ural ▁class ▁in ▁Q atar ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁We ill ▁also ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁Sid ra , ▁a ▁ 3 8 0 - bed ▁special ity ▁teaching ▁hospital ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁open ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁Q atar . ▁ ▁Sid ra ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁$ 9 ▁billion ▁end ow ment ▁from ▁the ▁Q atar ▁Foundation . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁New ▁York - Pres by ter ian ▁Hospital ; ▁a ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁Hospital ▁for ▁Special ▁S urg ery ; ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Bar uch ▁Medal ▁for ▁Business ▁and ▁C iv ic ▁Le ad ership , ▁presented ▁by ▁Bar uch ▁College ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁public ▁education ▁and ▁his ▁accomplish ments ▁in ▁business . ▁ ▁Long ▁a ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁education , ▁We ill ▁instit uted ▁a ▁joint ▁program ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁that ▁created ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fin ance , ▁which ▁trains ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁for ▁care ers ▁in ▁financial ▁services . ▁He ▁serves ▁as ▁Found er ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁N AF , ▁which ▁over se es ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁in ▁ 6 1 7 ▁career - th emed ▁academ ies ▁of ▁fin ance ,