Impact of an Inner Life Formation Program on Health Professional Students and Practitioners

Principal Investigator: Mary Jo Kreitzer, Ph.D., R.N., Director, Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota

Funding Source and Amount:  Fetzer Institute; $95,000

Grand Period:  1/1/02-12/31/04 

Research Abstract:  The Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota has received extramural funding to develop and implement a program called The Inner Life of Healers. The program has two components: a student formation program and a health professional renewal program. Fetzer Institute has funded Dr. Kreitzer to conduct a longitudinal investigation on the impact of a healer formation program on well-being and performance.