The American Association of Medicine and the Person (AAMP) is a New York (501)(c)(3) not-for- profit public benefit corporation whose main goal is the establishment of person-oriented medical care.
Angelina Maria Gardner ― Ang as she was called by her father ― was born on November 30, 2008 at 10:20 am. At the time of her birth she weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and measured 19 inches. She had light brown hair and blue eyes. She cried only once before being kissed by her mother and never made another sound afterwards. She died from uncorrected Transposition of the Great Arteries on November 30, 2008 at approximately 1:35 pm. At the time of her death she was en route to Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital at Columbia-Presbyterian for emergency surgery.
This scholarship was established to perpetuate Angelina’s memory and impress upon others the need to adopt the “Golden Rule” as the controlling mantra in even the most seemingly routine of situations. It is our hope that Angelina’s short life will be able to inspire health care professionals and medical/nursing students. We believe that through the “art of healing” and the “science of healing” patients and their families will be better able to deal with their own unique circumstances. In many cases it will require patience beyond what one is prepared to give; in other cases it will necessitate a giving of the self in ways that makes one uncomfortable. In all cases it will result in the creation of a connection that will effectuate the “cure” that a patient is really in need of.
The donation in memory of Dr. Cesare Zorzoli is born from the initiative of his family and friends to help support those projects which understand that the medical profession is not a pure technical field, but perceive it as a companionship to the patient towards his or her destiny. Such a human perspective for the medical field is only possible if the deep questions that arise in a patient, when they are initially diagnosed with a condition, regarding their suffering or even their joy if they were to be cured, are taken seriously. This is the way that Cesare Zorzoli lived his medical profession as a surgeon for 35 years and the way he faced peacefully his own illness which led to his passing on December 31st 2009.
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