Bioethics and Medical Humanities/Genetics

In your five years in this program, you’ll learn from nationally and internationally renowned multidisciplinary faculty with backgrounds in medicine, nursing, philosophy, law, religious studies, anthropology, sociology, public health and history. They’ll help you hone your skills in our program’s five core areas: 

• Normative and social science theory and methods
• Research ethics
• Clinical ethics
• Medical humanities and social medicine 
• Public health ethics  

Plus, you can choose additional concentrations based on your research interests, including problems in genetics and genomics; stem cell research and regenerative medicine; research ethics and public health ethics; clinical ethics; or medicine, society and culture. 

In our program, you’ll also learn how to better prepare both professional presentations and manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and how to compete for academic positions as well as funding from sources such as the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.

Our program thrives when we have students with diverse perspectives and a range of educational, professional and life experiences. We look forward to learning more about you!

You must apply and be accepted to each program to qualify. The application typically requires:

• Online application, including a letter or intent or statement of objectives as well as a writing sample and a short essay
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (either already complete, or will be complete before you enroll)
• Unofficial transcripts
• Current resume/CV
• Test scores for GRE (optional)
• Three letters of recommendation
• International applicants: Results of TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE