Date: 5/7/2008
TUMSPR News: On the last day of the 2nd International Medical Ethics Congress, the foreign guests of the congress reflected upon the congress in answer to the questions put forward by the representative of TUMS Public Relations office.
On the last day of the 2nd International Medical Ethics Congress, the foreign guests of the congress reflected upon the congress in answer to the questions put forward by the representative of TUMS Public Relations office. Below are the comments of one of guests from Washington D.C, USA.
Q- Would you please introduce yourself?
A- I m Dr. Irene Jillson, professor of Georgetown University, in Washington D.C.
I have PhD in technology management, with specialty in health care technology and ethical issues.
Q- How long have you known Iranians?
A- (She smiles!) That’s such a good question. Then, it has to get a bit personal, because my mother was a librarian at the Middle East institute in Washington. She set up the library. Then I was a little girl and used to go to the library and we read books about Iran and countries in the Middle East and we had friends who studied there. And they were Iranian students who were coming to the United States to study there.
That’s my first experience.
Q- Sure, and have you been to Iran before.
A- No, unfortunately, this is the first time and it’s fulfillment of a dream.
Q- It’s a pleasure for us to have you here.
A- And my honor.
Q- Thanks, and what’s your general assessment of the 2nd International Medical Ethics congress.
A- Oh, the congress was excellent and I’ve attended of course many meetings like this on ethics, and this one had an extremely high intellectual level. Very impressive mixed theoretical issues of ethics generally, of health care ethics and medical ethics and their practical applications, secondly and thirdly, Georgetown University is a Jesuit university, a Roman Catholic university and of course, I am very interested in exchange of ideas and practical ways to resolve issues between Islam and Roman Catholicism specifically and Christianity generally.
Therefore I was very impressed as this was a core theme throughout the congress and I have to say that I was most impressed that the Sheik who spoke, many of them were so knowledgeable about fundamental principles of Christianity and philosophical thought and could weave it, of course, I think this very Iranian, very artistic and scientific, so they could weave these common themes almost like a tapestry very nicely.
Q- What’s your opinion about Tehran University of Medical Sciences?
A- Oh, very impressive. Before the congress actually, as you might know I was at Tehran University (of Medical Sciences) at INCAS, at the Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, and specifically at psychological lab, during workshops for tow days, a mixed method to quantitate and qualitate research. They were about 20 or 25 participants. So I came to know some of the people there from different departments and I am very impressed at the quality of education and at the discourse, the discussions about these issues.
Q- Do you have any suggestions for upcoming conferences or the points that have to be covered?
A- There’s only one, actually, and that is, this was such a wonderful gathering of people. People from different backgrounds, general philosophers, religions leaders, scientists and lawyers.
I think it’s a real opportunity for discourse. And I know there’s going to be a workshop later but I think if there’s the opportunity for more dialogue during the workshops that would be good.
Q- The interaction between the audience and the lecturers?
A- Yes and maybe even some interaction among people who are giving the lectures. And I know that’s not easy.
Q- How about fewer lecture for more interaction between the audience and the lecturers.
A- Yes, perhaps fewer lectures, but the difficulty is that there are many excellent ones that it’s difficult to choose them to reduce the number.
Q- How do you see Iranians?
A- As I said, it’s a dream to have come true and my past imaginations have come to pass. Every thing’s positive.
-I appreciate for the time you provided.
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