This podcast examines a number of significant issues in the research mentor-mentee relationship including:

· The primary objective of the relationship · The primary ethical feature of the advisor/mentor’s responsibility or role · Positive and negative mentor traits · Issues of concern in the mentor-mentee relationship · A curriculum for mentors · A skill set for mentees · Ways an institution can support positive mentor-mentee relationships

Participants:

• John Banja, PhD, Professor at the Center for Ethics at Emory University and Director of the Ethics Program of the ACTSI;

• Jason Borenstein, PhD, Director of the Graduate Research Ethics Programs and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology;

• Mary Delong, PhD, Assistant Dean: Office of Postdoctoral Education; Director: Post-Doctoral Ethics Course, Emory University School of Medicine