Sylvia Kleiman Fields, the daughter of European Jewish immigrants, grew up in a tiny Brooklyn apartment. In the 1950s, she followed a non-traditional career path in nursing. Later ...view moreSylvia Kleiman Fields, the daughter of European Jewish immigrants, grew up in a tiny Brooklyn apartment. In the 1950s, she followed a non-traditional career path in nursing. Later she taught both nurses and physicians and co-authored Guide to Patient Evaluation. She helped to create the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy.view less