Alden March Bioethics Institute

04/24/2025

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/what-does-health-justice-look-people-returning-incarceration/2017-09

Equitable transitions of care for incarcerated patients returning to the community will require physician advocacy and systems-level change.

04/22/2025

Interested in starting a Master's or Doctorate degree in bioethics? We are currently accepting applications for our Summer 2025 term, starting June 11th. All applications and materials due by May 1st. Visit www.amc.edu/bioethics for more information.

04/21/2025

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/experiencing-and-coping-regret-after-patients-poor-outcome/2025-03

This article considers how the AMA Code of Medical Ethics can support physicians while they cope with regret about a patient’s poor outcome.

04/18/2025

AMBI director and professor, Nada Gligorov, PhD and prior AMBI fellow, Aleksy Tarasenko-Struc, PhD (Assistant Professor, Seton Hall University) have a new article published in Neuroethics titled "Can People with Severe Disorders of Consciousness Be Wronged?". Read more at: https://loom.ly/YjuG3QQ

04/17/2025

TODAY: Join us today for Ethics Case Conference at noon (eastern). This month's speaker will be AMBI clinical ethics fellow, Christen Paradissis, PhD. This is an online event: https://loom.ly/Lh3o_rA

04/16/2025

Debating on if a graduate degree from the Alden March Bioethics Institute is right for you? The most information about our programs can be found on our website at www.amc.edu/bioethics, but our grad studies coordinator, Alex, is always happy to answer any lingering questions!

04/15/2025

Thank you to all who attended the Annual Medical Student Ethics Conference last week! In addition to talks and flash presentations, an art show was held each day featuring submitted artwork from medical students across the country. Charu Jain was chosen as the winner of the first AMSEC Art Award for her piece "Inner Workings".

Charu Jain is a first-year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Fine Art and remains deeply interested in the intersections of art, healing, and human understanding, as well as the role the humanities play in enriching both physician and patient care.

04/14/2025

Join us for Ethics Case Conference this Thursday, April 17th at noon. This month's speaker will be AMBI clinical ethics fellow, Christen Paradissis, PhD. This is an online event: https://loom.ly/Lh3o_rA

04/09/2025

Last chance to register for the Ninth Annual Medical Student Ethics Conference, to be held virtually on April 10th and April 11th. Register now at: https://loom.ly/6FSUUqE

*this is a free and virtual event*

Day 1 sessions include "Drawing the Boundaries of Medicine in Psychiatry", "Teaching Ethics Through the Humanities", our first art showing and our keynote lecturer, Keisha Ray, PhD.

04/08/2025

https://loom.ly/_OzMA1M

Teddie Bernard joins Ethics Talk to discuss their comic: Talking About Teletherapy.

04/04/2025

Happy Friday! With AMSEC just around the corner, Dr. Gligorov gives some insight into the conference's creation.

"In 2016, I decided to organize the first Annual Medical Student Ethics Conference (AMSEC) because I realized that there was a need for a dedicated conference for medical students. In my experience teaching ethics, the most interesting and most lively sessions where those focused on medical student presentations of ethical issues as they experience them. It made it clear to me that medical students are uniquely positioned in the healthcare team because they occupy both the role of trainee and that of an individual with fiduciary responsibility toward patients. A medical student’s distinctive role requires moral responsibility but does not afford a great deal of agency, which gives rise to ethical dilemmas that are different from those experienced by physicians. I am glad to say that AMSEC, now in its ninth year, has developed into a national venue for medical students across the country to discuss their experiences and share with their peers. "

Register today at: https://loom.ly/6FSUUqE

04/03/2025

TODAY: Join us at noon for Ethics Grand Rounds- this month's speaker is Thurka Sangaramoorthy, PhD, MPH discussing “Immigration and Rural Health: Implications for Public Health”. This is a virtual event- join us at: https://loom.ly/SHKvg7Y

04/02/2025

Interested in starting a Master's or Doctorate degree in bioethics? We are currently accepting applications for our Summer 2025 term, starting June 11th. Visit www.amc.edu/bioethics for more information.

04/01/2025

Join us this Thursday, April 3rd at noon for Ethics Grand Rounds- this month's speaker is Thurka Sangaramoorthy, PhD, MPH discussing “Immigration and Rural Health: Implications for Public Health”. This is a virtual event- join us at: https://loom.ly/SHKvg7Y

03/31/2025

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/treating-patients-non-labor-and-delivery-obgyn-examinations-and-procedures/2025-02

Respecting a patient’s privacy is a prerequisite for ensuring that a fundamental trust exists between patient and physician.

03/28/2025

AMBI director and professor, Nada Gligorov, PhD has a new article published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy titled "The Role of Identity Crises in Addiction and Recovery". Read more at: https://loom.ly/XacRLt4

03/27/2025

Registration is now open for the Ninth Annual Medical Student Ethics Conference, to be held virtually on April 10th and April 11th. Register now at: https://loom.ly/6FSUUqE

03/26/2025

Today marks the start of our Spring 2025 term! A big welcome to our newly accepted students, and welcome back to those continuing on with their degrees.