The Newsletter of The Arnold P. Gold FoundationA Public FoundationDedicated to FosteringHumanism in MedicineThanksgiving 2001

The Arnold P. GoldFoundation joins allAmericans and peace

loving individuals throughout the world in mourning victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. � We express profound appreciation and thanks to the thousands of rescue workers,healthcare professionals and volunteers who have given so muchto provide assistance and relieve suffering. � May the survivorsand all the families who experienced loss find hope and comfort.

Becoming a National ResourceIn this most difficult and challenging of times, we findstrength in the heroism and examples of others. With themissing Twin Towers as an empty backdrop, we marvel at the

courageous efforts of thousands, many ofthem doctors, nurses and other healthcareprofessionals. In their honor and memorywe report to you about our recent activi-ties in pursuit of humanism in medicine.“Social Entrepreneurship” according to The Manhattan Institute for PolicyResearch pertains to those “who have successfully broughtto life new ideas andapproaches of theirown imagining… havetaken risks implicit instarting a new venture

with an uncertain future… and have pro-duced benefits for those whom they have,in a spirit of altruism and idealism, soughtto assist.”

We are pleased to tell youthat there are manyexceptional minds and“social entrepreneurs” atwork on the problems inhealthcare today.

Several of them are work-ing with us to fosterhumanism in medicine,although our Foundationremains unique in having this as our central mission.

During the past year, we have had the opportunity to attend amyriad of meetings with many leaders in medicine. It has

been our honor to be invited as advisors,delegates, and guests at six formal con-ferences and many more intimate conver-sations from Massachusetts to Oregon, andnumerous places in between.

Outstanding individuals like Dr. C.Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon Gen-eral, Dr. Jordan Cohen, President of the

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� New Initiativesin ’01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

� Three Days atGround Zero. . . . . . . . . . . . 15

FEATURES

Drs. Arnold Gold and JordanCohen celebrate Arnold’sbirthday at American Boardof Internal Medicine meetingsin Oregon.

Sandra Gold in conversation with Dr. C. Everett Koopat Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire.

REMEMBERINGGIVING THANKS

Comings and GoingsThe Arnold P. Gold Foundation ispleased to welcome Ann G. Bruder asDirector of Programs. Her responsibil-ities include supervising The Founda-tion’s 26 diverse programs and projectsand maintaining The Foundation’sgrowing website: www.humanism-in-med-icine.org, including the international

humanism in medi-cine essay contest formedical students.She also works withthe Board GrantsReview Committeeto evaluate and recommend grantproposals for Foun-dation support.

Prior to coming to The Gold Founda-tion, Ann served as Regional Coordina-tor and Program Officer at the FinancialServices Volunteer Corps (FSVC) inNew York, NY; as Country Manager atthe U.S. Trade and DevelopmentAgency in Washington, D.C. and asAssociate Director and InternationalTrade Specialist in the Central andEastern Europe Business Center of theU.S. Department of Commerce. Sheholds a Masters Degree in InternationalAffairs from the School of Internationaland Public Affairs at Columbia Univer-sity in New York, and was a recipient ofa Post Graduate Research Grant fromthe International Research andExchange Board for work in Sarajevo,Bosnia. Ann speaks Serbo-Croatian andRussian and worked for the Voice ofAmerica. Currently she lives in GlenRidge, NJ with her husband, Eric andyear-old daughter, Amy.

Chirag Oza, a recent cum laude gradu-ate of New York University in Econom-ics, enters the not-for-profit marketplaceas our new Administrative Assistant.

Warm farewells and good luck are extended to two staff members. Wewish Vicki White, who served as TheFoundation's first Director of Programsfrom 1998 through August of this year, all the best in her new career as a French teacher. And to TolgaOzturk, who returns in December to his native Turkey, where we know hewill be our unofficial ambassador for humanism in medicine. We expressappreciation for his conscientious workas our Administrative Assistant.

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Association of American Medical Col-leges (AAMC), and Dr. Reed Tuckson,Senior V.P. for Consumer Health andMedical Care Advancement at UnitedHealth Group, among many others,have discussed with us the importanceof re-emphasizing the humanistic sideof medicine in medical education.They, as well as others, are also con-cerned about how to transform the current system so that, as the FetzerInstitute has articulated, “relationshipcentered care” will become the normrather than the exception for a privi-leged few.It is an understatement to say that wehave been honored and thrilled to rep-resent The Arnold P. Gold Foundationin so many varied venues including: theAmerican Hospital Association’s HealthForum Summit, the American Board ofInternal Medicine Foundation Forum2001 (ABIM) “Physician Quality inChanging Times: Reaffirming Profes-sional Values in the Doctor-PatientRelationship,” and the Fetzer Instituteplanning meeting, to name a few. It isenormously encouraging and fulfillingfor us as individuals, professionals andespecially as Foundation Board mem-bers, to be sought after as resources onthis issue about which we feel such apassionate commitment. These experi-ences were memorable and inspiring,and we know that it is your belief in theimportance of this mission that sustains ourwork and serves to recharge us time andtime again.Our balancing act requires constantreadjusting of schedules, programadministration and evaluation, and fundraising responsibilities. This would beimpossible without the dedication andskill of our respective and able officestaff, for which we are most apprecia-tive. We salute all those behind thescenes who daily make it possible for usto be front and center for The Founda-tion’s mission.Our distinguished Board of Trusteesand Medical and Professional AdvisoryCouncil sets policies and priorities asthey guide our progress. The Arnold P.Gold Foundation programs are expand-ing and annually influencing thousandsof medical students, medical faculty,hospital residents, administrators andstaff. Our goal is ultimately to provideimproved care for all patients and their

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(201)567-7999 · FAX (201)567-7880email: goldfdtn@gold-foundation.org

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Officers

Arnold P. Gold, M.D., President

Sandra O. Gold, Ed.D., Executive Vice President

Norman Seiden, Vice President

Lester J. Scheinfeld, CFRE Vice President for Development

Myron Rosner, Esq., Secretary

Jeffrey L. Saltzer, C.P.A., Treasurer

Board of Trustees

Elaine Adler Robert O. OwensJeni S. Arnold William J. Peace, Ph.D.

Brian E. Benson David E. Rogers, M.D.*Angelica Berrie Myron Rosner, Esq.

Arnold P. Gold, M.D. Leonard RubinSandra O. Gold, Ed.D. Jeffrey L. Saltzer, C.P.A.

David V. Habif, Jr., M.D. Mark SeidenCharles Klatskin Norman Seiden

Linda D. Lewis, M.D. Samuel C. Silverstein, M.DWilliam J. Lippman Norma E. Wagoner, Ph.D.

Ira H. Lustgarten, Esq.* Barry C. Waldorf, Esq.Robert B. Mellins, M.D.

*deceased

Medical and Professional Advisory Council

Herman Aronson Brett Harris, Esq.Robert E. Berkowitz John H. Peace

Rita Charon, M.D., Ph.D. Kenneth I. Shine, M.D.Carl Epstein John Stone, M.D.

Jerome E. Groopman, M.D. Daniel T. Williams, M.D.

Staff

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Ann G. Bruder, M.A. Rebecca A. Sullivan, M.A.Director of Programs Special Projects Coordinator

Arlene Gould, M.A.T. Laura BraffDOC Editor and Program and Development

Public Relarions Coordinator Associate

Mary Meehan Chirag OzaBookkeeper Administrative Assistant

Ann G. Bruder, Director of Programs

families, and to support teaching hospi-tal environments that nurture andencourage their staff. Relationship cen-tered care is the goal!We sincerely hope you are proud toshare our achievements to date and willhelp us to continue to advocate forhumanism. With additional support wewill be able to truly make a lasting con-tribution to improving the quality ofhealthcare for all of us.Our best wishes for a very healthy andhappy holiday season,

Arnold and Sandra Gold

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More Gold Doc Stories Welcome!In our last issue we put out a call for personal stories about “Gold Docs;”doctors who go that extra mile to help patients and demonstrate com-passion and caring along with medicalexpertise. Several of these stories have already been published on “TheBig Picture” section of our website:www.humanism-in-medicine.org. In thisnewsletter, we are including two ofthese “Gold Doc” stories. We welcomeyour short (500 words or less) contribu-tion to this growing collection. Pleasesend them to: “Gold Doc” c/o TheArnold P. Gold Foundation, 619 Palisade Avenue, 2nd Floor, Engle-wood Cliffs, NJ 07632, or email tolbraff@gold-foundation.org.

Laura BraffProgram and Development Associate

My Gold DocWhen my daughter was born, we were devastated by the news that she had a Con-genital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Not even a day-old, she was transferred to ColumbiaPresbyterian to be put on Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Myhusband and I were so confused. We had never heard of this birth defect, or themachine they had her surgically hooked up to. Dr. Stolar did the initial surgery, thenhad to leave town. He put our baby in the hands of Dr. Steven Stylianos.At first we were upset…until we met Dr. Stylianos. He sat down with us, andanswered all of our questions. He told us he would do Jessica’s surgery when sheseemed ready. My husband and I spent as much time in the Neurological IntensiveCare Unit as we could. Dr. Stylianos was constantly checking on our little one,always calling and consulting with her nurse and the ECMO technicians. It was aSunday afternoon when Dr. Stylianos felt Jessica was stable and ready for surgery.Time had lost all meaning for us, but I was struck by his dedication to do Jessica’ssurgery on her terms, not when it would be convenient. He told us how long thesurgery would be and brought us in for a quick good-bye. It was without a doubt thelongest hour-and-a-half of my life. As soon as the surgery was over, Dr. Stylianoscame to us in the waiting room and told us all had gone well. We hugged as I criedand thanked him. Jessica needed three subsequent surgeries. With each one, Dr. Stylianos was just as caring and considerate of us as he was with our daughter. Our little girl is almost four-years-old now. We will be forever grateful to Dr. Stylianos and pray that he continues to perform miracles.

Sophia TuckerNew Jersey

Residents Do Get SickAfter experiencing the rigorous training schedule of surgicalresidents as a 3rd and 4th year medical student, I made aninformed decision to pursue a career as a surgeon. I was there-fore prepared for the inevitable hours of lost sleep, dailyexhaustion, and non-stop work that surgical residencies areknown for.However, there was one element of residency I was not pre-pared for – what happens when residents, rather than patients,get sick? As I later learned, the question was moot, for, as amatter of fact, “residents don’t get sick.”Since the start of residency, I have often watched my co-residents come in with pale faces, fevers, coughs, nausea andvomiting, plug themselves into an IV, and go about their business without a word of acknowledgement or concernexpressed by co-workers or attendings.Rather than an “exceptional” response to personal illness, thishas become an accepted and expected response. The few fel-low residents who did call in sick because of any significantillness were ridiculed in their absence, and their commitmentto medicine called into question.I, too, experienced these attitudes first-hand when I requiredsurgery midway through my internship. Instructed to checkinto the hospital at 6 am on the day of surgery, I switched mynight call, originally scheduled for the same day, so as to avoidmissing my assignment. I worked through the previous night,without sleep, and walked directly from my last patient’s roomto Patient Registration at 6:15 am.Following the surgery that morning, I spent the night in theCritical Care Unit and was discharged home the following dayin sore, but stable condition. The first call I received upon

arriving home that evening was from a co-resident, asking if Iwould be at work the following day. I returned to work havingmissed a total of five days of work.Upon my return to work, I was stunned to receive a numberof cold shoulders from both co-workers and attendings. Not asingle person inquired about my health or how I had beenfeeling since the surgery. I suddenly felt ashamed and horriblyguilty for a medical problem over which I had no control. I feltbetrayed by the lack of empathy from my co-residents, andangry at their quickness to judge me in my absence.When residents are routinely expected to work at a level 200%above and beyond reasonable human limits, what will be theiroverwhelming emotion when a co-worker falls ill and, as aresult, they must now work at an unimaginable capacity of300-400% beyond their already stretched-thin limits? Willtheir first thought be compassion and empathy towards a sickfriend, or bitterness, frustration and despair at the prospect of an almost unbearable workload? With 36-48 hour-long shifts and few, if any, days off per month, we become the products of our work environment, an environment which, ironically, is intolerant of illness.Though the obvious implications of these attitudes towards aresident’s health and ability to function is a significant con-cern, an equally important question deserves mention: If weare unable to accept our own illness, how will we learn tothoughtfully and compassionately deal with that of ourpatients?

Sara B. May, M.D.R2, Surgery, West Coast

Editor’s Note: We hope Sara will be pleased to know that the experiences of residents will be a priority of The Foundation’s program development for the next five years.

Our Programs in ActionSince its inception in 1988 The Arnold P. Gold Foundation hassought to positively influence the culture of medicine by fos-tering humanism in medicine. We both create and supportinnovative programs that can be piloted, evaluated, revised andreplicated. This approach has proven successful. Guidelines forthe current 26 Gold Foundation programs are:

The Four “R’s” and Three“C’s”:RECOGNITION AND REWARDS CONFERENCES

RITUAL CARING HOSPITAL

ROLE MODELINGCOMMUNITIES

RESEARCHCURRICULUM

CHANGE

Our Population Focus:• Pre-medical Students • Medical Students • Medical Educators • Residents • Everyone – the profession and the public

Today, The Gold Foundation programs are included at morethan 85% of our nation’s 145 schools of medicine and osteo-pathy, as well as at schools of dentistry, nursing and podiatry.They are also in Israel, China and other countries.A complete program listing is available on our website:www.humanism-in-medicine.org and from The Gold Founda-tion at 619 Palisade Avenue, 2nd Floor, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632.

Sandra O. Gold Executive Vice President

Residents:Home Visit Programs• Three new Home Visit Programsfor Geriatric Residents, madepossible by a grant from theUnited Hospital Fund of NYwill be piloted at the followingteaching hospitals in New YorkCity: Montefiore Medical Cen-ter, Weill Medical College ofCornell University and JamaicaHospital.• Other new Home Visit Programs

for Residents inFamily Medicine,Internal Medicineand Social Medicineare being initiatedthis year at: BostonUniversity, Colum-bia University, andthe University of Virginia Health Sys-tem. New Pediatric programs have be-gun at the Universityof Florida HealthSciences Center,Cedar-Sinai MedicalCenter in Los Ange-les and Jacobi Hospi-tal in New York.

Recognitionand Rewards and Ritual:• Student Clinician’s Ceremony(SCC) In 2001 The Founda-tion sponsored SCCs at 12schools. This transitionalexperience marks the begin-ning of clinical practice formedical students. It also

features awards tooutstanding resi-dents for “Human-ism and Excellencein Teaching.” Weexpect this programto be replicated atmany more schoolsin 2002!

Conferences:• Barriers IV “Over-coming the Barriersto Sustaining Hu-manism in Medi-cine: Influencingthe Culture througha Humanism HonorSociety.”

Editor’s note: The last issue of the DOCNewsletter includes a detailed description ofthis symposium. It may be viewed on ourwebsite. A limited number of those issues areavailable from The Gold Foundation. Call (201)567-7999.

Ann G. BruderDirector of Programs

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New Initiatives in ’01We are pleased to report on several newinitiatives in the year 2001. These include:

Ritual:• The Nightingale Ceremony, modeled onour White Coat Ceremony for enteringmedical students, is being developedand piloted by the University of Missis-sippi School of Nursing, under the guidance of Ola Allen, R.N., Ph.D.,Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

Research:Faculty-Initiated Grants• Michael Rainey, Ph.D.,Acting Associate Dean forAcademic Affairs at theState University of NewYork at Stony Brook, isresearching the impact ofmedical students receiv-ing awards for humanisticbehaviors on their latermedical practice, by eval-uating data from LoyolaUniversity Stritch Schoolof Medicine and the JesuitHonor Society.• Parker A. Small, Jr.,M.D., Professor of Im-munology and MedicalMicrobiology and WayneMcCormack, Ph.D., at the University of FloridaCollege of Medicine inGainsville, are evaluatinga survey instrument onpeer evaluation of medical student’s professionalism.

Dr. Michael Rainey

Dr. Parker A. Small, Jr.

Student Clinician’s Ceremony at New JerseyMedical School (UMDNJ) in Newark

White Coat Ceremony at Indiana University School of Medicine

Recognitionand RewardsTo recognize the corevalue of humanism inmedical school educa-tion, The Gold Founda-tion’s very first programwas the establishment in1991 of CommencementAwards at the College ofPhysicians and Surgeons

at Columbia University. Each year an outstanding facultymember and a graduating senior are recognized and receive asignificant cash prize for excellence in science and demon-stration of espec-ially compassionatepatient care.

In 2001, the awardrecipients at Col-umbia were: Ken-n e t h A . F o r d e ,M.D., Vice-Chair-man for ExternalAffairs, Depart-ment of Surgeryand Michelle Grotz-Rhone, M.D., P&SClass of 2001.

These individuals join an impressive roster of role-model doctors who include:

2000 Peter J. Puchner, M.D., and Shannon Smith Sovndal, M.D.

1999 Barbara Barlow, M.D., and Marla Catherine Mikelait, M.D.

1998 Rafael Lantigua, M.D., and Joshua Gibson, M.D.

1997 Edgar Housepian, M.D., and Ellen Kelly Ritchie, M.D.

1996 Joseph Tenenbaum, M.D., and Susan Swick, M.D.

1995 John N. Schullinger, M.D., and Jeffrey Green Chipman, M.D.

1994 Edgar Leifer, M.D., and Raymond Haroun, M.D.

1993 John M. Driscoll, M.D., and Sarah Ricketts, M.D.

1992 James Francis Hammill, M.D.,and Adrienne Wallace Carmack, M.D.

1991 Abbie Knowlton, M.D., and Mignon Loh, M.D.

Inspired by The Gold Foundation’s program at Columbia,The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey undertook in 1998the replication of Commencement Awards for excellence inscience and patient care. Today, thanks to The HealthcareFoundation of New Jersey, exemplary doctors are recognizedat 80 other medical schools throughout the United States. We are pleased to include a letter we received from one ofthese recipients (on page 14).

Dr. Kenneth A. Forde, center, with Dr. Arnold Goldand Mrs. Forde, at Commencement Awards Ceremony,Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, May 2001

Dr. Michelle Grotz-Rhone, center, recipient of the ColumbiaP&S Student Commencement Award, with Dr. Arnold Gold,her family and friends.

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CaringHospital

Communities

Faculty &StudentGrants

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Home VisitPrograms

HumanismHonorSociety

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Professorships StudentClinician’sCeremony

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2001 Program Estimates

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Where The Foundation Money Comes From

Based on 2000 Financials

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Moving ForwardThe Arnold P. Gold Foundation is committed to continuedactivism in the years ahead. We seek to anticipate develop-ments in healthcare that might further diminish the intimacyand trust of relationship centered care, and to respond quick-ly with innovative programs to counter such a trend.

Our Foundation is well positioned to continue its leadershipon behalf of humanistic healthcare. As the only national foun-dation of its kind dedicated specific to this mission, we arecommitted to generating additional interest and acquiringnew partners and collaborators.

Our network has expanded to include the Associate’s Com-mittee, a group of young future leaders helping to further The Foundation’s work, and the Medical and ProfessionalAdvisory Council (MPAC), distinguished experts who provideimportant advice and guidance.

Our new Public Relations and Outreach Committee is helpingus to cultivate relations with the media and increase efforts tobring public awareness to our mission and our programs. Gal-vanizing the public on this issue has become a focus.

To achieve anticipated growth and future program goals it isurgent that we increase efforts to build The Foundation’sresources. Your support is important to us.

Support The Foundation Now!Your support for current programs willallow The Arnold P. Gold Foundation to continue to play a leading role as “The” organization representinghumanism in medicine.

During its first dozen years, The Foundation has:

• established 26 education programs,for pre-medical students through resi-dency, which seek to instill and rein-force the values of humanism inmedicine through new curricula formedical students and residents

• addressed the culture of medicine inteaching hospitals through building theCaring Hospital Communities ResourceCenter

• achieved national and internationalvisibility and recognition that our programs are successful and gainingmomentum

• attracted a distinguished network ofkey leaders in medical education whowork collaboratively with us

• become a spokesperson at nationaland international forums on this issueand a respected resource in this field

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation needsyour help to realize its leadership potential and have an ever greaterimpact through development of newand expansion of existing programs. We must continue to strive for positive change in the way medicine is practiced.With your new, continued or increasedsupport The Gold Foundation can foster improved and compassionatemedical care for all.

Making the CallOne summer evening, dedicated volun-teers came to The Foundation office to“make the call.” Past donors had beensent a postcard to prepare them toreceive the friendly reminder and solic-itation for their annual contribution toThe Arnold P. Gold Foundation.The responses received were inspiring.Thousands of dollars were pledged andseveral donors made substantial increas-es in their annual gift!Our enthusiastic volunteers includedLinda Oifer, Mike Bergstein and JoanCohen. They talked to many peoplewho shared their enthusiasm for TheFoundation’s mission.

In December we will again be “makingthe call” to reach out to past donors whohave not yet made their 2001 contribu-tions. This year, especially, as our initia-tives have been expanded and we areabout to establish the Gold HumanismHonor Society, each and every donation isimportant and very much appreciated.Contact Les Scheinfeld, Vice Presidentfor Development at The Gold Founda-tion at (201)567-7999 with questions.

Keyboard ConversationsElaine Adler and Angelica Berrie, members of The Foundation’s Board of Trustees are co-chairs of a special con-cert series featuringpianist Jeffrey Siegelto benefit The ArnoldP. Gold Foundation.

In addition to hisappearances as soloist,recitalist and conduc-tor, Jeffrey Siegel created Keyboard Conversations®, as aunique concert-plus-commentary for-mat in which he speaks to the audienceabout the music prior to performingeach work in its entirety. These experi-ences begin with an insightful andentertaining prologue on the music andits composer, followed by a full per-formance of the works, and end with alively question and answer session.

Two Keyboard Conversations® are sched-uled for Tuesday, November 27, 2001and Tuesday, May 7, 2002 at The BerrieCenter for Performing and Visual Arts atRamapo College of New Jersey. A limit-ed number of subscriptions are availableon a first come, first served basis.

Pianist Jeffrey Siegel

Above: exciting masksworn at the Ball.

Event co-chairs, Melissa Weisman, (left)and Eve Klein

A Masquerade BallMembers of The Foundation’s Asso-ciates Committee and their friends gathered at The Explorer’s Club inManhattan on October 27 to raise aware-ness of their sponsorship of Foundationprograms and support for “Take Time forHealth Day – Celebrating Humanism andCommunity.” The neighborhood healthfair and staff wellness event is beingorganized for Spring ’02 by and for theNew York Presbyterian Hospital,Columbia University Health Sciencesand Washington Heights community.

ANNUAL GIFTS

GUARDIANSMyron and Elaine Adler+

Honor: Sandra Gold,Barbara and Norman Seiden’s Anniversary

Jane B. Barsumian TrustAngelica and Russell Berrie+

Russell S. Berrie FoundationMilton and Shirley Gralla

Honor: Drs. Arnold and Sandra GoldDr. David and Linda HabifThe Healthcare Foundation

of New JerseyMellam Family FoundationDorothy O. Mills+

Norman and Barbara Seiden+The Seiden Family Foundation Honor: Drs. Arnold and Sandra Gold, Joshua Gold BensonMemory: Dr. Leo Skolnick

Jesse and Dr. Wilma Siegel+

The Tow FoundationUnited Hospital Fund of New York

PATRONSRaphael and Linda BenaroyaSara Chait Memorial FoundationThe Irving Goldman Foundation*Drs. Alan and Joan Handler

Memory: Dr. Jacob HandlerRichard H. Holzer

Memorial Foundation*Wilson and Maggie Kaplen

The Kaplen FoundationCary and Lisa Kravet*+

Ira and Beverly KristelJoseph and Jill Levy

Page and Otto Marx FoundationWilliam and Doris LippmanJoseph and JoAnn MurphyLawrence Newman

Milton and Miriam Handler Foundation

John and Agnes PeaceLilly SafraGary and Tamar TolchinFrances Velay

Uphill FoundationHenry and Beate Voremberg*

BENEFACTORHerman and Judy AronsonMitchel and Lynn BaumeisterHoward and Joy BerlinBrian and Lauren Donaghy

Honor: Caitlin A. DonaghyElias Feuer and Ethel Rubinstein

Memory: Douglas LevyLeo and Eva Gans

Memory: Norbert Goldenberg, M.D.Drs. Arnold and Sandra GoldVern and Elfrieda Heinrichs*+

Charles and Lynne KlatskinRuth LillyThomas Moore and

Judith Livingston Moore+

Martin and Joanne Hassan Perlman*Sidney Schonfeld

Memory: Dr. Leo SkolnickMark and Diane SeidenStanley and Sylvia Shirvan+

Dr. Leo SkolnickHarvey and Gabriella SperryBarry Waldorf and Stanley Gotlin

Memory: Mr. SchulteRuth Warshauer and Henry Metzger

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonPeter and Deborah Weinberg

CONTRIBUTORSDonald and Deborah AronsonBank OneDlawar and Francine BarakatBruce Baughman and

Melanie Gains ArwinMemory: John Liscio

Michael and Pearl BergsteinHonor: Steve and Michele Silver

Philip and Ruth BermanHonor: Dr. Marc E. Taub

Martin and Phyllis BermanDavid Bressman and Dr. Susan BressmanDr. Richard and Laura Chessler*

Honor: Dr. R. KurtzJeffrey and Shelley Cohen*Colleen Duffy

Memory: Vincent CallagyBruce and Peggy Earle

Honor: Morgan EarleTodd and Karen EisenbudAndrew and Laurel EpsteinCarl and Rita EpsteinEdward and Eleanor Epstein

Larry and Nancy EpsteinDrs. Gerald and Ruth FischbachDr. Ann FlipseLaurance and Mindy FriedmanMargaret Gold and Jonathan SeeligArnold and Arlene GoldsteinNeil and Joyce Goldstein

Honor: Meryl GoldsteinSeymour and Mildred Graye

Honor: Toby FinemanDavid L. Greif Philanthropic Foundation

Memory: Ariana Sue KravatHarold Grinspoon and

Diane TrodermanHarold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation

Ernest and Myrna Haas Philanthropic Fund

The Hancouski Foundation FundEva Holzer

Honor: Russell and Angelica BerrieLawrence Inserra, Jr.Marvin Israelow and Dorian GoldmanZoe JacobsJack and Nancy KatzIlan and Linda KaufthalDr. David Klein and

Heidi Castleman KleinHarry KleinHarvey KleinSteven and Alissa KornStephen and Naomi LassarLois LautenbergMichael and Dede Levitt+

Charles and Lauren LewisHonor: Millie and Sy Graye

Sheldon Liebowitz and Kay RittaJeffrey and Sivia LoriaHerbert and Jeanne MayerDr. Robert and Susan Mellins

Honor: Norman and Barbara SeidenMemory: Lore Mendelsohn

Stuart and Linda NelsonHonor: Dr. Arnold Gold

David and Linda OiferAlvin and Barbara Orlian*Abe and Ann Oster

Memory: Robert BornStephen and Jane PelletierAlice PhilibosianThe Michael F. Price FoundationDr. Melvin and Daryl RandEsther Leah Ritz

Benjamin and Yetta RosenHonor: Arnold and Sandra Gold

Michael RukinMemory: E. Rukin

John and Susan SarilHonor: Liesa and Mike Rosner

Stephen and Sharon SeidenDavid and Joan Serko*

Honor: Russell and Angelica BerrieJeffrey and Laura Siegel

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldJoel and Barbara Simon*

Honor: Russell and Angelica BerrieMemory: Dr. Leo Skolnick

Gary and Karen SingerAxel and Lili StawskiJoseph and Carol SternMoses and Janice SternliebDr. Burton Sutker and Deborah Klatskin

Memory: Neil M. KlatskinIrving and Roz SwireHenry and Marilyn Taub FoundationBill and Lilo Thurnauer

Honor: Steve and Michele SilverGeorge and Dr. Norma WagonerDolph and Inge Wettreich, and

Mitchell and Karen Schlansky Schwarz Family Foundation

Basil and Anna WilliamsFran Ziegelheim

Honor: Russell and Angelica Berrie, Georgette Dunst, Mike and Liesa Rosner,Norman and Barbara Seiden, Memory: Jordan Ackerman, Charles Buller, Bernard Gold

DONORS Morton and Jackie AckermanRobert and Joan ArnowBrady and Cindy Baxter Adolf and Helene BergerEnid BerrieRobert and Elisa Bildner

Honor: Steve and Michele SilverDr. John Birkhoff and Dr. Robin Goland Yale and Myrna BlockLeonard and Enid BoxerPeter and Nancy Brown

Honor: Drs. Arnold and Sandra GoldRaymond and Ellen Burke

Memory: Ariana Sue Kravet John and Bonita CliftonRobert and Judith Cook

Honor: Drs. Arnold and Sandra Gold

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IN APPRECIATIONOCTOBER 11, 2000 ~ OCTOBER 3, 2001

Each name listed below is a an impor-tant advocate for humanism in medi-cine. The Arnold P. Gold Foundationsalutes every contributor and, througheach meaningful gift, those honoredand remembered here. As we considerthe challenges of today and the future,we must strengthen our commitment to

nurturing competency with compassionand caring in healthcare. We are grati-fied and encouraged by the continuingsupport of many, as well as the new giftsreceived during the period October 11,2000 and October 3, 2001. Thank yousincerely for your part in building TheArnold P. Gold Foundation.

GIFTS Guardian: $25,000 and above

Patron: $10,000 ~ $24,999Benefactor: $5,000 ~ $9,999

Contributor: $1,000 ~ $4,999Donor: $500 ~ $999Friend: up to $499

* denotes multi-year pledge gifts+ denotes members of The Golden Circle

Gerald and Lenore DesmondHonor: Drs. Arnold and Sandra Gold

Donald and Bernice DrapkinJohn and Barbara DunleavySheldon and Betty Feinberg, Esq.Frank and Vivian Fiordalisi

Honor: Francis G. FiordalisiAbe and Sylvia GinsburgRichard Goodwin Philanthropic Fund Evelyn Gould*

Honor: Arlene GouldEdward and Ronnie GrossmanAaron and Marilyn Groveman

Honor: Dr. Sidney CarterGerald Hirsch and Judith Burke

Honor: Ari HirschGraham and Gay JonesHelen Kaplan

Honor: Jonathan KaplanSteven KaplanJames and Georgia KarmasJoong and Ocksoon Kim

Honor: The Gold Foundation’s StaffS. Alexander Klatskin and Erin IsikoffBruce Krasnoff

Memory: Goldie KrasnoffRobert and Helene Lapin

Lapin Family FoundationGerald and Phyllis LeBoffAbner and Mildred LevineLester and Judith LiebermanRobert and Celia LongendyckRichard and Nancy MaioClaire Manowitz

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonTracy MoraH. Herbert Myers Memorial FundRobert Owens and Evie Klein+

John and Lisa PetersonHonor: Dr. Arnold Gold

Lester and Geri PollackRosalind Ratner

Memory: Morris RatnerPeter and Barbara Rauch

Honor: Jonathan AronsonJames and Doris ReidStephen and Penny RosenMichael and Beverly Rosenbaum

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldSeymour and Trudy SadinoffGiovanni and Fiorenza Sale

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldRoberto and Jeanette SarfatyGary and Elisabeth SchonfeldVictoria Schonfeld and Victor Friedman

Memory: Hildegard SchonfeldPearl Seiden, David Shuffler and Family

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonMemory: Dr. Leo Skolnick, Bernard Gold

Dr. Howard and Jayne SilverStephen and Michele Miller SilverDwight and Susan SipprelleWalter Squire and Dr. Sara Abramson

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldRabbi Kenneth Stern and

Dr. Suzanne RoseHonor: Dr. Arnold Gold

Dr. Barbara Strassberg and The Honorable Harold Enten

Kevin and Beverly SweeneyDr. George and Alice Todd

Honor: Maureen ToddMorey and Toby Udine

Memory: Max and Pauline Orenberg Joseph and Paula Vacceralla

Rabbi Lewis WarshauerHonor: Steve and Michele Silver

Leonard and Dr. Pamela YablonJeffrey and Stacey Young

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldAlan and Marilyn Zaretsky Philip and Sheila Zaslower

Honor: Drs. Arnold and Sandra GoldMemory: Sybil and Jeffrey Zaslower

Thomas and Diane Zimmer*Honor: Thomas John Zimmer

FRIENDS Frieda Ackerman

Memory: Doreen Ackerman BernardoAudrey Adams and Neil Doppelt

Honor: Sarah and Maggie Gold,Maggie Gold and Jonathan Seelig

Ronald and Paula AltneuMemory: Toby Fineman

Dr. Audrey Amdursky and Joseph Kartiganer

Walter and Edna AmosGeri Amenillo-Vita

Honor: Amy McCormackMarilyn Aronson

Honor: Jonathan AronsonSeth and Liora Aronson

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonDr. Russell and Bonnie AsnesJoseph and Angela Baio

Honor: Emily BaioSheldon and Alyce BarnettDr. Shepard and Naomi BartnoffNorman and Irene Cooper BaschDavid and Miriam BavatiStuart and Sheila BellHarold and Anne BendellDavid and Theresa BennBrian Benson and Amelia Gold

Honor: Virginia Benson, Irene Crakes, Edith Benson

Rus and Virginia BensonMemory: George Crakes

Jonathan and Lisa BergmanHoward and Phyllis Berk

Honor: Jonathan AronsonCharles and Rachel Berkowitz

Honor: Carl and Rita Epstein,Inge Wettreich

Frank BernardoDr. Robert and Carol BernotMurray and Elena BerrieLeslie BerrieBrett BerrieHenry and Renee BickartRobert and Jill Bier

Memory: Victor CarusDr. Charles and Dini Bigajer,

Bigajer Family FoundationGail BilligMartin and Margaret BinderDrs. William and Grace BinghamRick and Vicki Birdoff

Honor: Jordan FeldmanYehieda and Frieda BirnbaumMatthew and Susan BlankDr. Robert BlankfeinEric and Marilyn Blier

Honor: Russell Miller’s GraduationDr. Conrad and Cynthia BlumEdward and PattyLue Boff

Honor: Dr. Prakash Doshi,Dr. M. NissenblattMemory: Herbert Koshar

Joseph and Marie BolognaRoberta Books and Jay NeginMichael and Melissa BoxerMilton and Phyllis Braff

Honor: Laura Braff Memory: Barbara Donnelly

Mark and Laura BraffMemory: Barbara Donnelly

Dr. David and Lois BramwitEtta BrayDrs. David Brody and Joanne LeignerHoward and Nancy BrownMichael and Marianne BrownRobert and Barbara Brucker

Honor: Shari and all the others Dr. Arnold Gold has helped

Jeff and Laura BurnhamJohn and Cindy CaiafaDr. William and Paula CantorPaul and Renie Carniol

Honor: Parents’ AnniversaryJoseph and Margaret CarrollKevin and Terry J. Carroll

Honor: Trevor SwantonMimi Chaplin

Honor: The Aronson FamilyMurray and Ellen Chass

Memory: W. Klein and Dr. I. RichSkip and Yulai ChattraMarilyn Chaus and Leonard Navroth

Memory: Ariana Sue KravetMike and Hillary Chazkel

Memory: Dalrene HaginHarriet ChudnowHank and Rebecca CitronGlenn and Jo Anne B. ClarkeSanda Cohen

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonAlan and Myrna CohenRaymond and Judith CohenDr. Sidney and Lea CohenAmir and Joan Cohen

Honor: Steve and Michele SilverWayne and Jane ColemanAnthony and Christin ConklinPatrick and Sheila Conroy

Honor: Kieran ConroyDr. Stuart and Josepha CookRobert and Karen CowenRoger and Dr. Joan Cracco

Irene CrakesHonor: Joshua Gold BensonMemory: George E. Crakes

Mitchell and Christina DakinMemory: Toby Fineman

Armand and Carol D’AmourCarrie Daniel

Honor: Humanism Honor SocietyYvonne DanielsNeil and Sharon DanzgerEdward and Cheryl DauberEric Michael David

Honor: Dr. D. S. DavidMemory: Dr. H. S. David

Deborah DavisCurt E. and Marion DeJonge

Honor: Laura Eisenmann’s BirthdayHector and Yolanda Delgado

Honor: Krystle M. DelgadoLouis and Carmen Delia

Honor: Joseph DeliaJoseph and Elizabeth DeMarco

Honor: Drs. Arnold and Sandra GoldSidney and Myra DenbaumCharles and Marilyn Desenberg Milford and Zita DesenbergAlan DeVries and Judith JosephMarlene DiamondRobert DiazJoseph and Eileen DickCarol Dickert

Honor: Rabbi Jack GoldbergEllen DinesDaniel and Judith DonahueJudith DorianDrs. John and Yvonne Driscoll

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldTimothy and Cynthia Dunne

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldGail Eagelfeld

Memory: William BrumerJules and Lola EdelmanCharles and Iris Edelstein

Honor: Jonathan AronsonMemory: Toby Fineman

Joan EdelsteinHonor: Dr. Arnold Gold

Nicole EftychiouHonor: Elena Van Poznak

Rabbi Joseph and Sandra Ehrenkranz Marvin and Harriet EisemanKianga EllisSteven A. EmersonMaureen Emich

Honor: Titus SeverinoSylvia Epstein

Memory: Dr. Arthur E. EpsteinMark and Jodi EpsteinSteven and Robin EpsteinJoseph and Claire Ettore

Honor: Mark EttoreMargot EvesLaura Falb

Memory: Irving FalbAnthony Farage, Jr.

Honor: Tony and Jeanette FarageDelores FarleyNicholas and Patricia Fasciano

Honor: Jonathan AronsonPeter Feinberg and Margery Gering

Honor: Dr. Richard LonSteven and Judy Feit

Honor: Michael FeitDr. Lawrence Feldman

Memory: Patti FeldmanSheldon Feldman and Gayle Saunders

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The following funds werecreated with gifts in honor and

in memory of loved ones:

In honor of Jonathan Efrem Aronson (1993)

Andrea Kilian Memorial Fund (1993)

In honor of Morgan Earle (1994 )Barbara Joy Ferrer

Memorial Fund (1995)Ariana Sue Kravet

Memorial Fund (1996)Helen and Fred Waldorf Memorial Fund (1996)

Pauline and Max Orenberg Memorial Fund (1997)

William J. McGorry Memorial Fund (1999)

Hilde Schonfeld Memorial Fund (2000)

Dr. Charles and Rella FeldmanDr. Barry Field and Julie FarrMark Peter Fierro and Amy Collins

Honor: Jonathan AronsonAharon and Aliza Fischman Talia FishfeldSteven and Harriet Flehinger

Honor: Michael FlehingerBill and Sandy FletcherThe Stephen Gaynor SchoolFort Hamilton Middle School

Science DepartmentMemory: Siiri Rabus

Dr. Peter and Betsy FrameAlan and Diane Franco

Honor: Barry WaldorfCarol Frank

Honor: Jonathan AronsonMarilyn Frankel

Memory: Eliot FrankelMichael and Barbara Gross Franklin

Honor: Adam GoodkindDr. John and Elaine FreemanDrs. Seymour and Sylvia FriedDr. Eugene and Marlyn FriedbergGary and Phyllis Friedland

Honor: Marc Lee FriedlandDr. Marvin and Barbara FrogelW. Randall Fuchs

Memory: Beulah KozelJesse Furman and Ariela DublerDr. Arthur and Linda GabrielMichael and Alison GallubRobert and Kelly GalvinAnthony and Christine GarafaloDr. Lee GardnerDrs. Martin Gardy and Jennifer BellRichard and Joan Gargiulo

Honor: Their Children,Andre Mejia

Jane and Larry Gellman Philanthropic Fund

Barbara Gianat Memory: Toby Fineman

Bruce and Susan GilsonJohn and Donna Gist

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldRuth Gittleman

Honor: Jonathan AronsonHerb and Gloria GlattHoward and Lyla Glener

Honor: Judy and Herman AronsonRoger and Dr. Deborah Rukin GoldRonald and Judith GoldDr. Paul and Carol GoldbergStewart and Ellen Golden

Honor: Andrew GoldenHenry and Judith Goldrich

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonAbraham and Lillian GoldsteinDavid and Rena Goldstein

Honor: Brett GoldsteinMemory: Scott Goldstein

Dr. Richard GouldHonor: Morse and Sadie Gould

Sidney and Sharon GranetzMemory: Bertha and Reuben Granetz

Henry and Pamela GraysonSteven Morey Greenberg, Esq.Judith GreenebaumPatricia GreenkyIrvin, Jr. and Nanette Greif

Memory: Ariana Sue KravetPeter and Regina Gross

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonAlan and Shirley Gurwich

Trevor GurwichDr. Joseph and Annie HaddadAllen and Claire HalberAlan and Ruth HalkuffDr. Mark HallettHoward and Judith HalpernGeorge and Hon HantganJames and Jennifer Hargrave

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldStephen Harnik and Edith HarnikDr. Raymond I. and Melanie HarounDr. Edward HartDr. Harvey Hecht and Dr. Gail SolomonAlan and Theresa Heger

Honor: Dr. Jeffrey BruceDr. George and Debra Heinrich

Honor: Drs. Arnold and Sandra GoldMaureen HennesseyJulius and Lore Herrmann

Memory: Dr. Leo SkolnickDavid and Sharyl HertzRudy and Martha HerzogW. Keyes and Allison Hill-EdgarJack and Connie Hochberg

Honor: Beatrice RosnerDr. Saul and Alice HoffmanPaul and Robin HollanderDr. Friedrich HolzapfelVivian K. Holzer

Honor: Jean Greenbaum’s Birthday Howard and Lynn HorowitzJohn and Margaret HoskingDr. Steven and Frieda Huberman

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonJohn and Dorothy HurleyStewart M. HuttDr. Allen and Valerie HymanInternational Data Paper Ltd.

Memory: Ariana Sue KravetHerbert IrisDrs. Carl and Anita JacobsHugh JanowLawrence and Sherry Lynn JemalJoAnn JenningsArthur and Joyce JosephMiriam JosephsJames and Karen JoyellaMichael and Diane Jozsa

Memory: Christina D. JozsaVincent and Marion Juliano

Honor: Nicholas D. JulianoStephen and Gail Kahn

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonGary and Susan Kalish, Stephen Kalm and Robin Abeshaus

Memory: Joe TroutAndrea KantorDaniel and Cynthia KaplanKenneth and Roberta KaplanMyra and Isabelle KaplanRoy and Barbara KaplanDavid and Stephanie Karsten

Memory: Dr. Peter C. RootsMichael and Jacqueline KatesLawrence and Gloria KatzDr. Raymond and Patricia Kaufman Masao and Fumiko Kawasaki

Honor: Dr. Arnold P. GoldDrs. Robert and Anna KellyRebekah Kim

Honor: Dr. Merrill Staton,Drs. Arnold and Sandra Gold,Gold Foundation Staff

Rabbi Reuven and Hava Kimelman

Morris and Dorothy KingstonMemory: Toby Fineman

David and Aviva KleinHarvey and Gloria Klein

Memory: Toby FinemanJosephine Kleinbaum

Memory: Max KleinbaumJoseph and Faye KlingRobert Klotz and Rosetta G. Klotz

Honor: Drs. Arnold and Sandra GoldJonathan Kobak and Vickie GermainDrs. Edwin and Roselyn KolodnyRobert and Vanessa Koppel

Honor: Dominick LoBraicoY. A. KordvaniBernard and Norma Wellington Koster

Honor: Dean WellingtonDaniel Kramer and Judith MogulDonald J. Kravet and Louise Cohen

Memory: Ariana Sue Kravet Dr. Harold and Rose KravitzDr. Richard KreipeLilyan G. Kreitchman

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldRita Krell

Honor: Dr. and Mrs. Elliot Levy Brian and Barbara Kriger

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldDr. Ronald and Elizabeth KrinickAshley and Linda KronenbergerJoseph and Marjorie Maguire KruppKen and Mary Lou KubackiLindsay and Deborah LaRochePaul N. LankenDrs. Cathy Lazarus and Eric SimonDr. George and Rochelle Lazarus

Honor: Drs. Arnold and Sandra GoldAlan and Sylvia LeVine

Memory: Glenna DeutschMartin and Judith Lebson

Memory: Doris Glickman,Howard Epstein’s Father

Jeany LeeJoseph and MaryAnn Leeb

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldIlene Leopold Persoff

Memory: Gladys D. LeopoldMarvin and Terry LermanDr. Barron Lerner and Cathy SeibelHerbert and Bernice LevetownArnold and Tobee Levine

Honor: Jeffrey LevineJonathan Levine and Heather HaggartyDr. Richard and Ellen LevineBernard and Lenore LevineDr. Martin and Roberta LevittStephen LevittEmma LevyBerta LewinDr. Linda Lewis and Gary GambutiLawrence and Dr. Joan Liman

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonJeffrey Lipton and Dr. Randi RosnerMichael and Barbara Lissner

Honor: Dr. David Urbach Jay and Rita LombardDavid and Mona LondonCharles and Jeanne LoomerThomas and Allison Lord

Memory: Cameron and Hayden LordMary Jane Lowder

Honor: Tim LowderAlvin and Elaine Lubiner

Honor: Steve and Michele Silver

Jay and Marcia LurchHonor: Andrea’s Graduation

Nancy Lustgarten and Danny WesselMemory: Ira Lustgarten

Rhoda LustgartenJohn and Joan MacKayYuji and Keiko MajimaSeth Malkin and Liz RegulaNancy Mariano

Memory: Jason MarianoJoseph and Rita Marts

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldAnthony MattinaLauren MayGeorge and Judith McDonough

Honor: Collin McDonoughMichael and Lynn McGovernJames McMurtry and Judy TraversLinda MeehanJoseph and Mary Meehan

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonEdmund and Joan MeiDavid Mellins

Memory: Lore MendelsohnTeri Mendelsohn

Memory: Lore MendelsohnThomas and Carol MessanoMetropolitan Pediatric GroupGerard and Sherry Meyer

Memory: Michael MeyerLouis and Lenore Miller

Honor: Drs. Arnold and Sandra GoldRalph and Ellen MillerJoe and Elayne Millstein

Honor: Mike and Elaine RosnerPeter and Ann MinniumSylvia Mishkin

Honor: Larry Kravet’s BirthdayJuergen and Cynthia Moessner

Honor: Max MoessnerDr. Walter Molofsky and

Dr. Brenda KohnMemory: Belle Molofsky

Abe and Frances MorgensternHonor: Sandra Gold

Selina R. Morris and Kenneth GrinspoonDr. Thomas and Jacqueline MorrisRonald and Barbara Lee Moskowitz

Honor: Jonathan AronsonDov and Iris Moskowitz

Memory: Erez UzielRobert and Irma NachtEugene and Judith Neigoff

Morse and Sadie Gold FoundationFrank Nesci John and Julie NeubauerDr. Gerald and Roseann NeubergGeorge and Jeanette NirenbergJames and Concetta NorrisPaul and Marlene Notari

Honor: Jonathan AronsonDavid and Barbara November

Honor: Jonathan AronsonRobert and Linda NovickDr. Michael and Gittel NovogroderMark and Ann O’Connell

Honor: Mark C. O’Connell, Jr. John and Yahui OlenikMark and Deborah Oppenheimer

Memory: Seymour WeilTheresa OrrMary Orr

Memory: Robert M. OrrDr. Michael and Terri OsitOwens Group Foundation

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Dr. Michael PainterKaren Palmer

Memory: Mrs. M. FriedmanBob and Linda ParnesRonnie and Sheila Penchansky

Memory: Steven PenchanskyDon and Donna Pendley

Honor: Katelyn Pendley’s BirthdayDr. Deane and Susan PennDr. Leon and Florence PerahiaPaul and Andrea PeretzItzhak and Toby PerlmanJoanne PerrottaMichael and Anna Petrassi

Honor: Michael PetrassiPhilip Morris Company Matching GiftDrs. John and Eliza Pile-Spellman

Honor: Katherine FinneyJay and Marsha Pincus

Honor: David PincusChristopher and Maria PittsDavid Platt and Dr. Ellen RosnerNeil and Joy PrupisSaul Radler

Honor: Alexander ChariffDr. Michael RaineyPearl RandallRachel Rapaport

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldLauren RasmusThomas and Dorothy Rinaldi

Honor: Jonathan Aronson Marc and Nancy Roberts

Honor: Edward Roberts’ BirthdayBuddy and Ann Marie RoehrerGary and Barbara RonesGary and Karen RoseMartin and Barbara Rosen

Honor: Sandra GoldRichard K. and Jane RosenblumDr. Alvin Rosenfeld and

Dr. Dorothy LevineAllan RosenfieldSidney and Belle Rosner

Honor: Jonathan AronsonHenry and Beverly Ross

Memory: Dr. John Celenza, Gert Granick, Lenore and Lee Kurzman, Sylvia Schwartz, Gloria Steinberg Scott, Austin Thornton

Paul and Donna RothchildHonor: Dr. Frank Petito

Philip and Muriel RothmanIrving and Alice RubinMeyer and Muriel Rubin

Memory: Ilene RubinDaniel RubinFrank and Alice Rubenstein

Honor: Ethel RubinsteinBarnett and Donna RukinBelle Singer Russian

Honor: Great Grandchild Jenna Edward and Sharon SableHoward and Libby SadwithDaniel and Lillian SaltzerNorman Sandler and

Raeanne Hytone-SandlerHonor: Jonathan Aronson

Dr. Selma G. SapirDr. Pillutla and Nalini SastryRobert and Felice SatelIra Schack and Edith ReinhardtJoel and Lois Scheckner

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldRobert and Jodi ScheinfeldLester Scheinfeld, CFRE

William and Lisa SchielsGabe and Sheila SchlisserAdam and Patricia SchneiderDr. Hermann and Diane SchubertDr. John and Nancy SchullingerLawrence and Deborah Schwartz

Memory: Hilde SchonfeldElizabeth SchwarzDavid and Donna Schweid

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldDr. Robert Scott and Carole ArtigianThelma T. SelenfriendGabrielle Seltzer

Honor: Gayle WeismanErrol and Barbra Seltzer

Honor: Drs. Arnold and Sandra GoldFrank Sentner and Annette BlackwoodArmen and Brenda ShahinianKerrie Sheinker

Honor: Dr. Arnold GoldGeorge and Francisca ShermanMartin and Carolynn Shindler

Honor: Joshua Gold Benson,Dr. Arnold Gold

Rei and Mary Jane ShinozukaMark and Amy Shirvan

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonAlbert and Jennifer SibonyMartin and Celia SiegelChas and Susan SilbermanJeffrey and Dara SilverDr. Allen and Eleonora SilvermanDr. Allan SilversteinDr. Samuel and JoAnn SilversteinBruce Simmons and Arlene Gould

Honor: NY Rescue WorkersDrs. Eugene and Blanche SkurnickTheodore and Antoinette SlackCharles and Krystina Slavik

Honor: Jonathan AronsonJames and Michal SmallJohn and Bernice Smith

Memory: Mary Kenney, Margaret Smith and Matthew Smith,

Roy and Lois SmithHonor: Perry Matthew and Elana Beth Smith

T. Neil and Margo Smith Leonard and Yuriko SolondzMarcia Soltes and

Rabbi Balfour BricknerHonor: Dr. Arnold Gold’s Birthday

Gregory and Barbara SosonkaHonor: Bryan Sosonka

Spear, Leeds and KelloggMemory: Christina Jozsa

Kenneth and Carmella StahlPeter and Diana StanishBela and Chaya SteinGerald and Louise SteinDaniel and Helene Sterling Stephen Gaynor SchoolDr. David and Sabrina Wolf StrausDr. Harvey and Carole Strauss

Honor: Joshua Gold BensonElise Strauss

Memory: Hilde SchonfeldSander and Yevegenia StrengerVincent and Ann Sturiale

Memory: Elaine FeitWilliam and Randee Stypulkowski

Honor: Christopher SavageDaniel and Barbara Sugarman

Honor: Mike and Leisa RosnerMichael and Kathleen Sullivan

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Ruth SwiftDale Sydnor and Margot Malin

Memory: Juliet MalinDennis and Blanche Tait

Honor: Dr. David S. DavidMemory: Dr. Harry S. David

Louis Tallarini and Janice AlbertHonor: Joseph Murphy

Kuninori and Fusako TanabeGlenn and Dina TanzerRonald and Adele TauberLouis and Yvette TekelTemple Beth El of Northern Valley,

Hebrew School Temple Emanuel Minyan Fund,

Cantor Kurt SilbermannDr. Joseph and Marilou Tenenbaum

Memory: Dr. Leo Skolnick Michael and Inge Trachtenberg

Memory: Dr. Shoshanah Trachtenberg Frackman

John and Marcia TroutMemory: Joey Trout

Ronald and Louise TuchmanFrank and Sharon TuranoHugh and Julia TurkFloyd and Carol TurnerJudy Twersky

Honor: Jonathan AronsonNeal and Sivya TwerskyAlbert and Sydell Udelson

Honor: Herman Aronson and FamilyDr. Mario VernaRichard and Ardith VinesDavid and Maria VolkDr. Marc and Teresa WagerRobert and Michelle WalshThe Honorable Robert and Renee WardFelicia Warshawsky

Memory: Scott GoldsteinSteven and Wanda Wasserstrom

Honor: Mrs. Block Charles and Arleen WayteMark and Leslie WeinbergBernard and Ruth Weinflash

Honor: Jonathan AronsonSherwin and Linda WeinsteinRabbi Peter and Ellen WeintraubDr. Myron Weisfeldt

David and Melissa WeismanHonor: Barry Waldorf and Stanley Gotlin

Richard and Janice WeismanHonor: Elaine Copland Memory: Ioses Sapira

Allan and Bobbi WeissglassMemory: Marvin Weissglass

Frank and Maureen WeltonJill WeltonJeffrey and Jane WeltonSusan WestlakeDolph and Inge Wettreich

Honor: Norman and Barbara SeidenDr. Ralph Wharton Dr. Harvey and Barbara WhiteDr. Marcia and Sandy Wile

Honor: Joshua Gold Benson,Arnold and Sandra Gold

Drs. Daniel and Marcia WilliamsHonor: Harel Williams

Dr. Robert and Susan Wolff Honor: Dr. Michael Smith

Dr. Gerald WoodheadLowell and Joy ZimmerBernard and Barbara ZimmermanCharles and Laura ZimmermanGrace Zimmerman

Honor: Jonathan AronsonMemory: F. Zimmerman

Leon Zimmerman

Where there is a Will... there is a way!Join our Golden Legacy Society… recognizing donors who have informed us of their intent to leave a bequest to The Arnold P. Gold Foundation.The Golden Legacy Society offers that unique opportunity to you and your family to make and leave your mark by sharingthat which you have created and enjoyed. This legacy also provides a vehicle for continuity of your family’s values – particularly the value of giving.The Gold Foundation would be proud to be a recipient of your bequest and to know that the mission to foster humanismin medicine will become part of your family’s legacy. For moreinformation or to discuss your philanthropic intent, please call Les Scheinfeld, CFRE, The Gold Foundation’s Vice President for Development at (201)567-7999 or email him atlscheinfeld@gold-foundation.org.

IN MEMORIAM: Lisa Chertkov, M.D.

The Foundation notes with deep sorrow the

untimely death of Dr. Lisa Chertkov,

a resident in psychiatry and oncology, who was

devoted to The Foundation’s mission.

She was an outstanding role-model and

dedicated advocate for humanism in medicine.

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The Donation of TimeGood friends are our greatest trea-sures. Linda Oifer, one of our mostloyal volunteers and a true patron offostering humanism, is our 2001 “Vol-unteer of the Year.” Not only doesLinda regularly volunteer for TheFoundation, but she also volunteersat Calvary Hospital and is workingtoward her Masters Degree in Thana-tology at the College of NewRochelle. Her work with dyingpatients and children’s bereavement

groups demonstrates her compassionate spirit and ability tomake a difference in the world. Thank you, Linda – your con-tributions are priceless!Giving time is one of the most charitable gestures a philan-thropist can make. The diverse talents of our volunteers pro-vide invaluable support in a variety of ways. We extend sincerethanks to friends at the JCC on the Palisades in New Jersey, toThe Foundation’s Associates Committee, and to countlessothers, including our distinguished Trustees, and members ofthe Medical and Professional AdvisoryCommittee, who participated in pro-jects throughout the year.It is our privilege to know and publiclythank the following people who gavefrom their hearts and lent a helpinghand: Juan Aguirre, Beverly Alderman,Aleza Andron, Dorothy Aminzade,David Benaroya, Mike Bergstein, PearlBergstein, Moisey Birbrair, Felicia Cangro, Ralph Chlebnikow, EileenCohen, Joan Cohen, Jodie Danter, Marilyn Frankel, Mary Friberg, Roberta Fried, Jocelyn Greenky, Pat Greenky, Lee Gurwich, Ann Hall,Michelle Harvey, Alisa and DaynaHelfgott, Miriam Hessel, PamelaHoward, Benjamin Israelow, HyacinthJackson, Melissa Johannenmann,Arlene Kahn, Virginia Kenned, VanessaKoppel, Steven Lebson, Carol Ledeen,Ellie Lester, Morris Levine, DeDeLevitt, Rachel Lillie, Jayne Lomuscio,Margarita Mazuera, Fran Morgenstern,Sam Negin, J. Nichols, Linda Oifer,Carlos Pardo, Bernie Prager, RuthRosenbaum, Phyllis Rubenstein, Carol Saldin, Felice Satel, RobertSchirrmacher, Coach Stephen Silverand the IHA Women’s Soccer Team,Marcia Soltes, Audrey Taylor, SerapThomas, Ida Thompson, Aaron Turitz,Debra Turitz, Carey White.If you would like to volunteer, pleasecontact Laura Braff at The Gold Foun-dation, (201)567-7999 or lbraff@gold-foundation.org.

The Golden CircleThe Golden Circle recognizes those donors who have increased their annual gifts by

$25,000 or more in any one year.

Charter MembersMyron and Elaine Adler

Russell and Angelica Berrie

The Goldman Sonnenfeldt Fund of the Tides Foundation:

Michael Sonnenfeldt and Katja Goldman

Vern and Elfrieda Heinrichs

Cary and Lisa Kravet

Michael and Dede Levitt

Dorothy O. Mills

Thomas Moore and Judith Livingston Moore

Daniel and Marcia Orenberg

Norman and Barbara Seiden

Stanley and Sylvia Shirvan

Jesse and Dr. Wilma Siegel

MembersRobert and Eileen Berkowitz

Milton and Shirley Gralla

The Owens Group:Herbert and Fritzi Owens

Robert Owens and Eve Klein

Linda Oifer, Volunteer of the Year!

Annual Musicale

“An Evening of Song” Musicale and Dinner featuring sopranos Leora Perlman and Meredith Greenberg at the home of Angelica and Russ Berrie, June 2001.

Judith and Lester Lieberman and their daughter, Jane L. Rubin

Claire and Leonard Tow

Angelica Berrie and Andrew and Laurel Epstein

On this November anniversaryof our first year as guests in theoffices of the Owens Group,we thank Trustee Robert Owens(pictured), his father, Herbert Owensand all their staff for theirgenerosity and hospitality.

Photos on pages 11 and 15:STEVE HARRIS

A Special Thanks

Strategic Planning CommitteeChaired by FoundingTrustee of The Foundation’sBoard, Robert B. Mellins,M.D., the Strategic Planning Committee meets periodically to review policies and suggestpriorities which help toguide The Foundation’sdevelopment.

Impacting on the Spirit of DoctorsA Trustee of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, Elaine Adler, is one of theacknowledged “first ladies” of our community, but her unassuming person-ality and modest humility prompts her to consider others as the “movers andshakers.” In truth, it is her innovative ideas, commitment to objectives andcapable management skills which havehelped innumerable good causes,including our own Foundation. Whenshe retired as CEO of her unique mailorder company, Comfortably Yours,Elaine found time to provide signifi-cant leadership to many important anddiverse community and nationalBoards, including: the Bergen Commu-nity College-Adult Learning Center,Community Resource Council, Centerfor Interreligious Understanding,Gilda’s Club, Hadassah, Jewish Homeand Rehabilitation Center, Ramapo College, Toy Lending Library of NewJersey, UJA and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation.If a good deed is needed, Elaine can be counted on to do it! For example,her years of service on the Board of the UJA-Association for Developmen-tally Disabled demonstrates her numerous and varied acts of human kind-ness. Everyone of the residents of eight group homes sleeps restfully onmattresses provided by Elaine and Mike Adler!Impressed with the need for greater humanism in medicine (and all of life),Elaine has been a very active Gold Foundation Board member and a catalystfor many new good ideas. Currently, she brings her years of business experi-ence to her role of Chairperson of The Foundation’s Personnel Committee.Convinced that our programs are making a difference, Elaine says her per-sonal objective is to “spread the word and to generate action. There’s moreto medicine than giving a pill. People need TLC. From personal experienceI know what it feels like when compassion and interest are absent from thedoctor-patient relationship. I believe through The Foundation’s work we areimpacting on the spirit of doctors.”We thank Elaine for her leadership and enthusiasm and for being an out-standing spokesperson for humanism in medicine and The Gold Foundation.

Sandra O. Gold,Executive Vice President

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� Herman Aronson, Member of TheFoundation’s Medical and ProfessionalAdvisory Council, and Aronson Com-munications Marketing, for continuingcreative contributions which help us to keep The Foundation’s image andpresentations visible and of the highest quality.

� Angelica Berrie, Chair of The Foun-dation’s Fundraising Committee, andRuss Berrie, her husband, for their lead-ership, generosity and continuing sup-port as hosts of our annual musicale.

� Brett Harris, Esq.at Wilentz, Goldman& Spitzer, for herlegal expertise andpersonal support.

� Robert B. Mellins,M.D., FoundationTrustee and Chair-man of the Board’s Strategic PlanningCommittee, for his creative thinkingand guidance as we plan The Founda-tion’s future.

� Jeffrey Szmulewicz, Director for Biomedical Communications and hismulti-talented staff at Audio-Visual Services at Columbia University Health Sciences for providing us withon-the-spot video productions of excel-lence and being helpful whenevercalled upon.� Norma Wagoner, Ph.D., FoundationTrustee and Co-Chair of the March“Barriers” symposium on helpingestablish a Humanism Honor Society, forher boundless energy, organizationalbrilliance and wisdom.

Heartfelt Thanks for 2001

Brett Harris

Elaine and Mike Adler

Ruth Fischbach, Ph.D., and Foundation Trustee Samuel C. Silverstein, M.D.

Leigh Donowitz, M.D., and William J. Lippman, Chairman of The Foundation’s Investment Committee

Dr. Robert Mellins, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee

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The Good DoctorOne of the most interesting experiencesin writing my new book, The Breast Cancer Wars (Oxford U. Press, 2001),occurred when I sent a copy of the pref-ace to my parents. The preface told thestory of my mother’s 1977 bout withbreast cancer, and how her experienceshad led me to research the subject.While she was proud of my accomplish-ment, it was difficult for my mother toread what I had written. She had alwaystreated her breast cancer in a very pri-vate manner, embodying the “stiffupper lip” approach so common prior tothe 1980s.Yet, over time, my mother grew pleasedthat I had written about her. She evenagreed to be interviewed by a localnewspaper reporter! And I was gladthat I had told her story. As I worked onthe book, what became quite clear tome was the variability with whichwomen respond to a breast cancer diag-nosis. Today women are equally likelyto walk, race or even mountain climb“for the cure” as to remain silent abouttheir breast cancer. Appreciating andrespecting individual choices is crucialfor physicians caring for patients withbreast cancer or other diseases.Indeed, many of the heroes of TheBreast Cancer Wars were physicians who

were willing to lis-ten to theirpatients – espe-cially those reluc-tant to have adisfiguring mas-tectomy as treat-ment for theirb reas t cancer.These includediconoclastic sur-geons such asGeorge Crile, Jr. of the Cleveland Clinic,Oliver Cope of the Massachusetts General Hospital and Bernard Fisher ofthe University of Pittsburgh, whobecame early advocates of less exten-sive operations. When one of Cope’sradical mastectomy patients told him,“I feel as if I am no longer a woman due to the loss and mutilation of mybreast,” Cope became determined todevise less disfiguring surgery.Meanwhile, activist patients, such asNew York City writer Babette Rosmondand Washington, D.C. journalist RoseKushner, taught physicians about thepatient’s “right to choose” among availabletreatments, at times attacking the medicalprofession as paternalistic and arrogant.The history of breast cancer diagnosis,treatment and activism ties in well with my teaching responsibilities asThe Angelica Berrie Gold Foundation

Associate Professor of Medicine andPublic Health at the Columbia Univer-sity College of Physicians and Surgeons.Faced with time pressures and otherbarriers, medical students and residentsmay forget the humanistic values thatlie at the heart of practicing medicine.Realizing how earlier humanistic physicians have benefited breast cancerand other patients underscores theimportance of communication, compas-sion and respect in the doctor-patientrelationship.The subtitle of The Breast Cancer Warsis “Hope, Fear and the Pursuit of a Cure inTwentieth-Century America.” In recentyears, the fear of breast cancer hasbrought us closer to a cure. Yet breastcancer still kills 40,000 Americanwomen annually. Given this reality, oneof the great challenges for physicianscaring for breast cancer patients is toaddress the issue of hope. While doctorsneed to stress the growing potential for a cure, they must also openlyacknowledge when available breast cancer treatments are not working andwhen the prognosis is poor. Balancingoptimism and reality is essential tobeing a good doctor.

Barron H. Lerner, M.D., Ph.D.The Angelica Berrie Arnold P. Gold Foundation Asso-ciate Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Collegeof Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Dr. Barron H. Lerner

Getting Into Medical SchoolMeeting deadlines, taking exams, andperhaps, most importantly, examiningmy reasons for becoming a doctor…allare part of the medical school applica-tion process. It was a daunting endeav-or, but, as I already have found, merelyan introduction to understanding someof the determination and resolve that Iwill need in my chosen profession.I therefore majored in biology, the stan-dard “pre-med” college major. In myjunior year, while also trying to balancemy schedule with musical activities andminor in Spanish, I began to study forthe infamous “MCAT,” the MedicalSchool Admission Test. It is a gruelingeight hour exam that tests basic sci-ences and verbal skills, and is requiredby most medical schools as a significantfactor in the application process.The first time I took the test, I felt myperformance was poor. I was devastated

and felt that I hadfailed my familyand my own per-sonal goals. I evenbegan to look intoother careers. Butfortunately, andwith the supportof my family, Itook the test againand my scores

considerably improved. Then I decidedto wait after I graduated college toapply to medical schools.During several summers, through myinvolvement as a cello instructor at theElizabeth Morrow School SummerString Music Festival, I had learnedabout The Arnold P. Gold Foundation.I felt lucky to have been accepted as aFoundation intern in September 2000.The next eight months were busilyspent helping at The Foundation and inapplying to medical schools. Throughthe process I discovered that mostschools seemed to be even more inter-

ested in my extracurricular activitiesthan in my academics. A number ofinterviewers asked me the question,“So what do you do in your spare time?”I was encouraged to believe that med-ical schools are looking for the well-bal-anced student.In early April I felt blessed to learn thatI had been accepted to my first choiceschool. While my journey seemed longand difficult, I am now a First Year stu-dent at the Dartmouth School of Medi-cine.I hope to excel in my studies so that Ibecome the best doctor I can be. Work-ing at The Arnold P. Gold Foundationopened my eyes to see that the compas-sion and caring side of doctoring is vitaland important to the patient-doctorrelationship and is a significant part ofthe art of medicine. I want to become adoctor who embodies the values of TheFoundation, just like Dr. Arnold Gold.

Rebekah KimFirst Year Medical Student, Dartmouth Medical College

Rebekah Kim

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“As a pediatrician, I findthat I gain renewed vigorand strength from theenthusiasm of children.Medicine is a uniqueprofession, because younot only serve as an edu-cator to students, resi-dents and families, butalso, regardless of howlong you have practiced,you are a pupil. Everydaybrings new opportunitiesto learn about people.

“Being selected as a rolemodel by the third-year medical students simply completes a circle of

education. I found the awards ceremony inspiring. I willwear the lapel pin with great pride and continue to be

an example of the values of The Gold Foundation.Thank you once again for this award.”

Larnie J. Booker, M.D., PediatricsUMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Dr. Larnie Booker

“I so appreciated receiving the “Humanism in Medicine” Commencement Award from TheHealthcare Foundation of New Jersey for the Dartmouth Medical School Class of 2001. It wasmeaningful to me, as it reflected the qualities I valuemost which are important in the learning processduring medical school. The award’s significance also lay in the inspiration it provided me in myupcoming career as an anesthesiologist.The description of the criteria used to select recipients – compassion, empathy, respect, and cultural sensitivity, among others – was at once bothchallenging and deeply humbling. I consider theseideals toward which I shall strive throughout mycareer, and I will consider my career a success if I make regular progress toward them.Thanks to you and your colleagues at The Arnold P. Gold Foundation for all your good work towardsinitiating and supporting endeavors such as theaforementioned award. They are indeed valuableand too frequently go unrecognized.”

Jennifer G. Keller, M.D.Intern, Dartmouth Medical Center

Letters from the Heart

My Gold DocMy six-year-old son John was born with a number of condi-tions, including Septo Optic Dysplasia, Agenesis of the Cor-pus Callosum and Cerebral Palsy. As a result of John’s manyissues, we have an entire team of wonderful medical profes-sionals, most notably our pediatrician, Dr. Barbara Strassberg. We first met Dr. Strassberg when John was an infant and welived in Bronxville, NY. The initial period following John’sdiagnosis was an extremely difficult time for our family andDr. Strassberg was there for us as a competent professionalwho cared for our son and as a compassionate individual whoeased my despair and grief. A particular incident illustrates my thoughts. John was eight-months-old with an upper respiratory infection which wasultimately diagnosed as RSV in conjunction with influenza.Dr. Strassberg admitted him to Babies Hospital directly fromher office on a bitterly cold day. Realizing I was not preparedfor a hospitalization, she loaded John’s stroller with beveragesand goodies from holiday gift baskets and made sure that I hadmoney for parking! John’s hospitalization coincided with agreat blizzard of 1996 and we were snowbound for severaldays. During that time, my then three-year-old daughter, Alli-son had a significant allergic reaction to penicillin whilesnowed in with her grandmother, and Dr. Strassberg handledthat crisis as well.Soon after that memorable winter, we moved to New Jersey.Despite the distance, Dr. Strassberg remains a key player onJohn’s team. She’s the bookkeeper of our many files andreports from other physicians. She’s our writer of countless let-ters of medical necessity for services and equipment for John.She’s the coordinator of John’s care and our link to many spe-

Drs. Arnold and Sandra Gold with Dr. Stuart Cook, (center)President of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) at Commencement Ceremony,May 2001, at which the Golds received Honorary Doctorate Degrees of Humane Letters.

cialists. She’s the family friend who has called “just to see howwe were doing.” She’s a confidante who handpicked an obste-trician for me when I decided to have another baby just ninemonths after John’s birth. She has helped me to recognize andappreciate John’s progress and attributes. She has validatedmy personal struggles as a mother of a special needs child andhas enabled me to gain confidence and strength. Parents of handicapped children have been referred to as“exceptional parents.” I certainly wasn’t born to play the role,but I have risen to the occasion and believe I do the best forJohn. Dr. Strassberg has been instrumental in my journey. Theresponsibility involved in raising a multiply-handicappedchild seems enormous at times. The burden can be lightenedwhen shared with a trusted physician. I am grateful to havesuch an ally.

Karen Speranza

Golds Receive Honorary Degrees

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“Three Days at Ground Zero”I had never been in the back of a police cruiser before. Therewere already three officers in the back seat, and I squeezed inas best I could. As I yanked the door closed, the stethoscopefell from around my neck and wrapped around the sidearm ofthe officer sitting next to me.“I’ll get that, doc,” he said as he handed it back. Everyone’seyes were directed southward. It was not really the thick cloudof smoke or the eerie view of the World Financial Center sil-houetted by the sodium worklights that commanded our gaze.Rather, it was the disbelief of six New Yorkers confronted by a view of southernManhattan without the World Trade Center.I arrived at Stuyvesant High School around 6:30 AM on Wednesday, September 12.Stuyvesant was pretty quiet at that time, with a table for food, a basic first aid table,and some cots upstairs for the emergency workers to rest. I ran into two classmates,who had arrived hours before me and instructed me on the medical facilities whichhad been set up in and around Ground Zero. A Registered Nurse, who had arrivedthere at nearly the same time I had, was the first person to truly take charge of anincreasingly chaotic situation.Since the most common injuries were burning eyes and respiratory difficulty due toall the particulate matter in the air, a respiratory station and an eye wash station wereset up. Stuyvesant was turned into a triage site and hospital.Ground Zero is a singularly unimaginable place. Charred human remains sit incrushed emergency vehicles that had arrived on the scene before the towers col-lapsed. As I walked toward Battery Park along West Street, I saw an airplane wheelleaning against the stump of a lamppost which had long since fallen.While the police and fire departments had been on the scene from the first moments,new teams arrived on the scene hour by hour to help in whatever way they could:the MTA, the Department of Corrections, ironworkers, city engineers, the Depart-ment of Buildings. A minister walked about talking with those who had returnedfrom Ground Zero. A team of social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists provided counseling services.Much of Wednesday was spent attempting to coordinate medical services and sup-plies among our site and sites at the American Express building and One LibertyPlaza. I found myself feeling oddly like Radar O’Reilly on the television program“M.A.S.H.,” saying things like “I can give you a case of four-by-fours if you can giveme two oxygen regulators.” Other people arrived to coordinate our efforts to obtain medical supplies. Theyworked tirelessly to keep the situation from degenerating, and their ability to smileand remain encouraging through an outrageously intense time was critical. Everyonewas equal and whatever needed to be done was done. If this meant that an attend-ing physician had to be relegated to carrying boxes of respirator masks from one loca-tion to another, he did it gladly.At times it seemed that even many of the most well adjusted workers had developedwhat one fireman described to me as the “two hundred yard stare” – the facialexpression that one has when seeing and registering something horrific, withoutallowing it to become emotionally overwhelming.The people I met down there are, needless to say, among the most inspiring peopleI have ever known, and I am grateful for the camaraderie which we shared over sucha brief and intense period. I cherish every fireman, police officer, and volunteer Imet, along with the stories, fears, and hopes they shared. I am so filled with pridethat I had the opportunity to work with them. Nobody who works down there doesit for the recognition. They do it because we are a nation united.

Eric Michael DavidFourth Year Medical Student, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

Editor’s note: Because of space limitations, this article represents a shortened version of thisstudent’s original story in which he included the names of all of his colleagues. For the com-plete text, please see our website: www.humanism- in-medicine.org, click on “The Big Picture.”

Eric Michael David

New Committee on Public Relationsand OutreachIn addition to Trustees and Medical and Professional Advisory Council members,The Foundation is grateful for the professionalguidance volunteered by a dedicated group of experienced public relations experts andFoundation supporters. These include (pictured below with their spouses at the Berrie Musicale) Debbie Himmelfarb, Jackie Morey and Daryl Rand, as well as, (not pictured) Jocelyn Greenky Herz and Ethel Rubinstein.

Debbie and Stuart Himmelfarb

Jackie and Patrick Morey

Dr. Melvin and Daryl Rand

Caring Hospital Communities Resource CenterThis summer, The Gold Foundation’s Caring Hospital Communities Resource Center was launchedon our website. It may be accessed at www.humanism-in-medicine.org, by first clicking on“Programs/Events.” Created to highlight some of

the country’s teach-ing hospitals whererelationship-center-ed care and staffdevelopment pro-grams are a high pri-ority, the ResourceCenter currentlyprofiles 17 programsthroughout thecountry. Includedare: NorthwesternHospital in Chicagowhere patients are

admitted at bedside by patient liaisons, and sepa-rate elevators and corridors for visitor and patientflow help to ensure patient privacy; and theSouthern Arizona Veterans Healthcare System inTucson, where among many innovative employeeincentives, “Time Off Awards” are given toemployees for exceptional service. We hope toadd many more Caring Hospital Communities to theResource Center in the coming year.

Rebecca SullivanCHC Program Coordinator

Rebecca Sulivan

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