ANNUALREPORT2014

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The College of Physicians of Philadelphia greeted more scholars, artists, and students than ever

before this year. Our increase in visitorship was due in large part to our compelling take on

the personal narratives and bodily experiences of Civil War soldiers, doctors, and nurses in our new

exhibition, Broken Bodies, Suffering Spirits: Injury, Death, and Healing in Civil War Philadelphia.

The exhibition has already been well-received by visitors and the

press—The New York Times featured an impressive half-page arti-

cle on the first page of their Science section.

This year we celebrated the 225th anniversary of our Historical

Medical Library with a timely discussion about the relevance of

print resources in the digital age. Our Library staff continued to

focus on expanding access to our

significant collections through two

important digitization projects—

our partnership with Columbia

and Yale Universities’ libraries and

the launch of our digital library.

Our educational programs en-

gaged thousands of students,

particularly those under-represent-

ed in science and healthcare careers, through STEM-intensive

(science, technology, engineering, and math) curricula. The entire

second cohort of our award-winning Karabots Junior Fellows Pro-

gram graduated from high school this year, and we look forward

to hearing more about their accomplishments in college.

Our Fellows, supporters, and friends play a vital role in the growth

of this institution. From serving as youth mentors to ambassadors for

our mission, our programs and services are exemplary because of

your support, guidance, and exper-

tise. We are exceedingly grateful to

all of our supporters who enable us

to provide public access to artifacts

and information that are rarely seen

outside of the medical profession.

Thank you for helping us to inspire

curiosity about, and interest in, sci-

ence and medicine.

FY2014 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERSStanley Goldfarb, MD, President

Sankey V. Williams, MD, President-ElectBennett Lorber, MD, Immediate Past-President

Andrea M. Baldeck, MD, SecretaryDaniel T. Dempsey, MD, Treasurer

George M. Wohlreich, MD, Director and CEO;

The Thomas W. Langfitt Chair

TRUSTEES Carolyn H. Asbury, PhD, ScMPH

Patrick J. Brennan, MDEdward S. Cooper, MD

John M. Daly, MDMrs. Thomas G. Davis

Michael A. DellaVecchia, MD, PhDMargaret P. Duckett, MA

Thomas Fekete, MDJody J. Foster, MD, MBAPhilip P. Gerbino, PharmD

Janice T. Gordon, PhDStephen J. Harmelin, LLB

John J. MedveckisH. L. Perry PepperRoger J. Porter, MD

Lucy B. Rorke-Adams, MDArthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh

Robert L. Sadoff, MDMichael Sklaroff, LLB

Howard M. Snyder, III, MDRhonda L. Soricelli, MD

Mark B. Thompson, MarchWalter H. Tsou, MD, MPH Joseph C. Vignola, Esq.

PAST PRESIDENTSArthur K. Asbury, MD

Lewis W. Bluemle, Jr., MD Paul C. Brucker, MD

Robert E. Campbell, MDCharles T. Lee, Jr., MD

Bennett Lorber, MDAllen R. Myers, MD

STANLEY GOLDFARB, MD, FCPP President (FY2012 – FY2014)

GEORGE M. WOHLREICH, MD, FCPP Director and CEO

The Thomas W. Langfitt Chair

In the Fall of 2013, the Mütter Museum opened its first new major permanent exhibition since

2003. Broken Bodies, Suffering Spirits: Injury, Death, and Healing in Civil War Philadelphia

examines the personal experiences of soldiers,

doctors, and nurses through a medical human-

ities lens. The College organized many relat-

ed programs that further explored themes from

Broken Bodies. Professor Natasha Trethewey,

former United States Poet Laureate, read from

her Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of poetry,

Native Guard. The title poem explores the leg-

acy of the Louisiana Native Guard, one of the

first regiments of black soldiers fighting for the

Union during the Civil War. We participated in a Civil War

field hospital in Cheltenham Township as part of the 150th

anniversary commemoration of Camp William Penn, the first

and largest training camp for black soldiers during the Civil War. The College’s second annual

Civil War Hospital Day was a huge success, featuring medi-

cal re-enactors and our Karabots Junior Fellows.

In May, the College announced the creation of the Mütter

Institute, dedicated to scientific and museological research

and consultation. The Institute will help link the historic with

the contemporary by establishing collaborations and partner-

ships with other historic, scientific, or medical institutions with

the goal of utilizing College collections to conduct research

relevant to 21st century human health.

Mütter Museum

145,952 VISITORS

CHOLERA DNA STRAIN IDENTIFIED AT THE MÜTTER—

FIRST TIME HISTORIC SPECIMEN HAS YIELDED DNA

IDENTIFICATION.

In celebration of its 225th anniversary, our Historical Medical Library hosted a one-day

conference and reception, Emerging Roles for Historical Medical Libraries: Value in the

Digital Age. More than 250 people joined five distinguished speakers to explore the role of

print resources and physical libraries in a growing digital age.

This year we launched a digital library to share unique and rare images from our Library

collection: www.cppdigitallibrary.org. More than 1,250 images were added, with col-

lection strengths in the history of anatomy and medical botany. The digital library also features

the College’s first online exhibition, A Philadelphia Physician Encounters the Great War.

We also assumed the administration of a grant from the National Endowment

for the Humanities to digitize American Medical History journals, with

partners Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, and Yale

University’s Cushing/Whitney Medical Library.

Historical Medical Library

889 VOLUMES/497,636 PAGES SCANNED, AVAILABLE AT: https://archive.org/details/collegeofphysiciansofphiladelphia

U tilizing the fascinating collections of the Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library,

our Center for Education and Public Initiatives (CEPI) offers programming that celebrates

the human body—both its potential and its limitations, prepares youth for fulfilling healthcare

careers, and addresses community consumer health needs ranging from stress and resiliency

to sexual health.

The College hosted a dance performance, which sold out both

nights, that explored the synergy between the arts and sciences

as we are so uniquely poised to do. Choreographer Jae Hoon

Lim’s Life Between drew inspiration from the Mütter to artfully

incorporate movements reminiscent of skeletal disorders.

CEPI continued to offer quality educational programming to

students, focusing efforts primarily on high school students from low income families and from

underserved schools. All students participating in the second cohort of our Karabots Junior

Fellows Program graduated from high school

with one student planning to join the Navy and

the rest attending college. This intensive three-

year program offers mentoring, STEM-based

(Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

programming, and internships to prepare stu-

dents for college and healthcare careers. The Teva Pharmaceuticals Summer Internship

Program continued to focus on resiliency and coping skills, while also aligning with state

science curriculum standards.

Center for Education and Public Initiatives

“THE PROGRAM OPENED MY WORLD. THIS IS MY SECOND

HOME NOW.” SIANNA, KARABOTS JUNIOR FELLOW

HistoryofVaccines.org (HoV) received a prestigious certification from the World Health

Organization’s Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety and was added to its

approved vaccine information providers in Spanish.

Project Director Karie Youngdahl worked with a number of College Fellows to increase HoV

public health and community education efforts. We worked with a CDC officer placed at the

US Embassy in Mexico City

to conduct outreach there.

Youngdahl and College

Trustee Thomas Fekete, MD,

were guests on “Information Is the Best Medicine,” a weekly health topics radio call-in show

on WURD AM, the only African American owned and operated radio station in Pennsylvania.

We have also been collaborating with Fellow Harvey Rubin, MD, PhD, on his groundbreaking

work on extending the vaccine cold-chain in African countries. Dr. Rubin’s group, Energize the

Chain, is partnering with a Zimbabwean

mobile communications company to use

electrical energy at cell phone towers to

power vaccine refrigerators.

Important new content was added to

HistoryofVaccines.org this year, including articles on varicella, herpes zoster, and the prom-

ise of immunotherapy for cancer treatment; blog posts; and more than 100 new images in

the Gallery.

History of Vaccines

1,727,235 VISITORS –FROM 223 COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES

–19% ARE SPANISH-LANGUAGE VISITORS

The Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden underwent a major transformation during the

past year. Our new Sir John Templeton Veranda provides a seamless bridge from the

Mütter—a museum of once-living objects— to the garden, a complementary living exhibit

that showcases the importance of plants to our health. Through our garden, we help visitors

understand the historical sources of medicinal remedies, and our plants have fascinating stories

to tell. Visitors learn, for instance, that foxglove is the source of the early cardiac “wonder drug”

Digitalis or that pennyroyal was advocated as a plague repellent in the Middle Ages.

Building on two generous gifts received in December 2013, an endowment fund has been

established to ensure that this beautiful urban oasis remains for years to come.

Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden

Our Fellowship

Mark Abdelmalek, MD

Geoffrey K. Aguirre, MD, PhD

Brenda L. Banwell, MD

Esther D. Chernak, MD, MPH

Emily F. Conant, MD

Christopher M. Fecarotta, MD

Scott J. Fudemberg, MD

Kenneth D. Goldblum, MD

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia welcomed the following new Fellows,

who were elected between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014.

Marianne Hamel, MD, PhDBeverly L. Hershey, MDStephen W. Holt, MBAFrances E. Jensen, MDSaurabh Jha, MDPaul M. Katz, MDJohn H. Krouse, MD, PhDVera P. Krymskaya, PhD, MBALawrence S. Levin, MD, FACS

Dale M. Mandel, MD, MMM

Anand V. Mantravadi, MD

Helen P. Pudlin, JD

Mindy G. Schuster, MD, MSCE

William R. Sigmund, MD, MHS

Anthony J. Silvagni, DO, Pharm D

Arun K. Srinivasan, MD

George H. Steele, MD

Our Generous SupportersC. EVERETT KOOP SOCIETY ($100,000+) Hess Foundation, Inc.Institute of Museum and Library ServicesThe Karabots Foundation National Endowment for the HumanitiesDrs. Richard R. & Rhonda L. Soricelli John M. Templeton, Jr., MDWilliam B. Dietrich FoundationDr. Sankey V. & Mrs. Constance H. Williams

WILLIAM W. KEENE SOCIETY ($75,000+)The Behrend Family In Memory of Bernard Behrend, MD

ROBERT AUSTRIAN SOCIETY ($50,000+) Groff Family Memorial Trust The Physicians Aid Association of the Delaware Valley S. WEIR MITCHELL SOCIETY ($25,000+) Lucy B. Rorke-Adams, MD Andrea M. Baldeck, MD & William M. Hollis, Jr. Estate of David Y. Cooper, MDFieldstone 1793 Foundation/Mrs. Henry A. JordanBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Dr. Janet F. Haas & Mr. John Otto HaasOtto & Phoebe W. Haas Charitable TrustEstate of Brooke Roberts, MDTeva Pharmaceuticals

SAMUEL GROSS SOCIETY ($15,000+)AnonymousEstate of Robert Austrian, MDThe Barra Foundation

SAMUEL GROSS SOCIETY ($15,000+) cont.Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. CampbellMrs. Thomas G. DavisElsevier Clinical SolutionsThomas Fekete, MD & Owen ConwayMerck & Co., Inc.

BENJAMIN RUSH SOCIETY ($10,000+) Drs. Arthur K. & Carolyn H. Asbury Dr. & Mrs. Stanley A. Plotkin

JOHN MORGAN SOCIETY ($5,000+)Dr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Bluemle, Jr.In Memory of S. Gordon Castigliano, MDJohn R. Clarke, MDConnelly FoundationDr. Stanley & Mrs. Rayna GoldfarbJanice T. Gordon, PhDMr. & Mrs. Berton E. KormanJohn J. MedveckisPhiladelphia Academy of SurgeryThe Philadelphia Cultural FundThe Philadelphia FoundationDr. Roger J. & Mrs. Candace L. Porter

THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF PHILADELPHIA IS GRATEFUL FOR THE ONGOING SUPPORT

OF OUR FELLOWS AND FRIENDS

KATHARINE STURGIS SOCIETY ($2,500+)Alcon Laboratories, Inc.Dr. Edward S. CooperJohn M. Daly, MDMichael A. DellaVecchia, MD, PhDDr. Daniel T. Dempsey & Ms. Barbara A. Seneca Margaret P. Duckett, MA & Dr. George W. DrachLillian D. Dunsmore, MDPhilip P. Gerbino, PharmDMarianne Hamel, MD, PhDStephen J. Harmelin, LLBRobert Hicks, PhD & Kathleen R. Sands, PhD Victor L. Johnson & Joan M. Johnson Dr. Edward C. & Mrs. Clee H. Leonard Dr. & Mrs. Bennett LorberOlympus Corporation of the AmericasH.L. Perry Pepper Drs. Arthur H. & Denise RubensteinBradley T. Sheares, PhDDr. Walter H. Tsou & Dr. Jean Lee Joseph C. Vignola, Esq.The William Penn FoundationGeorge M. Wohlreich, MD & Judith L. WohlreichThe Women’s Committee of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia JOHN REDMAN SOCIETY ($1,000+) Abbott Medical Optics Estelle Radbill Berley Dr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Brennan A. Michael Broennle, MD Dr. Paul C. & Mrs. Joan W. BruckerDr. R. Nick & Mrs. Jean BryanBuckingham Mountain FoundationJoseph S. Camardo, MDConservation Center for Art & Historical ArtifactsMr. & Mrs. Harold CramerDr. Bonnie B. & Dr. William V. Dorwart Drs. Leonard A. & Barbara B. FrankWilliam J. Gilhool, DO, FACPDr. Jan M. Goplerud & Dr. James G. StuartFarid I. Haurani, MDCharles L. Heaton, MDDr. & Mrs. Parviz KambinDr. Alfred G. Knudson & Dr. Anna T. MeadowsRichard J. Kozera, MDMargaret & David LangfittCharles T. Lee, Jr., MDDr. & Mrs. Gerald A. MandellDrs. George & Marial B. MansteinDrs. Martina M. & John H. MartinDrs. Allen R. & Ellen Myers

Dr. & Mrs. Harvey L. NisenbaumDr. Paul A. Offit & Dr. Bonnie Fass-OffitDr. & Mrs. Donald E. ParleeThe Pew Charitable TrustsMs. Rebecca W. Rimel & Mr. Patrick J. CaldwellDr. & Mrs. Andrew B. RobertsDr. & Mrs. Robert L. SadoffDr. & Mrs. Robert G. SharrarMichael Sklaroff, JDJames M. SmarttDr. Howard M. & Mrs. Mary SnyderJosephine Templeton, MDDr. & Mrs. Orhan C. TuncayDr. Kenneth J. & Mrs. Susan Weiss

WILLIAM SHIPPEN SOCIETY ($500+)Dr. Steven A. AgerAnonymousDorothy M. Barbo, MDBausch & LombWilliam R. Beckwith, MDWilma Bulkin Siegel, MDDr. & Mrs. Twining F. CampbellEllen S. Deutsch, MD, FACS, FAAPJohn F. Domzalski, JD, MPH William R. Dubin, MDStuart H. Fine, MDDr. & Mrs. Paul J. Fink Jody Foster, MD, MBAGertrude J. Frishmuth, MDKenneth D. Goldblum, MDMs. Patricia GuarinoDr. Marc S. & Mrs. Joan J. LapayowkerLawrence S. Levin, MD, FACSRichard A. Lippin, MDDrs. Aimee & Michael LischkeNancy J. MansfieldJohn L. Melvin, MD, MMScSheila A. Murphy, MDDr. R. Barrett & Mrs. Barbara A. NooneDr. and Mrs. Stephen J. PhillipsJ. Edward Taylor, MD Michael J. Warhol, MDIlene Warner-Maron, PhD, RN

WE ARE ABLE TO INSPIRE YOUNG MINDS AND IMPACT THE

HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF OUR SUPPORTERS

Financial Profile

Contributions and Grants

Fellowship Dues

Investment Income, net

Museum Admissions and Store/Library Services

Rental Income/Other

TOTAL

Programs and Services

Management and General

Facilities Rental

Development and Communications

TOTAL

FY14(7/1/2013 – 6/30/2014)

FY14(7/1/2013 – 6/30/2014)

$2,785,068

$1,735,709

$116,442

$719,391

$5,356,661

FY13(7/1/2012 – 6/30/2013)

FY13(7/1/2012 – 6/30/2013)

$2,294,410

$1,410,756

$98,131

$589,344

$4,392,641

OPERATING REVENUE

PROGRAMMING EXPENSES

YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014

$1,481,686

$240,736

$3,235,663

$1,721,652

$796,940

$7,476,677

$1,335,199

$245,580

$2,327,084

$1,679,483

$785,769

$6,373,115

Investment Income, net43.28%

Rental Income/ Fundraising Events/Other10.66%

Museum Admissions and Store/Library Services23.03%Fellowship Dues

3.22%

History of Vaccines 6%

Contributions and Grants19.82%

Mütter Museum43%

Fellowship7%

Center for Education and Public Initiatives14%

Historical Medical Library30%