Dr. Noelle Nelson

Dr. Ruth Gottesman, at 93, Clinical Professor Emerita of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, donated $1 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock (bequeathed to her by her late husband Wall Street investor David Gottesman) to the college so that medical students could attend tuition-free. You read that correctly. Not a single medical student at this college, located in the Bronx, New York City’s poorest borough, will ever have to pay to pursue their studies. Ever. Dr. Gottesman’s husband’s sole stipulation on using her inheritance was: “Do whatever you think is right with it.” What a marvelous heartfelt way to do the right thing! Thank you, Dr. Ruth Gottesman.

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