Please join me in congratulating Ruby Mendenhall who was selected 2024 Urbana, IL Poet Laureate as well as being inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society ( The GHHS reinforces and supports the importance of the human connection in healthcare, which is essential for the health of patients and clinicians.)

There will be a kick off event this Fri (March 15) from 6 to 8 pm at Gallery Art Bar: (20+) Ruby Mendenhall's Poet Laureate Celebration | Facebook to celebrate Poet Laureate.

More about the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Website text: "The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is a national honor society that honors senior medical students, residents, role-model physician teachers and other exemplars recognized for excellence in clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service1. It was created by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation for Humanism in Medicine1. The GHHS is a signature program of the Gold Foundation, a nonprofit organization that champions humanism in healthcare2. The GHHS reinforces and supports the importance of the human connection in healthcare, which is essential for the health of patients and clinicians."

Congrats Ruby!