Episode 178.0 – Graduation Speech by Dr. Goldfrank

The speech given by Dr. Goldfrank at the 2020 NYU / Bellevue Emergency Medicine Graduation Ceremony

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Graduation 2020

Lewis R. Goldfrank, MD

June 17, 2020

WELCOME TO THE GRADUATES

Congratulations to a wonderful group of physicians. It is a pleasure to recognize your great accomplishments in the presence of your friends, families, loved ones and the residents and faculty who have learned so much from and with you. I would first like to recognize those of you who are members of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

There are a remarkable number of awardees in our graduating class of 2020.

CLASS OF 2020

Joe Bennett (R)

Max Berger (R)

Ashley Miller (R)

Leigh Nesheiwat (S)

Kristen Ng (R)

Emily Unks (S)

AND

Arie Francis (R)

Nisha Narayanan (S)

FUTURE PGY-4

Elena Dimiceli (S)

Kamini Doobay (S)

Mark Iscoe (R)

FUTURE PGY-3

Stasha O’Callaghan (S)

Nicholus Warstadt (S)

FUTURE PGY-1

Aaron Bola (S)

Alison (Ali) Graebner (S)

Aron Siegelson (S)

Melissa Socarras (S)

Sarah Spiegel (S)

Thomas Sullivan (S)

Christy Williams (S)

GOLD HUMANISM CORE VALUES

Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Altruism, Respect, Empathy, Service

These are the values you want as a doctor for yourself or a loved one,

* to have outstanding listening skills with patients

* to be at your side during a medical emergency,

* to have exceptional interest in service to the community,

* to have the highest standards of professionalism

* to integrate a humanistic approach in patient care.

These values are what brought all of you to NYU-Bellevue and that you have honed throughout your training. The remainder of this talk shows how all of you have been successful and demonstrated these values some of you were elected to the Gold Humanism—all of you have achieved humanistic success.

Your personal efforts in the face of uncertainty of the evolution of the pandemic, the inadequate supplies, the hospital and governmental problematic decisions are remarkable. In our country, the President did not mourn the loss of more than a 100,000 human beings and the needs of society. Nor did he provide the leadership and moral support that the country desperately needed to optimally handle this unprecedented crisis. You, in contrast, demonstrate unflappable commitment to address and overcome obstacles to care for your patients, assist your peers, educate and care for your families and friends, while also caring for yourselves. This is a tribute to your humanism. You created essential ways to help patients who were isolated from families and friends during the critical phases of COVID-19.