Kenneth Alan Bernstein – 50th Reunion Essay

Kenneth Alan Bernstein

361 High Rock Street

Needham, MA 02492

kalan05@comcast.net

617-838-0980

Spouse(s): Constance Bernstein (1975)

Child(ren): Deborah, 1979; Rebecca, 1980; Zachary, 1991

Grandchild(ren): Abigail, 2011; Madeline, 2013; Jacob, 2016; Sophie, 2016

Education: Yale BA, 1969; Tufts Medical School, 1973

National Service: Lt. US Army, 1969-1973

Career: Practiced primary care, internal medicine at Cambridge, MA for 38 years

Avocations: jazz piano, spy novels, Boston sports teams and Bruce Springsteen music

College: Branford

Yale had an enormous impact on my life. I did not realize the extent of the changes taking place during our time there until reading The Guardians by Geoffrey Kabaservice and Joining the Club by Daniel Oren. These two books helped put my place and time at Yale in perspective.

My life after Yale has been centered on my family, my work and my friends. The long trudges up Science Hill to hear lectures by professors Galston, Trinkaus, English and Adair paved the way for medical school and my years as a primary care physician. My friendships with Tom Finarelli, Jamie Woolery, Karl Ameriks and the late Rich Goldman, forged at Yale, continue to sustain me and enrich my life. I have had the overwhelming good fortune to have a loving wife, Connie, and together we raised three children and I now spend considerable time visiting with and caring for grandchildren.