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Jerome C. Goldstein, MD, public service award
JEROME C, GOLDSTEIN, MD, PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD WILLIAM M. SATTERWHITE,JR., MD
Dr Satterwhite completed medical school at Duke University Medical Center in 1954, followed by a year of internship at Duke and four years of residency training at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He graduated summa cum laurie and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He then served two years in the US Army as chief of otolaryngology at Fort Jackson Army Hospital. From 1965 to 1998, he was in the private practice of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is recognized for behind-the-scenes community activism on behalf of patients, many of whom are indigent. Dr Satterwhite was instrumental in the development of the Community Care Center in Winston-Salem, which provides free healthcare services to patients without health insurance and whose family income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Established through the Forsyth County Medical Society, the Center is staffed by volunteer practicing and retired physicians. After its first year of operation, it became the largest free clinic in North Carolina, with 7166
P26 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
patient visits during 2001; 65 percent of these patients' incomes fell below 100 percent of the federal poverty level. A founder of the Community Care Center, Dr Satterwhite's contributions include assistance in site selection, physician recruitment, and his ongoing personal contribution of medical care. In addition, he was instrumental in the acquisition of funding for an eye care center and a dental clinic in conjunction with the Community Care Center. Dr Satterwhite previously served as chair of the Crisis Control Pharmacy, which provides free medications to the medically indigent. He was instrumental in developing the formulary for this pharmacy and has been extremely active in recruiting monetary donations as well as undispensed drug samples from physicians' offices. To help support this project, during his presidency of the Forsyth County Medical Society, he initiated the Med Show, a variety show that used talented community medical personnel to raise funds for the Crisis Control Ministry. His contribution to community through his service and leadership serves as a model for all Academy members.
August 2002
Dr Satterwhite completed medical school at Duke University Medical Center in 1954, followed by a year of internship at Duke and four years of residency training at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He graduated summa cum laurie and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He then served two years in the US Army as chief of otolaryngology at Fort Jackson Army Hospital. From 1965 to 1998, he was in the private practice of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is recognized for behind-the-scenes community activism on behalf of patients, many of whom are indigent. Dr Satterwhite was instrumental in the development of the Community Care Center in Winston-Salem, which provides free healthcare services to patients without health insurance and whose family income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Established through the Forsyth County Medical Society, the Center is staffed by volunteer practicing and retired physicians. After its first year of operation, it became the largest free clinic in North Carolina, with 7166
P26 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
patient visits during 2001; 65 percent of these patients' incomes fell below 100 percent of the federal poverty level. A founder of the Community Care Center, Dr Satterwhite's contributions include assistance in site selection, physician recruitment, and his ongoing personal contribution of medical care. In addition, he was instrumental in the acquisition of funding for an eye care center and a dental clinic in conjunction with the Community Care Center. Dr Satterwhite previously served as chair of the Crisis Control Pharmacy, which provides free medications to the medically indigent. He was instrumental in developing the formulary for this pharmacy and has been extremely active in recruiting monetary donations as well as undispensed drug samples from physicians' offices. To help support this project, during his presidency of the Forsyth County Medical Society, he initiated the Med Show, a variety show that used talented community medical personnel to raise funds for the Crisis Control Ministry. His contribution to community through his service and leadership serves as a model for all Academy members.
August 2002