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ERAS APPLICATION TO INCLUDE GOLD HUMANISM HONOR
SOCIETY (GHHS) INDICATOR BEGINNING 2015
WHAT IS GHHS?
The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is a signature program of The Arnold P. Gold
Foundation, which is nationally recognized for promoting patient-centered care. In 2002, the
Foundation launched GHHS to identify students, residents, and faculty who embody the
qualities of integrity, excellence, altruism, respect, and empathy and would serve as role
models, leaders, and advocates for humanism in medicine. Since its inception, GHHS has
grown steadily and currently has 119 medical student chapters, 15 resident chapters, and
more than 20,000 members.
NATIONAL RESIDENCY MATCHING PROGRAM DATA
WHY SHOULD MEDICAL SCHOOLS HAVE A GHHS CHAPTER?
The presence of a GHHS chapter offers both medical schools and their students significant
opportunities for strengthening their commitment to humanistic care. GHHS members
serve as role models, mentors, and leaders for compassionate, patient-centered care in
their communities. GHHS chapters sponsor projects, encourage humanistic teaching, offer
supportive and reflective opportunities for peers, and encourage a positive learning
environment. GHHS members benefit from opportunities to receive national recognition,
develop leadership skills, obtain grants, participate in networking and mentoring, attend
professional conferences, and access resources to promote humanistic care in their
communities.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
Lynn White, Director, GHHS: lwhite@gold-foundation.org
WHY IS A GHHS INDICATOR ON ERAS IMPORTANT?
REFERENCES
• GHHS membership is an important component of a holistic review process that goes
beyond evaluation of an applicant based primarily on grades and examination scores.
• A comparison of recent NRMP Program Director Surveys reveals that knowledge of and
appreciation for membership in GHHS by residency program directors has been
growing steadily (see table).1,2
• A survey of 2014 and 2013 GHHS graduates revealed that 62% of respondents agreed
or strongly agreed that being a GHHS member was helpful in securing their residency
training position. (Data available upon request.)
• Haight et al. described an association between personality traits and GHHS status that
was predictive of positive clinical evaluations during medical school and cited studies
showing that personality characteristics are positive predictors of performance in
residency training. 3
• In a survey of students from five graduating classes (2006-2010), Spector et al. found
that GHHS members had higher academic standing compared to their non-GHHS peers
and were attracted to primary care specialties in greater numbers.4
1. National Resident Matching Program, Data Release and Research Committee: Results of
the 2012 NRMP Program Director Survey. National Resident Matching Program,
Washington, DC, 2012. http://www.nrmp.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/08/programresultsbyspecialty2012.pdf
2. National Resident Matching Program, Data Release and Research Committee: Results of
the 2014 NRMP Program Director Survey. National Resident Matching Program,
Washington, DC. 2014. http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/PD-SurveyReport-2014.pdf
3. Haight S, Chibnall J, Schindler D, Slavin S. Associations of medical student personality
and health/wellness characteristics with their medical school performance across the
curriculum. Academic Medicine 2012; 87:476-485.
4. Spector S, Kahn M, Lazarus C et al. Relationship between Gold Humanism Honor
Society (GHHS) membership and selection of primary care residency academic outcomes:
a multi-institutional study. Submitted for publication.