{"id":66596,"date":"2019-11-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/11\/21\/nominations-open-for-tow-humanism-in-medicine-awards\/"},"modified":"2019-11-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T06:00:00","slug":"nominations-open-for-tow-humanism-in-medicine-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/11\/21\/nominations-open-for-tow-humanism-in-medicine-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominations open for Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Nominations are now being accepted for the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards recognize faculty members who demonstrate both clinical excellence and outstanding compassion in the delivery of care and who show respect for patients, their families, and health care colleagues. <\/p>\n<p>The Gold Foundation launched this award in 1991 at Columbia University College of Physicians &#038; Surgeons. The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey began replicating these awards nationwide in 1998, with participation from The Gold Foundation. In 2003, thanks to a generous donation from Leonard Tow, these awards became solely sponsored and administered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gold-foundation.org\/programs\/leonard-tow-humanism-in-medicine-award\/\">The Gold Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations close at 5 p.m. on Dec. 13. The award recipient will be inducted into the UNMC chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society in early February, then recognized at graduation in May.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eligible candidates:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rank: All full-time and part-time UNMC faculty members are eligible.\n<li>Experience: Member of UNMC faculty for two or more years<\/ul>\n<p><b>Criteria:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consistently demonstrates compassion and empathy in the delivery of care to patients;\n<li>Serves as a role model &#8212; illustrates professional behavior by example;\n<li>Approachable and accessible to students;\n<li>Welcomes opportunities for teaching and one-on-one mentorships with students;\n<li>Exhibits enthusiasm and skill in professional and personal interactions with students;\n<li>Shows respect for everyone;\n<li>Demonstrates cultural sensitivity in working with patients and family members of diverse backgrounds;\n<li>Displays effective communication and listening skills;\n<li>Understands patients&#8217; need for interpretation of complex medical diagnoses and treatments and makes an effort to ensure patient comprehension &#8212; shows respect for the patient&#8217;s viewpoint;\n<li>Sensitive to the patients&#8217; psychological well-being;\n<li>Effectively identifies emotional concerns of patients and family members;\n<li>Engenders trust and confidence;\n<li>Adheres to professional and ethical standards;\n<li>Committed to reflection and objective self-evaluation of his\/her skills; and\n<li>Displays competence in scientific endeavors.<\/ul>\n<p>For more information and to nominate a faculty member, <a href=\"https:\/\/app1.unmc.edu\/PublicAffairs\/TodaySite\/images\/siteimages\/TwoNom112119.pdf\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" style=\"display: none;\" title=\"Pkzu  KEuulmjAj OK OKzIfeW\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations will be accepted until 5 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