Mentoring Ethics: - Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

VIGNETTE 2
Dr. B. is a Division Director of a busy clinical division in
Medicine. He is under increased pressure to meet clinical
demands of a newly opened service at Greenspring Station.
To meet these needs he recruits Dr.T, straight out of
fellowship at UNC Chapel Hill, to join the faculty. Dr. T is
very excited to come to Hopkins because of the opportunity to
develop a clinical researcher career. Dr. B. has assured Dr. T
that Hopkins is a wonderful environment for a budding
clinical researcher. In the offer letter Dr. B notes that he will
serve as Dr. T‟s mentor and that they will meet regularly to
review progress toward academic goals. After one year, Dr. T
has found it difficult to get a research program going with his
7 clinics a week and the conversion to EPIC. At the time of
his annual review, Dr. B. says that Dr. T has been a
wonderful addition to the Division, and he would therefore
like him to take on the role of co-director of the fellowship
program. Dr. T is worried that this will further retard his
research career.