The Arnold P. Gold Foundation holds an annual essay contest to encourage medical and nursing students to reflect on their experiences and engage in narrative writing. For the 2025 contest, students were asked to use the following quote as inspiration to illuminate how the human connection can make a meaningful difference in care. Of all …
Continue reading Winners of the 2025 Dr. Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest
As voiced by the late Congressman John Lewis, “The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have to make change in a democratic society.” For health care professionals, it is also a powerful tool for helping our patients and their families make change in their communities. Together, we must empower our colleagues and patients …
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Photo courtesy of Thomas Owen and Teresa Chan. “Emergency department gridlock is in effect.” I used to hear this nearly every day as a clinical clerk, but at first, I had no idea what it really meant. Clinical training starts with an emphasis on the individual patient, as you explore one case at a time …
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By: Teresa Chan, MD, FRCPC, MHPE T. Chan is assistant professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine & Faculty of Health Sciences, and program director, Clinician Educator Area of Focused Competence Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. “We need a doctor in Resusc 1 STAT!” “I’m worried that …
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