The Creighton University School of Medicine GHHS Chapter was established in 2004 with the support of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. 

Inspiration for the GHHS began in the late 1990s, when medical educators and residency program directors expressed the need for a mechanism to identify applicants for internships and residencies who have both outstanding clinical and interpersonal skills. Thanks to a series of grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, deans, medical educators, and experts in assessment were convened to explore and research the viability of an honor society to promote humanistic values and behaviors and transform the culture of medicine. Currently, the society has over 25,000 members in training and practice.

Mission

The mission of the Gold Humanism Honor Society established at the Creighton University School of Medicine is to promote humanism, humane conduct, and professionalism throughout the continuum of physician training from the first day in medical school until retirement from medical practice. Humanism is a core principle of the Ignatian philosophy at the foundation of the Creighton University mission. In accordance with its mission, the Creighton University Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society will recognize those medical students, resident physicians, and faculty members, who exemplify the qualities of the humanistic healer. Gold Humanism Honor Society members manifest:

• Integrity, pursuit of truth, and sound moral reasoning that engenders the trust and confidence of others
• Ability to learn from life experiences and commitment to self-evaluation, seeking and accepting criticism to improve performance
• Promotion of justice and respect for others and for the inalienable worth of each individual, regardless of social, ethnic, religious, or cultural background or station of life
• Compassion, empathy, and altruism including supportive advocacy for others, with special emphasis on care for the poor
• Concern for the general welfare of the community and the society as a whole
• Ability to maintain compassion, concern, respect, integrity, and commitment to humanistic goals despite adversity

Executive Committee/Chapter Members

The Executive Committee is made up of faculty who has been inducted in an administrative capacity and/or as a result of having been selected as a winner of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award (which is sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation).  Winners of the Tow Award are automatically inducted into the GHHS Chapter at the subsequent annual induction banquet. 

Inductees

Students are nominated by their peers and the School of Medicine faculty. Afterward, a committee meets to make the final selections. 10% of the class of students is inducted from each senior class.