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Bioethics and Humanities Academic Programs

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Academic Programs

ACP-ASIM (American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine)
Center for Ethics and Professionalism

Albany Medical College
Alden March Bioethics Institute (AMBI)

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Einstein–Cardozo Masters of Science in Bioethics and Montefiore-Einstein Certificate in Bioethics and Medical Humanities

American University of Sovereign Nations
Masters in Bioethics and Global Public Health and Doctorate in Bioethics, Sustainability and Global Public Health

Antioch University
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities online program

Baylor College of Medicine
Center for Ethics, Medicine and Public Issues

Loyola Marymount University
Bioethics Institute

Boston University
Department of Health Law

Case Western Reserve University
The Department of Bioethics

Center to Advance Palliative Care

The Center for Genetics and Society

Children's Mercy Kansas City
Bioethics Center

Clarkson University-Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Bioethics Online MA program

Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Department of Bioethics

Columbia Center for Clinical Medical Ethics

Columbia University
Master of Science in Bioethics and Master of Science in Narrative Medicine

College of Our Lady of the Elms (Elms College)
Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities

Creighton University
Center for Health Policy and Ethics

Creighton University
MS in Bioethics (online program)

Duke University
Masters in Bioethics & Science Policy

Duke University Medical Center
Center for the Study of Medical Ethics and Humanities

Duquesne University
Center for Global Health Ethics

Emory University
The Center for Ethics

European Master in Bioethics
Two-year masters program in bioethics

The Everett Clinic

Fordham University
Center for Ethics Education

George Washington University
Center to Improve Care of the Dying

George Washington University
Philosophy Department

George Washington University
Milken Institute of Public Health

Georgetown University
Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics

Georgetown University
Center for Clinical Bioethics

Harvard University
Center for Bioethics

Hiram College
Center for Literature, Medicine, and Biomedical Humanities

Hofstra University
The Bioethics Center

Hofstra University
Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy

Howard University
Interdisciplinary Bioethics Program

Indiana University
Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions

Indiana University Center for Bioethics

Indiana University School of Law
Center for Law and Health

Indiana University School of Liberal Arts
Philosophy Program with Concentration in Bioethics

International Network for Life Studies

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Promoting the ethical use of technology to expand human capacities.

Institute for Ethics at the AMA
The Institute for Ethics at the American Medical Association.

Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

Loma Linda University
Center for Christian Bioethics

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Health Policy

Mayo Clinic

McGill University
Graduate Program in Bioethics

Medical College of Wisconsin
The Center for the Study of Bioethics

Medical University of South Carolina
Institute of Human Values in Health Care

Michigan State University
Master of Arts in Bioethics, Humanities, and Society

Michigan State University
Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Memorial University
Master of Health Ethics

Montefiore
Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics

Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine

New York Medical College
Bioethics Institute

New York University
Center for Bioethics

NYU Medical Humanities Syllabi
NYU Med-Lit maintains a number of medical humanities syllabi

OhioHealth

Ohio State University
Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities

Ohio University
Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics

Oklahoma Bioethics Center and Reference Library

Oregon Health Sciences University
Center for Ethics in Health Care

Penn State College of Liberal Arts
Intercollege Bioethics Program

Penn State College of Medicine
Department of Humanities

Princeton University
Student Bioethics Forum

Rice University 
Minor in Medical Humanities and Medical Humanities Research Institute 

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Bioethics Curricule

St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry
In affiliation with The National Catholic Bioethics Center

Saint Joseph's University
Online Master of Science in Health Administration program

Saint Louis University
Department of Health Care Ethics

Santa Clara University
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics

Seattle Children's Hospital and the University of Washington
Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics

Stanford University
Center for Biomedical Ethics

SUNY Stony Brook
Division of Medicine in Society

SUNY Upstate Medical University
Center for Bioethics and Humanities

Temple University
Center for Urban Bioethics

Trinity International University
Masters degree in bioethics

Tulane University
MS in Bioethics and Medical Humanities

UC Davis Health System
UCDHS Bioethics Program

University of Arizona
Master of Arts in Bioethics
Graduate Certificate in Bioethics

University of Buffalo
Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in Health Care

University of British Columbia
Centre for Applied Ethics

University of California San Francisco
Bioethics Program

University of Central Lancashire
Centre for Professional Ethics

University of Connecticut
Division of Medical Humanities, Health Law, and Ethics

University of Delaware
Minor in Medical Humanities

University of Iowa
Program in Bioethics and Humanities

University of Louisville
The Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities

University of Mary (School of Health Sciences)
Master of Science in Bioethics

University of Minnesota
Center for Bioethics

University of Montreal
Bioethics Programmes

University of Pennsylvania
The UPenn Master of Bioethics

University of Pittsburgh
MA in Bioethics
Undergraduate Bioethics Certificate

University of Rochester Medical Center
Master's Degree Program in Medical Humanities

University of South Florida
Masters Program in Medical Humanities and Bioethics

University of St. Mary's
Online Bachelor of Science in Health Information

University of Tennessee Knoxville
Graduate Program in Philosophy with a concentration in Medical Ethics

University of Texas Medical Branch
Institute for Medical Humanities

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Master of Science in Bioethics

University of Toronto
The Ethics OSCE: Standardized Patient Scenarios for Teaching and Evaluating Bioethics

University of Toronto
Joint Centre for Bioethics

University of Utah
Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities

University of Virginia
Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities

University of Washington
MA in Bioethics Program
Advanced Training in Healthcare Ethics

Vanderbilt University
Center for Clinical and Research Ethics

Virtual Mentor
Geared toward medical students and residents.

Wake Forest University
Bioethics Graduate Programs

Washington State University
Certificate in Medical Ethics

Weill Cornell Medical College
Division of Medical Ethics

West Virginia University
Center for Health Ethics and Law

Western Michigan University
Medical Humanities Workgroup

Yale University
Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics

Yale University
Program for Biomedical Ethics