September 2005

Medical Research -- State of the Science

A JAMA Theme Issue Media Briefing

A JAMA Theme Issue Media Briefing
Rockefeller University
Founder's Hall, Welch Hall Reading Room
New York City

9:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005

9:30 – 10 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Moderator: Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H., Editor-in-Chief, JAMA, Chicago

James W. Fordyce, Chairman, The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, New York

10 – 10:30 a.m.
The Financial Anatomy of Biomedical Research
Hamilton Moses III, M.D., Chairman, The Alerion Institute, North Garden, Va.

10:30 – 11 a.m.
Academic Medical Centers and Medical Research: The Challenges Ahead
Jordan J. Cohen, M.D., President, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C.

11 – 11:30 a.m.
Public Attitudes and Perceptions about Health-Related Research
Mary Woolley, President, Research!America, Alexandria, Va. 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
The Physician-Scientist Career Pipeline in 2005: Build It, and They Will Come
Phil B. Fontanarosa, M.D., M.B.A., Executive Deputy Editor, JAMA, Chicago (presenting on behalf of study authors Timothy J. Ley, M.D., and Leon E. Rosenberg, M.D.)

12 p.m.
Open Question and Answer Session with Study Authors

To Register: Go to the For the Media website at www.jamamedia.org and click on the Events tab. For more information, call the JAMA/Archives Media Relations Department at 312/464-JAMA (5262) or email: [email protected].