Yale class of 70, psych major; Tufts Med 1974; residency at Harlem Hospital 74-77; oncology fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian 77-79; 79-84 Jacobi Hospital, Bronx, as general internist, geriatrician on a home care program, heme/onc attending, ED attending; move to Boston City Hospital 1984 to start geriatrics program including home care; worked as general internist and geriatrician with emphasis on teaching on home visits; total career house calls approx. 15,000+; hospice medical director for 12 years; Medical Consultant to Interpreter Services Department 1984-2017 with extensive advocacy, lecturing, consulting, board service nationally and internationally; now on the Board of Found in Translation, Education Committee of IMIA, Standards and Training Committee of NCIHC.