Jane
Hughes,
OTD, OTR/L
Director of Professional Development and Engagement, Organizational Improvement Office
The University of Kansas Medical Center
Dr. Jane Hughes, Director of Professional Development and Engagement in the Organizational Improvement Office at the University of Kansas Medical Center, is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and licensed Occupational Therapist. Her work focuses on strength-based development and coaching with individuals and teams to promote engagement and well-being across settings.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Basic scientists conducting biomedical research are generally not provided the skills or experiences needed to engage in meaningful patient engagement and effective community collaboration. The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s (KUCC) Community Outreach and Engagement program developed an innovative strengths-based training model, Patient and Investigator Voices Organizing Together (PIVOT) Across the Translational Research Continuum, pairing basic scientists with research-trained cancer survivors/co-survivors to bring the voices and experiences of patients and families into the research…