Touched by the twins' story

Life lessons from the field

Correction

Saluting Programa Salud

I am pleased to see that the Hopkins community will be able to read about the wonderful student groups that are doing work in the Baltimore community ["V is for Volunteering," April].

Unfortunately, I was quite surprised and disappointed that Programa Salud (www.jhu.edu/salud) was not included. We are the only student group that encompasses all Hopkins Baltimore campuses, and we are a totally student-run health initiative for the Latino/Hispanic community in Baltimore.

We will be holding medical interpretation training this summer, and we advocate for increased training and coursework in medical Spanish and cultural competency for health providers and students. We have been nationally recognized by CampusCares as an outstanding student group and received commendations from the Baltimore City Health Commissioner for our work in the community over the last five years. We have also had student groups around the country, including UChicago Medical School, start their own Programa Salud.
Neena Qasba
Programa Salud
Program Coordinator
Center for Social Concern

Touched by the twins' story

I have just finished reading "Separate Fates" [February]. Please accept my sincere commendation for an outstanding article. Gary Logan captured every aspect of that magnificent effort to separate those two beautiful children. I was touched by the medical team's professionalism, their profound skills, and their deep emotional caring. Yes, they lost one child, but saved another to be the focus of their parents' love, caring, and affection.

I currently consult for the Johns Hopkins Division of Public Safety. As a retired colonel from the Baltimore County Police Department, I have witnessed both lives lost and saved. Nothing is sadder than losing a child, nor as rewarding as saving one. I am proud of my colleagues throughout the Johns Hopkins educational and medical arenas.
Bill Rogers
Wrogers331@aol.com

Life lessons from the field

I enjoyed the moving remarks by Ernie Bates excerpted in the February issue ["Leadership Weekend Unfolds," p. 64]. I was the play-by-play commentator for Hopkins football on WJHU during that era and witnessed many of the things to which he referred, particularly when we played the colleges in Virginia. Ernie's calm courage, Coach Bridger's even but firm demeanor, and the support of Ernie's teammates made a lasting impression on me. One learns a lot of life lessons outside the classroom.
James W. Robinson, A&S '60
Lakeland, Florida

Correction

In "Hopkins-Sponsored High School Mixes Business with Education" (April, p. 24), we incorrectly called Hopkins' Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) a sponsor of the Academy for College and Career Exploration. IPS is a partner on the project and operates under a grant from the Mayor's Office of Employment Development.

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