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About the Bioethics Certificate Program

The rigorous pursuit of human wellbeing through health care and research has resulted in tremendous gains, locally and globally, for individuals and populations. From the first ventilator to the first vaccine, such scientific and technological discoveries have sought to prolong life and alleviate human suffering while advancing health-related knowledge. These advancements and their varied potential applications, however, often present challenging ethical questions — for individuals and society — about appropriate use, access, safety, and rights and obligations, among others.

The certificate program will prepare current and future health practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and scholars to take on bioethical issues within highly complex public health, science, and health care challenges that emerge daily.

Educational Objectives

  • Describe the essential theories and methods that underpin the ethics of public health, clinical care, science and research;
  • Recognize ethical issues and questions that arise in public health, clinical care, science and research;
  • Articulate and critique policy and scholarly arguments to engage with long-standing and emerging debates in bioethics;
  • Distinguish various ethics advisory functions in practice settings; and
  • Apply ethical theories and methods to real-world ethical dilemmas. 

Curriculum for the Bioethics Certificate Program

Please visit our Academic Catalogue to see the full certificate curriculum requirements. Please also review the certificate completion requirements .

Admissions Requirements

Degree students, applying to the certificate program as a jhu graduate student: .

Students already enrolled in a graduate program at JHU are not required to submit the School's electronic admissions application, but must submit the Bioethics Declaration of Intent form .

Eligible Start Terms :

Non-degree students.

Students with at least a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and a strong academic record are eligible for admission to this certificate program. If you are not currently enrolled in a graduate program at Hopkins, these admissions requirements apply for this certificate program:

General Certificate Admissions Requirements

Please see our General Certificate Admission Requirements page for information about specific application components and instructions on how to apply to a certificate program through SOPHAS Express.

Prerequisites or special requirements

Application for Non-Degree Students

Information regarding the cost of tuition and fees can be found on the Bloomberg School's Certificate Programs Tuition page.

Questions about the program? We're happy to help.

Sponsoring Department Berman Institute of Bioethics

Certificate Program Contact Penny White 410.614.5580

Faculty Sponsor Travis Rieder

Ethics of Research with Human Subjects

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  • Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD
  • Steven Joffe, MD, MPH
  • Emily A. Largent, JD, PhD, RN

Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBE

Activity Overview

FREE: The goal of this activity is to provide learners with basic knowledge and skills on how to make ethical evaluations on research protocols, including understanding of specific ethical requirements and regulations. In this activity, learners will engage with the content by moving through a series of website pages that offer brief lecture videos, links to related readings, downloadable resources, and quizzes.

This activity is co-provided by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine Nursing. 

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This continuing education activity has been designed for investigators, research team members, and IRB staff and members, as well as all health care professionals and anyone with an interest in ethics of human research.

Penn faculty, staff, and students/trainees:  Successfully complete the online course Ethics of Research with Human Subjects to fulfill your institutional human subjects research training requirements.

  • Penn: Penn’s IRB will accept this course as an alternative to CITI training.
  • For Penn-based staff, CHOP has approved the course to satisfy initial and recertification requirements.
  • For CHOP-based staff, the course will satisfy the CHOP recertification requirement only.

The Course does not interface with Knowledge Link or Workday, so you will need to upload a certificate of completion with your HSERA application. Learners at other institutions may wish to request that their IRBs accept the course in lieu of CITI training.

After completing this course, the Learner will be able to:

  • Outline the historical context for current approaches to research ethics and regulation.
  • Outline the 8-principle framework for evaluating the ethics of research studies.
  • Identify key U.S. regulatory requirements for research with human subjects.
  • Identify important international guidelines for research with human subjects, including their key provisions.
  • Assess the ethical and regulatory compliance of research protocols.

Successful completion of this educational activity and receipt of certificate of credit includes achieving a minimum score of 80% on the 3 quizzes.

Release Date:  November 20, 2019

Expiration Date: March 31, 2025

Amount of CME credit: 4.50  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Amount of Nursing Contact Hours: 4.50  NCPD hours

Pharmacists: 4.50    ACPE contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit

Estimated Length of Time for Completion:  approximately 4.5 hours

Register: credit             Register: noncredit

VIDEO SAMPLE: Informed Consent Under the Common Rule, by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Penn Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  4.50   AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been designated by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania for 4.5 hours of Patient Safety/Risk Management.

If you intend to claim MOC points for ABIM, please view the  instructions  for creating/updating your CE/CME profile.

Penn Medicine Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.  Approval # 124-3-H-15.

Penn Medicine Nursing awards this activity 4.50  NCPD hours.

Pharmacists

Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

This practice-based activity is approved for up to  4.50  ACPE contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. UAN: JA0000324-0000-19-013-H05-P

To receive credit, you must submit your post-test, evaluation and credit request within 30 days of completion.

Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

PAs may receive a maximum of  4.50  Category 1 credits for completing this activity.

Emily Largent, JD, PhD, RN

The planning committee members have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests related to the content of this educational activity:

  • Chase Brown, PharmD
  • David Heagarty
  • Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBe
  • Connie Ulrich, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Laura C. Hart, MFA
  • Patricia Smith, DNP, RN, BC

The faculty involved with this activity have reported that their presentations contain no mention of investigational and/or off-label use of products.

There was no commercial support used in the development of this educational activity.

For questions related to this educational activity, contact Penn Medicine Continuing Medical and Interprofessional Education at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania at  [email protected]  or at 215-898-8005.

If you have questions, please contact Caitlin O'Neill, Program Manager for Online Educational Initiatives, at 215-746-3971 or  [email protected] .

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Bioethics Certificate Program

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  • Clinical Ethics Education
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Certificate Programs offer focused academic training in specific areas of public health, such as bioethics.

Certificate programs typically require less time and coursework than a degree, making them appealing to:

  • Current Bloomberg School of Public Health degree students desiring specialization in particular topic areas
  • Individuals seeking to learn more about specific areas of public health.

The Berman Institute’s Bioethics Certificate Program is geared not only toward current Johns Hopkins University graduate students, but also non-degree-seeking students as well as a broader general audience.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

  • Describe the essential theories and methods that underpin the ethics of public health, clinical care, science and research;
  • Recognize ethical issues and questions that arise in public health, clinical care, science and research;
  • Articulate and critique policy and scholarly arguments to engage with long-standing and emerging debates in bioethics;
  • Distinguish various ethics advisory functions in practice settings; and
  • Apply ethical theories and methods to real-world ethical dilemmas.

ELIGIBILITY

The certificate program is open to graduate students in all JHU programs, with the exception of Master of Applied Science candidates, who will need to complete their MAS degree program prior to applying to the certificate program. The program is also open to individuals who are not enrolled in degree programs at JHU.

REQUIREMENT FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION

The certificate program requires a minimum of 18 term credits. Students will complete three required courses totaling 9 credits, and then choose three courses from the Berman Institute course list totaling 9 credits to fulfill the 18-credit requirement to complete the certificate program. 

All required and elective courses must be taken for a letter grade; a minimum grade of C is required in all certificate coursework and students must maintain a 2.75 or better overall GPA for all certificate coursework . All courses must be completed within a three year period.

The student should review the  section of the website that addresses completion  before completing certificate program requirements. The student’s transcripts will not indicate that the certificate was earned until the Notification of Completion form has been submitted, verified by the certificate program, and processed by the Registrar.

COURSE OF STUDY

Students should check the Bloomberg School of Public Health  course directory to confirm when the courses are offered. Students should also check for pre-requisites and whether instructor consent is required.

Course No. Course Title No. Credits
Academic and Research Ethics at JHSPH

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Foundations of Bioethics (offered onsite in 1st term) 3
Hot Topics in Bioethics (offered onsite in 2nd term) 3
Introduction to Ethical Theory (offered onsite in 1st term) 3
Bioethics, Human Rights, and Global Health (typically offered onsite in 2nd term) 3
Bioethics and the Law (typically offered onsite in 4th term) 3
Food Ethics 3
Ethics, Policy, and Emerging Biomedical Technologies (typically offered onsite in 4th term) 3
Vulnerability in Childhood — from Ethics to Advocacy (typically offered onsite in 4th term) 2
Understanding Addiction: Philosophy, Science, Ethics (typically offered onsite in 2nd term) 3
Bioethics Program Independent Study (typically offered onsite in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and Summer terms and Summer Institute ) 2

CONTACT INFORMATION

Certificate Program Contact Name Penny White Phone 410.614.5580

Faculty Sponsor Name Travis Rieder

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Ethics in Health Research – A Global Perspective

All you need to know about the ethical conduct of health research in humans in one course!  Covering USA, EU and SA regulations, guidelines, principles, key standards and norms as well as the ethical considerations, role, responsibilities and reporting requirements from ethics committees when conducting health research. We also   discuss  the sensitive issues around fraud and misconduct and uncover conflict of interest as well as ethical tensions and  dilemmas when conducting research with placebos, human biological materials, enrolling intensive care and terminal care patients and a look at ethics in genetic research.

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With our online course in Ethics in Health Research, TASK Research Academy will take you on a unique journey,  giving you the opportunity to discover, explore and compare the various regulations and guidelines that are key to ethical behaviour in health research in the USA, EU and South Africa as well as  an overview to understand each of their frameworks and structures.

You will be introduced to The Declaration of Helsinki, The Council for International Organisations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS), Department of Health in South Africa (DOH2015), EU Clinical Trials Regulatory (CTR),   the various applicable Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as well as the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects.

This course will also assist you to learn about and understand how institutional review boards / ethics committees are formed, what ethical  aspects they consider when reviewing a proposal, their exact role , responsibilities  and reporting requirements from the start to the end of a research study.

We also cover the sensitive issue around fraud and misconduct and the whistleblower; ethical dilemmas and debates around:   the use of placebos; collecting human biological materials for future use; storing biological material; reporting incidental findings; intensive care research; terminal care research; genetic research as well as traditional medicine research.

Duration: 6hrs (HPCSA accredited – 6 ethics points)

In the Health Research Ethics course, you will learn about:

  • The principles that guide ethical research and how to apply them.
  • Ethical tension in health research.
  • Misconduct, unethical behavior, and conflicts of interests, as well as their root causes.
  • Detecting and reporting fraud and misconduct.
  • International ethics frameworks, guidelines, and regulatory structures, as well as those for South Africa, the European Union, and the USA.
  • The ethics submission and approval processes for South Africa, the European Union, and the USA
  • Cognitive biases in health research and how these are mitigated.
  • The ethical concerns of using placebos in health research.
  • The ethical concerns around the collection and storage of data and biological materials in health research.
  • The ethical concerns of conducting health research involving vulnerable participants.
  • The ethical concerns of conducting health research in unique research contexts.

Our comprehensive Health Research Ethics course has the following features:

Demonstrating the relationship between local and global ethical considerations by comparing the ethical requirements for conducting health research in the United States of America (USA) , European Union (EU) , and South Africa .

  • 100% online
  • Developed by industry for industry
  • Self-paced modules
  • Rich and immersive learning content – videos, animation and podcasts
  • Shareable certificate on completion valid for 3 years
  • Interactive quizzes and real-life scenarios
  • Accredited by HPCSA : acquire 6 Ethics CPD points

Who should attend this course?

  • Any aspiring or current clinical research professional wanting to work or working as clinical trial assistants (CTAs), clinical research associates (CRAs), research nurses, study coordinators, site managers, site directors, research pharmacists and pharmacists’ assistants and Investigators
  • Principal Investigators conducting Investigator driven research
  • Scientists, PhD students, researchers conducting professional research or observational research involving humans.
  • Regulatory assistants or Regulatory Specialists
  • Regulatory Authority personnel
  • Members of an Institutional Review Board or Ethics Committee
  • Clinical research practitioners
  • Medical Practitioners
  • Anyone interested to understand the similarities and / or differences between regulations and ethical principles in the USA, EU and South-Africa

Our Health Research Ethics course is accredited by HPSCA and offers 6 Ethics CPD points. The certification is valid for 3 years.

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Public Health Ethics Training Materials

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Web-on-Demand e-Learning Module

Public health ethics case repository, public health ethics casebook, open access narrative public health ethics book, good decision making in real time: public health ethics training for local health departments.

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As part of CDC’s ongoing efforts to support state and local health departments, the Public Health Ethics Unit has developed a training manual to be used as a tool to strengthen public health ethics capacity at the local level. The manual includes an introduction to public health ethics, relevant case studies, suggestions for integrating ethics into health departments, and additional resources. The Student version of the manual may be downloaded here; the Facilitator version is available upon request.

Download the Student Manual To request a copy of the Facilitator Manual, please email [email protected] .  

GOOD DECISION MAKING IN REAL TIME: PRACTICAL PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS FOR LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) announce the availability of a Web-on-Demand e-Learning module, Good Decision Making in Real Time: Practical Public Health Ethics for Local Health Officials. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) announce the availability of a Web-on-Demand e-Learning module, Good Decision Making in Real Time: Practical Public Health Ethics for Local Health Officials.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION : This Web-on-demand course provides training on the basics of public health ethics and the process of ethical analysis and describes tools and resources for addressing ethical challenges that commonly arise in the practice of public health. The course also explores the complementary nature of public health law and public health ethics, reviews approaches to implementing public health ethics in health departments and presents a case study to illustrate the steps of applying an ethical analysis to a real-life case scenario.

COUSE OBJECTIVES :  At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:

  • List 3 ways to define the field of public health ethics.
  • Describe 2 ways public health ethics and law can work together to address ethical challenges.
  • Describe 3 resources for helping public health officials make ethically informed choices.
  • List 2 specific ways to integrate ethical considerations into public health decision-making.
  • Explore multiple solutions by organizing, prioritizing, and defending each possible solution.

FACULTY/CREDENTIALS :

Drue Barrett, PhD; Lead, Public Health Ethics and Strategy Unit; Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ruth Gaare Bernheim, JD, MPH; Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine; Co-Director, The Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life; Professor of Public Health Sciences, Medicine, and Family Medicine; University of Virginia School of Medicine

Alan Melnick, MD, MPH, CPH; Director and Health Officer; Clark County Public Health, Washington

Leonard Ortmann, PhD; Senior Ethics Consultant; Public Health Ethics and Strategy Unit, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Matthew Penn, JD, MLIS; Director, Public Health Law Program; Office for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Below are additional public health ethics cases that can be used in conjunction with the training manual – Good Decision Making in Real Time: Public Health Ethics Training for Local Health Departments:

  • Emergency Preparedness: Impact of Regulatory Compliance and Resource Allocation Decisions on Laboratory Capacity
  • Ensuring Biosafety/Biosecurity during a Public Health Emergency
  • Short-course Zidovudine Compared to What? A Trial to Prevent Mother-to-Infant HIV Transmission
  • Unsafe Injections: Duty to Warn?
  • Use of Restraint and Physical Force by First Responders: Duty to Investigate and Educate?
  • Ethical Considerations for Allocating Medical Countermeasures in an Anthrax Incident
  • Policies for Restricting Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) in Indoor Public Spaces

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Public Health Ethics: Cases Spanning the Globe (2016). DH Barrett, LW Ortmann, A Dawson, C Saenz, A Reis, G Bolan (Eds.). Springer Open.

This open access book includes 40 cases that highlight a broad range of ethical issues and dilemmas that arise in the practice of public health. The casebook begins with an introduction to the basic concepts of public health ethics and describes important events that shaped the practice of public health. The cases are organized into chapters that discuss the following topics:

  • Resource allocation and priority setting
  • Disease prevention and control
  • Chronic disease prevention and health promotion
  • Environmental and occupational public health
  • Vulnerability and marginalized populations
  • International collaboration for global public health
  • Public health research

You can access this book free of charge at Public Health Ethics: Cases Spanning the Globe .

Narrative Ethics in Public Health: The Value of Stories (2022)., DH Barrett, LW Ortmann, SA Larson (Eds). Springer Open.

This Open Access book illustrates the power of stories to illuminate ethical concerns that arise in public health. It complements epidemiological or surveillance evidence and reveals stakeholder perspectives crucial for public health practitioners to develop effective and ethical public health interventions. The book contains 14 chapters that present stories about public health problems and challenges. The stories range from first person narratives of both practitioners and citizens, to analysis of published short stories. The problems and challenges the stories address include justice concerns, surveillance and stigma, community values and the value of community, trust and the value of information, and freedom and responsibility. Specific topics include resource allocation, balancing individual liberty and the need to protect the community from health threats, and the health impact of trauma, addiction, obesity and health disparities.

You can access this book free of charge at Narrative Ethics in Public Health: The Value of Stories

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2009 — Human research ethics rest on three basic principles: respect, beneficence and justice. These principles are the foundation of all regulations or guidelines governing research ethics and transcend all geographic, cultural, economic, legal and political boundaries.

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Are you supporting or planning to engage in research with or about people, their data or their tissue? A new, self-paced learning module now available on Canvas entitled Human Research Ethics introduces its values, principles and review.

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The module provides information to help you design a human research project and understand how ethics reviewers will consider your design against the guidance provided in the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research .

Based on, and directly cross referencing with the National Statement, the module outlines why research ethics review was introduced internationally. It introduces the key agencies and documents associated with Australian ethics review and points out important changes in 2023 National Statement. These include a refined risk matrix approach and the requirements of granting an exemption from ethics review.

Merrilee Kessler, UTS Research Ethics Coordinator said that UTS commissioned this module for its research community.

“We wanted to provide a course that introduced the key research ethics concepts such as risk and benefit, consent, recruitment and data management, in a way that helps researchers understand the language and intent of ethics review,” she said.

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The module highlights the kinds of responses needed in an ethics application to show that the research design meets the expectations of the National Statement. It looks at current issues like AI, social media in research and Big Data.

“It also includes research that UTS doesn’t come across as often, but which provides great scope for ethical investigation, such as Genomic research and Animal-to-human xenotransplantation,” Merrilee explained.

We wanted to provide a course that introduced the key research ethics concepts such as risk and benefit, consent, recruitment and data management

Keith Heggart, UTS researcher and ethics reviewer, was one of the first to complete the module.

“I think it’s important for early career researchers to understand that going through the ethics process is not just a matter of ticking the right boxes and filling in the right forms. Instead, it’s a thoughtful, nuanced engagement with ideas like justice, beneficence and risk,” he said.

“Done well, careful completion of the ethics approval process improves research projects. This course does a great job of carefully explaining this point, and as such, I recommend it for all early career researchers - and experienced ones too!”

Done well, careful completion of the ethics approval process improves research projects.

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Importantly, the Human Research Ethics module covers key aspects of the UTS Research Outcomes Capability Framework | RES Hub (uts.edu.au) including those relating to:

  • Research life cycle: Best practice in research project management from research ethics and integrity, policy and procedures, data management policy and systems to IP management and security.
  • Research leadership: Confidence to champion research integrity and best practice in research project management, mentor successfully and deliver ethical and robust research with integrity.
  • Creativity and innovation: Knowledge of ‘human-centred’ research methods and practices. 
  • Indigenous led knowledges and research: Knowledge and understanding of Indigenous Research Ethics (e.g. AIATSIS, NHMRC, community protocols) and the ability to ensure that research processes and outputs will not harm Indigenous peoples and communities.

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“At the end of the course, participants will have the ability to identify and manage risk and appropriately manage data – including by planning for re-use and reproducibility, archiving and sharing with appropriate audiences.”

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Human Research Ethics  takes approximately two hours to complete and can be accessed as many times as needed once an account has been opened.

A Certificate of Completion is available for download.

Access the training at https://canvas.uts.edu.au/enroll/GEKRK8

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Need more information? Get in touch with the Research Ethics team by email [email protected]

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Saint Louis University’s doctoral program in health care ethics prepares students for a successful career in academic, corporate, research or clinical bioethics settings.

Curriculum Overview

SLU’s Ph.D. in health care ethics is offered by the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics . The health care ethics Ph.D. integrates an interdisciplinary curriculum with several practica and offers four concentrations to further specialize your doctoral studies.

All students in the traditional Ph.D. in health care ethics program are required to complete 60 credits of coursework in five categories of courses:

  • Foundations of Health Care Ethics (12 credits)
  • Context of Health Care (12 credits)
  • Disciplinary Lens (12 credits)
  • Bioethics Content (12 credits)
  • Dissertation Research (12 credits)

With the approval of the Ph.D. program director, up to 12 credits (in 5000-level courses or higher) from previous graduate coursework may count as advanced standing toward the disciplinary lens or bioethics content elective categories. Students pursuing the J.D./Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., M.A./Ph.D. or the joint Ph.D. in theology and health care ethics follow a modified curriculum.

You may opt to complete a concentration in one of four areas: Catholic tradition, clinical ethics, empirical research methods or research ethics.

Catholic Tradition Concentration

Students enrolled in the Ph.D. program in health care ethics may take 15 credits of coursework with an emphasis on health care ethics in the Catholic tradition and write a dissertation (12 credits) in the Catholic tradition to develop expertise in the area of Catholic health care ethics. To enroll in the concentration in health care ethics in the Catholic tradition, students must already hold a master’s degree in theology or religious studies or be enrolled in the M.A./Ph.D. dual-degree program.

Clinical Ethics Concentration

Students enrolled in the Ph.D. program in health care ethics may take 15 credits of coursework with an emphasis on clinical ethics (12 credits). They'll also write a dissertation on a topic relevant to clinical ethics to develop clinical health care ethics expertise.

Empirical Research Concentration

With the approval of the concentration directors and the Ph.D. program director, students enrolled in the Ph.D. program in health care ethics may opt to complete this concentration to develop expertise in empirical research methods. This concentration prepares students to incorporate empirical methods into a normative dissertation and future research. The focus of the track will be on qualitative research methods (such as ethnography, interviews, focus groups, public deliberation, etc.), though, in consultation with the directors of the concentration, students will have the option of adopting quantitative or mixed methods approaches. Completion of the concentration is meant to indicate special competencies over and above those gained in the Ph.D. program, specifically those that pertain to qualitative empirical research in the field of bioethics.

Students must elect to pursue this concentration by the end of their first semester at the latest. A concentration director must approve the empirical concentration curriculum plan of each student. The concentration requires at least 12 hours of coursework.

Research Ethics Concentration

Students enrolled in the Ph.D. program in health care ethics may take 15 credits of coursework with an emphasis on research ethics and write a dissertation (12 credits) in research ethics to develop expertise in the area of human research ethics.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities

All Ph.D. students take a three-semester, 150-hour clinical practicum to gain experience working in a clinical setting. Students interested in the clinical ethics concentration can complete an additional advanced practicum in which students are placed in active clinical ethics consultation services for 300+ hours. In addition to these fieldwork opportunities, most Ph.D. students graduate with two or more publications.

Professionals from the fields of law, medicine, nursing, public health, philosophy and religious studies have joined SLU’s Ph.D. program in health care ethics. Our graduates have been highly successful in finding excellent full-time positions both in education (teaching and conducting research in health care ethics) and in health care systems (as professional ethicists).

Admission Requirements

Students entering the Ph.D. program in health care ethics will have an undergraduate or graduate degree in a relevant field, for instance, philosophy, theology, a clinical field, social sciences or law. Successful applicants usually have a high GPA, high GRE percentiles (especially in the verbal and analytical writing categories), a strong normative writing sample and a demonstration of overall fit with the program’s educational objectives.

The Catholic Health Association has recommended that ethicists working in Catholic health care with an interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree should additionally hold an M.A. in theology. It is strongly recommended that students who do not already hold an M.A. in theology complete the dual-degree program, offered in collaboration with the Aquinas Institute of Theology. Alternately, students should plan on completing an M.A. prior to commencing work in Catholic health care.

Application Requirements

  • Transcript(s)
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Writing sample
  • Professional goal statement
  • Application deadline Dec. 1

Requirements for International Students 

All admission policies and requirements for domestic students apply to international students. International students must also meet the following additional requirements:

  • Demonstrate  English Language Proficiency
  • Courses taken and/or lectures attended
  • Practical laboratory work
  • The maximum and minimum grades attainable
  • The grades earned or the results of all end-of-term examinations
  • Any honors or degrees received.
  • WES and ECE transcripts are accepted.
  • A letter of financial support from the person(s) or sponsoring agency funding the student's time at Saint Louis University
  • A letter from the sponsor's bank verifying that the funds are available and will be so for the duration of the student's study at the University

Assistantship Deadline

Applicants who are admitted to the Ph.D. program will be invited to submit a separate application for assistantship funding. Contact the Ph.D. program director for more information.

Review Process

Applications are reviewed by a committee of faculty members from the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics.

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  • Graduates will be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of the foundational disciplines, methods, topics and issues in health care ethics required for the scholarly analysis of issues in the field. 
  • Graduates will be able to demonstrate proficiency in formulating original, normative arguments on topics related to health care ethics.
  • Graduates will be able to demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, develop and bring to successful completion an original, sustained and coherent independent research project that contributes to the field (i.e. the dissertation).
  • Graduates will be able to demonstrate an ability to generate appropriate job search materials (i.e. curriculum vitae, teaching portfolio, writing sample, etc.)
Course List
Code Title Credits
Foundations of Health Care Ethics
HCE 6010Methods in Philosophical Ethic3
HCE 6020Methods in Religious Ethics3
HCE 6040Interdisciplinary Research in Health Care Ethics3
Foundations Elective
Select one of the following:3
Philosophical Foundations
Foundations of Catholic Morality
Ethical Issues in Public Health
Context of Health Care
HCE 6110Intro-Medicine for Ethicists1
HCE 6120Bioethics and the Law2
HCE 6130Clinical Ethics3
HCE 6140Research Ethics3
HCE 6150Practicum, Health Care Ethics3
Disciplinary Lens
The Disciplinary Lens courses are elective courses that provide students the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of a primary disciplinary lens (e.g. philosophy, theology, empirical methods, anthropology/sociology), through which topics and arguments in the field might be examined and constructed. The disciplinary lens courses should ideally correspond to the student’s intended dissertation method and should ordinarily be clustered in the same discipline. These courses are electives and students are encouraged to take courses in outside departments, with the approval of the PhD Program Director. Up to 9 credit hours of advanced standing from previous graduate coursework may be applied to these 12 credit hours, with the approval of the PhD Program Director.12
Bioethics Content
The Bioethics Content courses are elective courses that provide students exposure to a variety of health care ethics-related topics, thinkers and practices. Ideally, at least some of the Bioethics Content courses should correspond to the student’s intended dissertation topic. These courses are electives and students are encouraged to take courses in outside departments, with the approval of the PhD Program Director. Up to 9 credit hours of advanced standing from previous graduate coursework may be applied to these 12 credit hours, with the approval of the PhD Program Director.12
Dissertation Research12
Dissertation Research (taken over multiple semesters)
Students may select one of the following optional concentrations:
Total Credits60

Non Course Requirements

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These competencies are essential for success in health care ethics. Students may develop these competencies through different mechanisms.

  • Competency in medical terminology
  • Competency in library database skills
  • Competency in reading statistics and study design

Comprehensive Examinations

The comprehensive examinations occur after completing all coursework and practica. 

Dissertation Proposal

The student will work closely with the dissertation chair to select a dissertation topic and plan the dissertation proposal in a timely manner. In the dissertation proposal, the student must present substantial evidence of the ability to develop and sustain an extended normative project on a bioethics topic. Once the chair is satisfied with the proposal, it will be sent to the two faculty readers for their comments. It is at this stage that the readers are expected to influence the general outline of the dissertation. The student will then address the comments of the readers and submit a revised proposal to the chair. This process may be repeated until the chair, readers and student are satisfied with the proposal.

Dissertations: Nontraditional Format

Ordinarily, doctoral candidates in the Ph.D. program in health care ethics will follow the traditional guidelines for dissertations. However, when appropriate, a student’s dissertation committee may permit the student to write a dissertation using a nontraditional format, the body of which consists of at least three thematically related original article-length manuscripts, at least two of which must be accepted for publication. As is always the case, all dissertation content must receive final approval by the student’s dissertation committee. The mere fact that a manuscript has been published or accepted for publication does not guarantee that it can be used toward a nontraditional dissertation. Ordinarily, if a faculty member serves as a co-author on one of the publications, this faculty member would not serve as the student’s dissertation chair. The nontraditional dissertation format requires that:

  • The three incorporated articles be preceded by a substantive introduction chapter and followed by a substantive conclusion chapter, which will integrate the three manuscripts into a coherent whole.
  • Ordinarily, the student is the sole or primary author of all three manuscripts.
  • At least two of the three manuscripts must be fully accepted for publication and the third at least under review.
  • Dissertations must satisfy the formatting requirements dictated by the "Policies and Procedures for Thesis, Project, and Dissertation Formatting."
  • All articles incorporated into the dissertation must have been submitted while enrolled in the Ph.D. program.

Oral Defense of the Dissertation

Upon completion of the dissertation, students publicly present and defend their dissertation before their dissertation committee, CHCE faculty and doctoral students.

Continuation Standards

Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 in all graduate/professional courses.

Course List
Code Title Credits
HCE 6130Clinical Ethics3
HCE 6540Advanced Clinical Ethics Practicum3
ElectiveAdditional Course in Clinical Ethics3
HCE 6150Practicum, Health Care Ethics (Students will complete portions of their practicum in the area of clinical ethics)3
HCE 6980Graduate Reading Course3
Dissertation on a Clinical Ethics Topic12
Dissertation Research
Total Credits27
Course List
Code Title Credits
HCE 6020Methods in Religious Ethics3
HCE 6310Health Care Ethics: Catholic Tradition3
ElectiveAdditional Course in Health Care & Catholic Tradition (usually taken outside of HCE)3
HCE 6980Graduate Reading Course3
HCE 6150Practicum, Health Care Ethics3
Dissertation on Health Care Ethics in the Catholic Tradition12
Dissertation Research
Total Credits27

Empirical Research Methods Concentration

Course List
Code Title Credits
HCE 6040Interdisciplinary Research in Health Care Ethics3
HCE 6520Quantitative Research in Descriptive Ethics3
HCE 6150Practicum, Health Care Ethics (Students will focus on the population the student intends to research in their dissertation)3
Qualitative Methods Elective
Two (preferably three) graduate-level level qualitative methods courses, usually outside HCE. The third course can be either a methods course or a course covering the content area of the student's empirical research.6
Total Credits15
Course List
Code Title Credits
HCE 6140Research Ethics3
Elective in Research Methodology
Concentration students would be required to take a class in research methodology or would be required to demonstrate advanced standing in this area. This will be treated as one of the Topics and Scholars electives required as part of the PhD program.3
ElectiveAdditional Course in Research Ethics3
HCE 6980Graduate Reading Course3
HCE 6150Practicum, Health Care Ethics3
HCE 6990Dissertation Research (with focus on research ethics)3
Total Credits18

Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.  

Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.

This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.

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HCE 6050
Philosophical Foundations
3
HCE 6040 Interdisciplinary Research in Health Care Ethics 3
HCE 6110 Intro-Medicine for Ethicists 1
Library Database Skills 0
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Spring
HCE 6130 Clinical Ethics 3
LAW 8005 Bioethics and the Law 2
HCE 6150 Practicum, Health Care Ethics 1
Elective6xxx-level HCE course or course in a related discipline approved by the PhD Program Director 3
 Credits9
Year Two
Fall
HCE 6010 Methods in Philosophical Ethics 3
HCE 6020 Methods in Religious Ethics 3
HCE 6150 Practicum, Health Care Ethics 1
Elective6xxx-level HCE course or course in a related discipline approved by the PhD Program Director 3
 Credits10
Spring
HCE 6140 Research Ethics 3
HCE 6150 Practicum, Health Care Ethics 1
Elective6xxx-level HCE course or course in a related discipline approved by the PhD Program Director 3
HCE 6980 Graduate Independent Study in Health Care Ethics 3
 Credits10
Year Three
Fall
Comprehensive Exam (Written exam and oral exam) 0
HCE 6990 Dissertation Research 6
 Credits6
Spring
HCE 6990 Dissertation Research 6
 Credits6
Year Four
Fall
HCE 6990 Dissertation Research 0
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Spring
HCE 6990 Dissertation Research 0
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Year Five
Fall
HCE 6990 Dissertation Research 0
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Spring
HCE 6990 Dissertation Research 0
 Credits0
 Total Credits48

Take either course depending on interest and career goals. May take both, with the second acting as an elective.

Take the “Consuming Empirical Literature” exam the first day of class.

Take the “Medical Terminology” exam the first day of class.

An introduction to graduate-level database and library search skills, taught by library faculty.

Complete the clinical shadowing eligibility requirements prior to beginning of class.

Program Notes

  • Students are encouraged to concentrate elective courses in a primary methodological or content area, versus a broad sampling of courses. Common choices are 6xxx-level courses in theology and philosophy.
  • Concentration in Research Ethics : Electives focus on topics related to research ethics, and the dissertation will be written on a research ethics topic. One elective will be in research methodology; one elective will be an Advanced Research Ethics Practicum; one elective will be a non-HCE elective related to research ethics and the elective in the final semester will be a directed reading on research ethics, preparing the student’s dissertation prospectus.
  • Concentration in Catholic Tradition : Electives focus on topics related to Catholic health care ethics, and the dissertation will be written on a Catholic health care topic. One elective will be HCE 6310 Health Care Ethics: Catholic Tradition (3 cr) ; one elective will be an elective related to health care and the catholic tradition, usually in theology; the elective in the final semester will be a directed reading on Catholic health care ethics, preparing the student’s dissertation prospectus.
  • Concentration in Clinical Ethics : Electives focus on topics related to clinical ethics, and the dissertation will be written on a clinical ethics topic. One elective will be HCE 6540 Advanced Clinical Ethics Practicum (3 cr) ; one elective will be a non-HCE elective related to clinical ethics and the elective in the final semester will be a directed reading on clinical ethics, preparing the student’s dissertation prospectus.
  • Concentration in Empirical Research Methods in Ethics : Electives focus on topics related to empirical research methods, and the dissertation will be written using an empirical research method. Two (preferably three) electives will be graduate-level methods courses taught outside HCE and the elective in the final semester will be HCE 6520 Quantitative Research in Descriptive Ethics (3 cr) , preparing the student’s dissertation prospectus.

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Harold Braswell, Ph.D.  Graduate program coordinator, health care ethics [email protected]  

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The Research Ethics Training Curriculum (RETC) developed by FHI was first published in the spring of 2001. 

This RETC has been developed for an international audience of researchers and Research Ethics Committee members who:

  • Design or implement research that includes human participants
  • Conduct reviews of the ethical aspects of research

The RETC provides a basic and accessible level of training appropriate for individuals from different professional backgrounds and world regions. It provides:

  • An overview of the main ethical principles to be considered in the development and conduct of research involving human participants
  • Guidance to assist researchers in designing studies that are respectful of local cultures, regulations, and expectations
  • Case studies for considering real-world examples of ethical issues
  • Ancillary reference documents on modern perspectives that shape the research ethics field

The Lotus Flower

Another element retained from the original Research Ethics Training Curriculum is the lotus flower, which we use to symbolize the fundamental ethical elements. In many cultures, the image of the lotus flower represents purity and perfection. Through this curriculum, we challenge the research community to aspire to a pure and perfect research design—the foundation on which ethical research is developed and implemented.

The curriculum is divided into four sections:

  • Case Studies
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  • Additional Resources

Certificate of Completion

Everyone that successfully completes the RETC is eligible to receive a certificate of completion from FHI’s Office of International Research Ethics (OIRE).

Individuals completing the training online will have to:

  • take the post-test,
  • obtain at least an 80% grade,
  • submit the curriculum evaluation form, and
  • receive the certificate.
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Registration of Health Research Ethics Committees

In order for an institution to be able to conduct health research, the institution must have a registered health research ethics committee (HREC). The following are the guidelines for registration:

(a) Registration with National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC) shall require:

(3)  All members of the proposed HREC must have completed NHREC approved training programs in research ethics. Additional training in research methodology and research administration is recommended. Copies of the certificates of completion of such programs must be submitted along with the application. The institution setting up the HREC must provide resources for such training.

(b) The lifespan of any HREC shall be two years, after which the institution shall apply for re-registration.  The application for re-registration must be submitted within the last 6 months of the expiry of the current registration. During the re-registration process, the institution shall submit:

(2)  Certificates of completion of National Health Research Ethics Committee approved training programs in research ethics completed within 6 months of the expected start date of the registration of the HREC. Additional training in research methodology and research administration is recommended. Copies of the certificates of completion of such programs must be submitted along with the application.

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The Institute for Health in the Human Ecosystem hosts the annual Biology of Vector-borne Diseases six-day course. This course provides accessible, condensed training and "knowledge networking" for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and professionals to ensure competency in basic biology, current trends and developments, and practical knowledge for U.S. and global vector-borne diseases of plants, animals and humans. We seek to train the next generation of scientists and help working professionals to more effectively address current and emerging threats with holistic approaches and a strong network of collaborators and mentors.

The course is both lecture- and discussion-based and is delivered by internationally recognized experts, with integrated case studies of emerging vector-borne pathogens to highlight parallels and key distinctions in biology across plant, animal and human vector-borne diseases. This course sets an example of new vision, through leadership of the Institute for Health in the Human Ecosystem, to create an enduring community of participants and instructors to expand the impact and sustainability of these approaches.

The sixth annual Biology of Vector-borne Disease course is scheduled for Monday through Saturday, June 16-21, 2025 . Applicants will be notified of their acceptance and invited to register for the course. The course registration fee ($2,500) includes housing, meals, course materials and social activities. Registration will be due following acceptance into the course.

In the course, we are attempting to break down silos, to move people away from focusing on individual organisms, individual temporal and spatial scales of study and individual pathosystems, to seeing connections and parallels among all of these.

Themes and concepts, course philosophies

Decision-making.

This occurs at many levels in vector-borne diseases. For example, hosts and vectors are subject to processes analogous to decision-making, researchers and practitioners are subjected to decision-making that is often constrained by the pathosystem of study and goals for management (e.g., pertaining to agriculture vs public health) and by the diagnostic tools available or selected.

We want to create a “knowledge network” of researchers, trainees, and practitioners who look at plant, animal, and human vector-borne diseases more holistically. This is also a concept that we will solidify with talks that illustrate networks of biology across multiple scales in example vector-borne disease pathosystems.

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We can talk about host-vector communication, host-pathogen communication, communication among participants and instructors, communication among scientists, stakeholders and the public, and, perhaps most importantly, scientific communication across pathosystems that is enabled by breaking down barriers in vocabulary.

Vector-borne disease pathosystems are incredibly dynamic and we seek to facilitate new ways of thinking about important distinctions, biological parallels and ecosystem drivers across plant, animal and human vector-borne diseases. This will enable a new generation of thinkers to respond more effectively to emergent, dynamic, complex phenomena with innovative and sustainable solutions.

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  • Thierry Tovignan (Quisqueya University, Haiti)
Application Process Applications accepted starting Oct. 1 Dec. 31 — Deadline to be considered for scholarship Feb. 17  — Announcement of scholarship recipients March 17  — Final application deadline
Mission Create a knowledge network for a diverse and growing community of practitioners who transforms science, and develop interventions across plant, animal and human vector-borne diseases. Vision Stimulate and enhance innovative research, collaborations, teaching and outreach in plant, animal and human vector-borne diseases through a cutting-edge and interactive annual course delivered by a core community of leading scientists.
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    The module provides information to help you design a human research project and understand how ethics reviewers will consider your design against the guidance provided in the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research.. Based on, and directly cross referencing with the National Statement, the module outlines why research ethics review was introduced internationally.

  17. NIeCer 102: Ethics Review of Health Research

    This is second in the series of NIE ICMR e-certificate courses (NIeCer 102). The course is technically supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), India. The course will provide the fundamentals of ethical issues in biomedical research involving human participants and provide updates on research ethics guidelines in India.This is a self ...

  18. Health Care Ethics, Ph.D. SLU

    Additional Course in Research Ethics: 3: HCE 6980: Graduate Reading Course: 3: HCE 6150: Practicum, Health Care Ethics: 3: HCE 6990: Dissertation Research (with focus on research ethics) 3: ... Interdisciplinary Research in Health Care Ethics 2: 3: HCE 6110: Intro-Medicine for Ethicists 3: 1:

  19. Online Course on: Research Ethics Training Curriculum (RETC)

    Everyone that successfully completes the RETC is eligible to receive a certificate of completion from FHI's Office of International Research Ethics (OIRE). Individuals completing the training online will have to: take the post-test, obtain at least an 80% grade, submit the curriculum evaluation form, and.

  20. HREC Training Program

    The following are the guidelines for registration: (a) Registration with National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC) shall require: (3) All members of the proposed HREC must have completed NHREC approved training programs in research ethics. Additional training in research methodology and research administration is recommended.

  21. Education & Training

    Education and Training. Training the next generation of researchers and policy makers ensures the durability of intellectual commitment to sustainable solutions for health in the human ecosystem. The Institute for Health in the Human Ecosystem partners with academic units and colleges to support an interdisciplinary undergraduate global disease ...

  22. The Center for ETHICS*

    CENTER FOR ETHICS* University of Idaho Center for ETHICS 500 Memorial Gym Moscow, ID 83844-3080 Phone: (208) 885-2103 Fax: (208) 885-2108 Email: [email protected]

  23. Health Care Ethics Midterm

    20 Multiple choice questions. Health care providers can rely on the law to solve all their moral dilemmas. True or False. Ethical principles are established and enforceable social rules for conduct or non-conduct. True of False. Believe that their own cultural background is superior to that of other people.

  24. Biology of Vector-borne Diseases course

    The Institute for Health in the Human Ecosystem hosts the annual Biology of Vector-borne Diseases six-day course. This course provides accessible, condensed training and "knowledge networking" for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and professionals to ensure competency in basic biology, current trends and developments, and practical knowledge for U.S. and global vector ...