Institute for Ethics
UNM's Health Sciences Center

Advancing Ethics Education, Service, and Scholarship

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Education:

The Institute for Ethics is committed to
educational programs aimed at the:

• Creation, evaluation and oversight of ethics educational activities at UNMHSC
• Development of model competence-driven clinical ethics training for medical students, residents, physicians, allied health professionals and staff
• Development of an ethics fellowship and faculty scholars program
• Hosting of regional and national conferences and workshops to enhance professionalism and ethics knowledge and skills.

The Institute for Ethics offers ongoing ethics-related educational programs for:

• Medical Students
• Residents
• Faculty
• Staff
• Community Members

In addition, new ethics education programs are in development. Please check back for updates, or contact us for more information.

Educational lectures are provided by faculty associated with the Institute for professional groups, organizations and individuals on current issues in Special Populations Health and Research Ethics, Biomedical Ethics, Law and Policy, Mediation, Values and Decision-making. Please contact Janice Holloman-Canales, Administrative Coordinator, at (505) 272-4566 if you are interested in arranging a speaker for your group or meeting.

Ethics Competencies:

• Clinical Ethics Competencies
• Research Ethics Competencies
• Legal Competencies

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Institute For Ethics
917 Vassar, NE
MSC11 6095
Albuquerque, NM 87131

Phone: (505) 272 - 4566
Tina Lujan


Upcoming Events:

Brown-Bag Ethics Journal Club is held every first Tuesday of month at noon.

The Joan Gibson Health Care Ethics Certificate Program
Modules I and II
Soon to begin Fall 2009 Registration
• Module I focuses on basic ethical issues in health care - met every Tuesday (Feb. 10 – March 24) and two Saturday sessions (Feb. 7 and March 28)
• Module II explores ethical challenges and will begin in September 2009 (Eight (8) Tuesday afternoons 4:30 - 6:30 and one (1) - Saturday sessions to end the program)
• more information