GHHS members also hosted Solidarity Bingo for hospital staff and faculty members in honor of Wellness Wednesday. In this game, individual spaces were marked off when a task was completed. Some of the squares read “tell a co-worker ‘thank you,’” “check on a patient’s family member,” and “encourage someone.”
“Our goal with Solidarity Bingo was to spread humanism in medicine,” said Ashley Nguyen, social coordinator for GHHS. “We did our best to include each member of the Whiddon College of Medicine and USA Health to further emphasize the need for collaboration in obtaining a healthy working environment and providing patient-centered care.”
Members also delivered cake pops to various floors at USA Health University Hospital and USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital for staff and patients. They also offered free meal vouchers for staff members and free doughnuts for Whiddon College of Medicine faculty members.
The national Gold Humanism Honor Society office established National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Care in 2011 to highlight the nationwide movement promoting provider-patient relationships based on care, personalization and mutual respect. The movement gained momentum particularly after the Senate passed a resolution in 2013 and 2014 to officially recognize Solidarity Day on the national calendar, and it is now typically celebrated on or around Valentine’s Day.
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