ADVANCED MEDIATION FOR BIOETHICS
ADV MEDIATION FOR BIOETHI
- WRFMT 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jenny Besch
Info - 3 points
EMPIRICAL METHODS IN BIOETHICS
- R 4:30 p.m.-6:20 p.m.
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Instructor:
Joanne E Mantell
Info - 3 points
CHALLENGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOETHICS
The environment affects human health and well-being, and current health-care technology can impact the environment. Thus, questions about how humans ought to relate both to their own environment and to other living beings on this planet fall squarely within the field of bioethics. While some observers may see bioethics as concerning only the health of human beings defined narrowly, bioethics in fact has many implications for the larger biosphere and vice versa.
This course discusses important issues at the nexus of bioethics and the environment, including climate change, ozone shield depletion, soil erosion, ocean pollution, diminishing biodiversity-all among the environmental factors with adverse consequences for the health of both human and non-human beings. Even the technologies employed in health-
care
have environmental impact harmful
to
health.
Among the challenges to be addressed: How can healthcare be made “green”? What do present generations “owe” to future generations? What is environmental justice in the relations between developed and developing societies? How should humans relate to the other inhabitants of this planet?
- TR 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
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Instructor:
Arthur Kuflik
Info - 3 points
ST Leadership, Ethics & Drug Development
Special Topics in Leadership, Ethics and Drug Development
In Ethical leadership decisions regarding drug development, regulation and delivery is a multi-dimensional process with varied stakeholders, each having their own objectives. This course will provide students with a look at how leaders in health care faced with real-life decisions utilized ethics to determine an outcome. The course is designed as a one week intensive in-person course, with two guest lecturers per day from industry, government, funding organizations, HCPs and patient organizations to help students gain a greater understanding of all stakeholders involved in health care decision making.
Through posted and classroom discussion, speakers will address and students will be challenged to consider the following questions:
Who are the relevant stakeholders? What are their preferences and do they conflict? If so, how is this conflict best resolved?
How do we apply a bioethical framework – the principles of beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy and justice -- to this problem?
When understanding how a new medicine is developed, how are the long and short term risks, large and small, weighed and evaluated against potential benefits?
Does industry consider justice– such as access and affordability – when deciding what products to develop?
What would you advise if you were an ethics consultant?
What do you think about the actions taken to address the issue?
How are ethical questions handled within organizations? Are consultants used formally or informally to ensure outside perspectives?
This course is for anyone with an interest in learning from leaders in the field and exploring real-life cases of bioethical decisions that impact all of us.
- MTWRF 10:10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 3 points
AI AND ETHICS: HEALTH, LAW & SOCIETY
AI AND ETHICS: SOCIETY
Artificial intelligence has become widely available. In some cases, regulations apply already. In other cases, those working in law, public policy, and ethics continue to debate whether and how to regulate use, and which products should require pre-market vetting by regulators. Many principles and guidelines govern the AI space, providing a strong “soft law” framework for state and institutional governance. Some focus on consumer privacy, fairness, protecting workers, and human rights. Students will develop a core competency in AI and ethics with an emphasis on problem-solving, critical thinking, and analysis of AI tools and products related to health, health care, and the social determinants of health.
Computer scientists, coders, and engineers best understand the development and use of machine learning, but often lack training in ethics, law, and public policy. Ethicists with an understanding of AI and machine learning can help steer AI use in safe and productive ways.
The course is primarily designed for bioethics master’s students; no formal background in artificial intelligence or machine learning is assumed. Some knowledge of ethics, ethical principles, and foundational philosophy will be presumed, yet students can request additional resources if they have not had the requisite coursework.
- MW 4:30 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Anne Zimmerman
Info - 3 points
RACE AND BIOETHICS
- TR 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Harriet A Washington
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
Internship in BIET
Internship with Industry (1.5 credits, asynchronous online, elective) supports graduate students as they complete a supervised internship aligned with their academic program and career goals. Through targeted readings, short video lectures, structured reflection, and peer interaction, students connect internship experiences to career frameworks and workplace competencies. Course modules emphasize goal setting (SMART goals), self-awareness and communication (DiSC), career design and prototyping (Designing Your Life; Life Grid and Energy Mapping), persistence and performance (GRIT), and navigating change (VUCA, including reflection on emerging technologies such as AI). Students produce artifacts that document progress, analyze workplace context, and translate learning into career direction through a final synthesis reflection.
The course requires a minimum of 105 internship hours and completion of a supervisor evaluation through the Experiential Learning Module.
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Instructor:
Mariela Torres
Info - 1.5 points
MASTER THESIS WORKSHOP
TAKEN WITH BIET 5992 Master Thesis (2-credit).
The Workshop meets six times over four months. These sessions will assist students in starting to focus more fully on a topic and approach. During the Thesis Workshop, students will first speak informally for five minutes about a possible topic, followed by a more formal five-minute presentation and a draft of a one-page outline or abstract, proceeding to a more finalized outline or abstract. At each of these stages, students will receive feedback from the course director as well as fellow students.
- F 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Arthur Kuflik
Info - 1 points
MASTER THESIS (2 CREDIT)
Thesis requirement for Bioethics program. Taken with the Thesis Workshop (BIET K5991).
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Instructor:
Arthur Kuflik
Info - 2 points