: Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities: Feinberg School of Medicine: Northwestern University

The Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities supports both the Institute for Public Health and Medicine and the Institute for Augmented Intelligence in Medicine. We enhance the educational and research missions of these institutes and all of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

News

COVID-19 Ethics and Humanities Grant offered by Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities – Proposals accepted through 4/6/20

COVID-19 Resources from the COVID-19 Chicago Bioethics Coalition

“Social distancing puts most vulnerable for health disparities at risk,” Erin Paquette in The Hill

“An Ethical Argument for Professional Regulation and Regionalization of Care in Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery,” Angira Patel and Rupali Gandhi in Pediatric Cardiology

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Events

CANCELLED - Montgomery Lecture Series

April 9
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

CANCELLED - Montgomery Lecture Series

April 16
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

CANCELLED - Kayhan Parsi & Nanette Elster - Montgomery Lecture Series

April 23
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

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Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics

Our MA program examines medicine and its ethical implications from the diverse perspectives of the humanities, including philosophy, history, literature, anthropology, and the law. Learn more about our dual-degree and other options.

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Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care

The EPEC Program educates healthcare professionals in communication, ethical decision-making, psychosocial considerations, and symptom management. Learn more about the diverse training options offered.

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Areas of Research

Our scientists and scholars find ethical issues at play in medical education, research, and clinical care and identify, develop, and assess a variety of solutions.

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