Tom Burks, S. Ward Casscells, Thomas Cleary, Mohamed Dawood, Guillermo Gutierrez, Nancy Hansel, James R. Hays, Heidi Kaplan, Paula Knudson, Susan Landry, M. David Low, Bruce McKinley, Richard Meisch, Sharon Ostwald, William Riley, and Donna Shkedi. In this regard, he posed several questions to focus the group's discussion on the topic. Next, the group turned its attention to the identification of questions and issues regarding the topic at hand. Questions and associated points of discussion are summarized below. Time did not permit discussion of all of the identified questions.
Comments represent the opinions and ideas of individual attendees.
We have seen steady growth in Medical School research income over the last five years. The SPH has in place an incentive plan which contributes to this phenomenal growth. The availability of research dollars is getting tougher in some fields. We should not necessarily change the focus of our research, but instead, should add those things we're missing, e.g., outcomes research. In many cases, no.