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Session III: Reports of Breakout Sessions
Reports of Breakout Sessions
Pages 59-66

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... SESSION III Reports of Breakout Sessions
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... Leaders of the breakout sessions then presented summaries of the suggestions identified in each of the groups. These suggestions reflect the views of the individual presenters and do not necessarily represent the views of workshop participants as a whole.
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... Specific areas might include grantsmanship, conflict management issues, negotiating skills, full career development workshops. · Mentoring: determine awards and rewards societies are developing in this area so these models can be shared with others: The American Society of Hematology awards big grants for the mentee in which some of the evaluation criteria are related to the mentoring skills involved.
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... (INSTITUTE FOR QUANTITATIVE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH) LEADER, BREAKOUT SESSION 2 This group identified four action items that it thought could be implemented through the professional societies: 1.
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... -- for example, a mentee might have both a personal and a scientific mentor. · Mentoring raised concerns because established clinical researchers seem to live more fragile lives than some of the basic scientists; placing young people in mentoring relationships with those whose own lives are precarious may present problems.
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... As for lifestyle concerns, they are pinched from every direction -- clinical research, service activities, family care, and myriad other demands. Everything more they do in their professional life takes away from family or personal life.
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... and its tax-exempt foundation have several successful programs that include a clinical research fellowship in minimally invasive surgery funded by Ethocon Endosurgery, a visiting professor program for women, its "Pocket Mentor," and an online mentoring program.
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