UAEM PENN

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UAEM _at_ PENN
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UAEM _at_ Penn The Gameplan

• Step 1 Education - UAEM 2005 National Teach-in
  in Washington, DC

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UAEM _at_ Penn The Gameplan

• Step 1 Education - UAEM 2005 National Teach-in
  in Washington, DC
• Step 2 Strategy Session The UAEM Weekend
  Retreat

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A Starting Point Penns Stated Mission

• Penns strategic plan for the University mentions
  the goal of improving the quality, impact,
  visibility, and translatability of Penns
  academic research and scholarly activity.

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Approaching the DecisionMakers
The Weekend Retreat Strategizing
Interdiscipinary Team, Solid Foundation of
Knowledge, Legitimacy within University
Faculty Support
Consulting Influential Faculty
Building the Team
Student Support
Research Landscape
Self Education
Information Gathering
Expert Opinions
IP Holdings
TEAM UAEM
Funding Research
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UAEM _at_ Penn The Gameplan

• Step 1 Education - UAEM 2005 National Teach-in
  in Washington, DC
• Step 2 Strategy Session The UAEM Weekend
  Retreat
• Step 3 Information gathering

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IP Holdings _at_ Penn
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Research Funding _at_ Penn
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Information Gathering Meeting with
Faculty/Administrators
Mark I. Greene M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.John Eckman
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine (creator of Herceptin
immunopharmacological agent to treat breast
cancer)
Garrett Fitzgerald Chair, Department of
PharmacologyDirector, Center for Experimental
Therapeutics
Art Caplan Chair of the Department of Medical
Ethics and the Director of the Center for
Bioethics
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UAEM _at_ Penn The Gameplan

• Step 1 Education - UAEM 2005 National Teach-in
  in Washington, DC
• Step 2 Strategy Session The UAEM Weekend
  Retreat
• Step 3 Information gathering
• Step 4 Building an interdisciplinary team UAEM
  Penn-Wide Teach-In, January 2006

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UAEM _at_ Penn The Gameplan

• Step 1 Self Education - UAEM 2005 National
  Teach-in in Washington, DC
• Step 2 Strategy Session - The UAEM Weekend
  Retreat
• Step 3 Information gathering
• Step 4 Building an interdisciplinary team UAEM
  Penn-Wide Teach-In, January 2006
• Step 5 Approaching Administrators - The
  Breakfast Meeting

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Breakfast Meeting

• First collective meeting of key decisionmakers
  within the University.
• Providing a forum for open dialogue among
  interested and influential parties.
• Extensive follow-up detailing points of
  agreement/disagreement, and where to go from
  here.
• Follow up meetings key in the advancement of the
  campaign.

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UAEM _at_ Penn The Gameplan

• Step 1 Education - UAEM 2005 National Teach-in
  in Washington, DC
• Step 2 Strategy Session The UAEM Weekend
  Retreat
• Step 3 Information gathering
• Step 4 Building an interdisciplinary team UAEM
  Penn-Wide Teach-In, January 2006
• Step 5 Approaching Administrators The
  Breakfast Meeting
• Step 6 Gathering University Wide Support and the
  Letter to President Gutmann

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Support from Students
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Letters of Support
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UAEM _at_ Penn The Gameplan

• Step 1 Education - UAEM 2005 National Teach-in
  in Washington, DC
• Step 2 Strategy Session The UAEM Weekend
  Retreat
• Step 3 Information gathering
• Step 4 Building an interdisciplinary team UAEM
  Penn-Wide Teach-In, January 2006
• Step 5 Approaching Administrators The
  Breakfast Meeting
• Step 6 Gathering University Wide Support and the
  Letter to President Gutmann
• Step 7 Making the progress tangible The
  Working Paper

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The Working Paper

• Document which compiled, condensed, and
  centralized all that we have learned regarding
  the research landscape at Penn, as well as the
  policy proposals espoused by UAEM.

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UAEM _at_ Penn The Gameplan

• Step 1 Education - UAEM 2005 National Teach-in
  in Washington, DC
• Step 2 Strategy Session The UAEM Weekend
  Retreat
• Step 3 Information gathering
• Step 4 Building an interdisciplinary team UAEM
  Penn-Wide Teach-In, January 2006
• Step 5 Approaching Administrators The
  Breakfast Meeting
• Step 6 Gathering University Wide Support and the
  Letter to President Gutmann
• Step 7 Making the progress tangible The
  Working Paper
• Step 8 Broadening the debate and publicly
  launching the campaign UAEMs Forum on
  University Innovations and Global Health (2
  weeks ago)

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Forum on University Innovations and Global Health
UAEM Penn-Wide Forum An interdisciplinary
discussion of the potential for university
research to address global health needs
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One Year Later Lessons Learned

• Faculty CARE about these issues, and by simply
  engaging them you may quickly find some of your
  greatest allies.
• The breadth of perspective gained through an
  interdisciplinary approach is vital to the
  success of a campaign.
• The power of open dialogue cannot be
  underestimated. One of the most important roles
  a UAEM campus chapter can play is to foster such
  dialogue among parties who may not otherwise
  engage one another regarding these issues.

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THE END
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One Final, Important Point
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Sources of Funding

• AMSA Local Project Grant up to 600
• AMA Ethics in Action Grant 5000
• Supportive faculty with discretionary funds
• Student group funding pools within each school
  involved (interdisciplinarity helps in this sense
  as well)
• Graduate/Professional Student Associations (as
  well as looking within each graduate program)