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<strong>Symposium</strong> Futures<br />

Abstract for Future <strong>Symposium</strong> Paper<br />

2005 <strong>Symposium</strong><br />

Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Society <strong>of</strong> Research Administrators International<br />

Milwaukee, WI<br />

October 16-19, 2005<br />

Principal Author: Jennifer Conway<br />

Author Affiliation: St. George’s University School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />

Author Email: conjen@sgu.edu<br />

Author Address: St. George’s University School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />

c/o 26 S. Baker Drive<br />

Jackson, NJ 08527, USA<br />

Secondary Authors: Kathy Aligene, St. George’s University, Grenada<br />

Gita Patel, St. George’s University, Grenada<br />

Shante Aris-Williams, UMDNJ-Newark<br />

Title: Humanism in <strong>Medicine</strong>: A Case Study in Mentor/Trainee Responsibilities<br />

Proposal Summary:<br />

<strong>Symposium</strong> Future Proposals<br />

To secure best practices and fiscal responsibility, American healthcare and research institutions<br />

have adopted an industry or business model for operations and development. Sometimes, this<br />

has led to an uncritical assimilation <strong>of</strong> a productivity-benefits or quantitative-metrics paradigm.<br />

Resultantly, institutions are criticized for obscuring the human face <strong>of</strong> healthcare and research.<br />

A different approach is needed especially for the education <strong>of</strong> new healthcare providers and<br />

researchers. In December 2000, the DHHS Office <strong>of</strong> Research Integrity issued standards for the responsible<br />

conduct <strong>of</strong> research. <strong>The</strong>se standards included responsibilities for the mentoring <strong>of</strong> new<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essionals. Under the leadership <strong>of</strong> the Arnold P. Gold Foundation for Humanism in <strong>Medicine</strong>,<br />

the New Jersey Department <strong>of</strong> Health and Senior Services piloted a Summer 2005 mentoring<br />

initiative. Four first year medical students were engaged in a ten week internship in Humanism in<br />

<strong>Medicine</strong> to explore and articulate core humanistic values for healthcare practice and biomedical<br />

research. In case study fashion, this paper will describe the Summer 2005 initiative with its various<br />

components <strong>of</strong> didactic information lectures, personal formation process groups, supervised field<br />

experiences, and academic requirements. <strong>The</strong> paper will discuss this initiative as a viable mentoring<br />

program for implementation by research administrators in their institutions.<br />

2005 <strong>Symposium</strong> Proceedings Book 277

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