Fourth year student inducted into GHHS
The Gold Humanism Honor Society Selection Committee carefully reviewed the nominations of many students. Fort Pierce campus fourth-year student, Barbara Pierre Louis, was selected from the Class of 2024 as a true exemplar of humanism, demonstrating clinical excellence, service to others and a patient-centered approach to care and compassion.
“Humanism is defined by the link between compassion and scientific competence. When practiced, humanism in medicine fosters relationships with patients and other caregivers that are compassionate and empathetic. It describes attitudes and behaviors that are sensitive to the values, autonomy, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of others. The humanistic doctor demonstrated the following attributes (I.E., C.A.R.E.S)
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tegrity: the congruence between expressed values and behavior
Excellence: clinical expertise
Compassion: the awareness and acknowledgement of the suffering of another and the desire to relieve it
Altruism: the capacity to put the needs and interests of another before your own
Respect: the regard for the autonomy and values of another person
Empathy: the ability to put oneself in another’s situation, e.g., physician as patient
Service: the sharing of one’s talent, time and resources with those in need; giving beyond what is required”
- The Arnold P. Gold Foundation for Humanism in Medicine https://www.gold-foundation.org/