Back to News Call for Nominations Open: AACN-Gold Interprofessional Humanism in Healthcare Award Monday, September 8, 2025 | Faculty & Professional Development The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation are seeking nominations for the jointly created Interprofessional Humanism in Healthcare Award. This national honor was created to celebrate and recognize the impact that collaboration between nurses and physicians can have on improving health outcomes and access to quality patient care. The overarching goal of this program is to foster humanism in healthcare, which is defined as clinically excellent care that is kind, safe, and trustworthy. The award, which includes an unrestricted cash prize, is designed to disseminate best practices and wisdom from the two honorees. The aim is to impart messages that will encourage nursing and medical students to follow in their footsteps with their own interprofessional collaborations. Brief bios of the 2023 inaugural winners and the 2024 winners are posted online. AACN and the Gold Foundation are seeking nominations for a nurse-physician pair (or team of 2 nurses, 2 doctors) who are working collaboratively to deliver humanistic patient care. Click here to review the eligibility criteria and nomination requirements. The deadline to submit a nomination form is October 13, 2025. Please direct any questions to balcala@gold-foundation.org.