UPenn Master of Bioethics Program
Why Bioethics?
June 4, 2008 - NIH laments the "dearth of leadership" in bioethics, calls for more new scholars in the field. Chronicle of Higher Education article
Why Bioethics at Penn?
The UPenn Master of Bioethics (MBE) is an interdisciplinary degree offered by the Department of Medical Ethics, in conjunction with the renowned Penn Center for Bioethics. The MBE degree program gives students broad exposure to the full range of topics and issues in contemporary bioethics, drawing on the expertise of our distinguished faculty and visiting fellows.
The UPenn Master of Bioethics program is one of the nation's premiere centers for bioethics education, attracting exceptional students from both the US and abroad. The program admits highly accomplished professionals who work in the bioethics-related fields of medicine, nursing, law, dentistry, social work, genetic counseling, regulatory affairs, public policy, veterinary medicine, and industry, as well as outstanding students in other professional degree programs at the University of Pennsylvania.
What makes the UPenn Master of Bioethics program unique is a threefold approach to bioethics training that combines excellent academic instruction, a worldwide network of alumni, and hands-on research and consulting opportunities that build on the classroom experience.
The Master of Bioethics program is under the leadership of Dr. Autumn Fiester, the Director of Graduate Studies, and Dr. Nora Jones, the Assistant Director of Graduate Studies.
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News, Announcements & Events
- Thursday, 7.24.08: Penn Bioethics Summer Intern lunchtime talk - Dr. Autumn Fiester 'Ethical Issues in Animal Biotechnology.' noon. Center for Bioethics
- Tuesday, 8.5.08: Bills generated - if you've registered before today, you will receive your bill this week with a due date of August 26.
- Friday, 8.15.08: Summer Session classes end
- Friday, 8.22.08: All grades due for those students graduating in August!
- Tuesday, 9.2.08: 4:30-5:30 pm - New Student Orientation! For all students admitted from 10/07-9/08. Room 331, Center for Bioethics
- Tuesday, 9.2.08: 5:30-8 pm - Fall Reception - Open to all students. Room 321, Center for Bioethics
- Wednesday, 9.3.08: FALL CLASSES BEGIN!!
- Monday, 9.15.08: Bills generated - if you've registered between August 6 and today, you will receive your bill this week with a due date of October 3.
- Friday, 9.19.08: Last Day to Add a Class!!
- Friday, 10.10.08: Last Day to Drop a Class!!
- Monday-Tuesday, 10.13.08-10.14.08: Fall Break - NO CLASSES!!
- Thursday-Sunday, 10.23.08-10.26.08: 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and the Humanities, Cleveland, OH. NO CLASSES HELD THURSDAY.
- Monday, 11.3.08: Advanced Registration for Spring 2009 Opens!
- Thursday-Friday, 11.27.08-11.28.08: Thanksgiving Break. NO CLASSES HELD ON THURSDAY.
- Friday, 12.5.08: Fall Classes End.
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Congratulations to our students and alumni!
- Congratulations to Dr. Scott Halpern, MBE 2003, who has been chosen as one of the 2008 Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars in Bioethics!
- Congratulations to Efthimios Parasidis, JD/MBE 2000, who has been selected as one of four St. Louis University Health Law Scholars for 2008!
- Congratulations to Michael Harhay, MBE 2006 and current Master of Public Health student, on being awarded the 2008 CASE (Council of Alumni for Social Enterprise) Award. Michael will be working in Geneva with the Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative.
- Congratulations to Scott Halpern, MD, PhD, MBE 2003, who has received the 2008 American Thoracic Society Fellows Career Development Award.
- Congratulations to Hilary Wandall, MBE Student, on the birth of her daughter, Sophie Martin Wandall!
- Congratulations to Dr. Serena Wu, MBE student, on the birth of her second son, Theodore Maximilian Ross!
- Congratulations to MBE students Mariangels de Planell-Saquer, Shirin Karsan, and Donna Taraborelli. They have been accepted by the Center for Bioethics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons for the Bioethical cross-cultural education program (BIOCEP) for 2008!
- Brian Duke, MBE 2003, has just been hired as the Director of the Bucks County Area Agency on Aging!
- Sara Taub, MBE 2002, has accepted a 1 year position at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics!
- David Rohwedder, MBE 2006 has been selected for a Research Fellowship at the Center for Biotechnology, Law and Ethics at Cumberland School of Law, where he is currently a second year Law student!