#15: "Every Patient After" with Molly Fessler, 2022 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest winner
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This  episode continues a series of conversations with winners of the Gold  Foundation's Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest. Molly Fessler, who won second place for nursing students students in the 2022 contest,  reads her essay, "Every Patient After." That reading is followed by a conversation with Molly and Gold Foundation Editor in Chief Brianne Alcala, exploring the writing process. Molly is a four-year student at the University of Michigan Medical School and a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Extra thanks to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)  and the Academic Medicine podcast for sharing Molly's reading of her  essay. All winning Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay  Contest are published in both Academic Medicine, the journal of AAMC,  and the Journal of Professional Nursing, published by the American  Association of Colleges of Nursing. Dr. Hope Babette Tang-Goodwin, the namesake of our essay contest, was  an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, whose devotion to the care of the  children and infants with HIV infection in New York City was an  inspiration to her colleagues and her students. Her approach to medicine  combined a boundless enthusiasm for her work, intellectual rigor, and  deep compassion for her patients. In sum, Dr. Tang-Goodwin was an  exemplar of excellent, compassionate, and respectful patient care. The Gold Connection is produced by the Gold Humanism Honor Society, a program of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation,  a nonprofit that champions humanism in healthcare. On this podcast, we  share stories of humanism in action, as well as tools and lessons for  students, clinicians, and leaders.
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