| About the Robert H. Levi Leadership Symposium Robert H. Levi played a major role at Johns Hopkins for more than thirty years before his death in 1995. A generous supporter of Hopkins, Mr. Levi served both the University and Hospital as trustee, and provided leadership for several successful capital campaigns. In his memory, the Levi family has created the Robert H. Levi Leadership Program in Bioethics and Public Policy. The endowment will broaden understanding and sharpen debate about bioethical issues among national leaders and members of the public. The goal of the Levi Leadership Program is to raise level of moral discourse about critical issues in medicine and social policy among those who have the practical responsibility for their resolution. A cornerstone of the Program is the Robert H. Levi Leadership Symposium. Held biannually for nationally prominent decision makers in positions of practical authority, the symposium aims to ensure that leaders make decisions based on an informed understanding of the range of relevant moral arguments and positions. The symposium provides national leaders with an opportunity to study and debate a pressing ethical issue in medicine and health policy in an intimate and intense retreat setting. Invitations are extended to a small, select number of national leaders in the judiciary, government, and business communities. Three of the nation's top scholars will serve as faculty for the Symposium. Faculty will prepare special background papers which, together with a survey of relevant literatures and public policies, will serve as briefing materials for the symposium. Over a day and a half, participants will examine all dimensions of the issue from both a national perspective and from the perspective of the different institutions represented by the participants. Issues are selected based on their importance to the nation and the likelihood that they will appear on the agenda of the courts, government and the business community in the near future. |
