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The Center for Bioethics envisions ethical and socially responsible healthcare, public health, and health policy. 

Fall Courses

BTHX 5325 Biomedical Ethics

BTHX 5325 | Biomedical Ethics

Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C and Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C | 3 Cr | Thurs. 1-1:30 pm | Online
 

 

 

BTHX 5520/8520 | Social Justice and Bioethics

BTHX 5520/8520 | Social Justice and Bioethics

Debra DeBuin, PhD and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C | 3 Cr | Tues. 1-3:30 pm | Online

Events
Aug
18

Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code

  • Jason Adam Wasserman PhD, HEC-C
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Recent Talks

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Amy Lauren Fairchild, PhD, MPH

The Return of Blaming and Shaming in Public Health

Amy Lauren Fairchild, PhD, MPH, is mentioned in “The Return of Blaming and Shaming in Public Health” in the The New York Times.
Don Postema, PhD

Ethics and Vulnerability: What Are We Talking About, and Why?

Don Postema, PhD, presented “Ethics and Vulnerability: What Are We Talking About, and Why?” at the 2026 St. Croix Valley Ethics Conference.
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Bioethics in Focus
Surgerons in operating room with transplant organ in case

Normothermic Regional Perfusion: An Introduction to a Controversial Way to Obtain Organs for Transplant

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