📣 Registration is open!
Join us for the 2026 Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics, a 3.5-day virtual program exploring ethical challenges in clinical care.
🗓 Aug 3–6, 2026
⏰ Early bird discount deadline: May 15
Learn more & register:
depts.washington.edu/bhdept/bioet...
We’re excited to announce that applications are now open for the Wylie Burke Endowed Scholarship!
This $1,000 scholarship supports UW graduate and undergraduate students interested in the social, ethical, and policy dimensions of health research and healthcare.
📅 Applications due June 5, 2026
A recent analysis by UW researchers supports longtime concerns surrounding the acquisition and use of information collected through the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP). Read about the analysis findings published in Nature Genetics Comment. Details at: bit.ly/4kdat8V
A welcome banner from the University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Bioethics & Humanities. On the left side, there is Dr. Noa Brazg wearing a black shirt standing outdoors with a blurred architectural background. On the right side, against a purple background with yellow accents, the text reads: "WELCOME DR. NOA BRAZG ASSISTANT TEACHING PROFESSOR" in bold yellow letters. The UW Medicine School of Medicine logo is displayed at the top near the center of the image. The department's name is displayed at the top right of the image.
We’re thrilled to share that Noa Brazg, PhD, MSW, MPH has joined the Department of Bioethics & Humanities as an Assistant Teaching Professor. She brings expertise in IPE, clinical ethics & collaboration across health fields. Please join us in welcoming her!
Join us this upcoming Wednesday @12PM for the second session of a two part series: Applying a Black Feminist Epistemology to Perinatal Quality Evaluation - with Dr. Karen A. Scott, MD, MPH, FACOG!
Register Now: washington.zoom.us/j/95430167228
#bioethics #healthcare #harborview #quailitycontrol
The ATHE application for Spring quarter is now here!
Healthcare Ethics Methods, taught by Gina Campelia, PhD, HEC-C offers case-based practice in clinical ethics including methods of ethical analysis and writing ethics consultation chart notes.
Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Our 38th annual Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics will take place virtually August 3-6, 2026!
More details to come, stay tuned ✨
#healthcareethics #summerseminar #uwethics #uwmedicine #bioethics #continuingeducation
Join us this Wednesday @12PM for the first session of a two-part series by Dr. Karen Scott, MD, MPH, FACOG!
Register now for the session on Positive Birth Outcomes & Harmful Birth Experiences: washington.zoom.us/j/95430167228
We look forward to seeing you there!
#bioethics #healthcare #gender
Join us on the second Wednesday of January (14th) and February (11th) for the two part series, The Ethics of Perinatal Care: Mobilizing A New Obstetric Quality & Patient Safety Paradigm @ 12PM with Dr. Karen A. Scott, MD, MPH, FACOG
Register Now: washington.zoom.us/j/95430167228
#bioethics #gender
Out now in @natgenet.nature.com, our Comment analyzing uses of the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP), a controversial dataset in human genomics research. A 🧵
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Our very own Denise Dudzinski coeditor of The
Complex Ethics Consultation Series, has these titles available at a 20% discount!
-Both Volumes, CEC20, until 12/1/26
-Volume 1, COMEC25, until 5/30/26
-Volume 2, COEC2025, until 12/31/26
www.cambridge.org/9781009400954 or www.cambridge.org/9781009400909
Bioethics Minor students - join our virtual welcome back event!
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 4-5pm
Zoom: washington.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Agenda:
-meet faculty
-interact with peers
-learn more about our program
-have fun in the Bioethics Minor community
-win a $25 University Bookstore gift card!
Join us on Wednesday for this months Harborview Ethics Forum where Sara Kolmes, PhD, HEC-C will be speaking on “The Ones We Can’t Fix”: Using Structural Competency to Think About Hard Ethics Cases.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Register now: washington.zoom.us/j/95430167228
#bioethics #hmc
Sky view of the UWMC Montlake Hospital, Health Sciences Building, Portage Bay, and the Roosevelt and Ship Canal Bridge.
JOB OPPORTUNITY!
We're #hiring a full-time Administrative Specialist to support the Chair with academic affairs, HR, communications, events, operations, and projects. Apply now! bit.ly/3Io3E60
Our @harborviewmedical Ethics Forum is back!! Join us TODAY 9/10 at 12pm via Zoom for the first forum of the year!
There is only one week left to register for the 37th Annual Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics!
Register now by scanning the QR code or by copy and pasting this link in browser: secure.touchnet.net/C20410_ustor...
#Bioethics #UWSchoolOfMedicine #HealthJustice #MedicalHumanities
Our Summer Newsletter is here!
Explore the latest from @uwbioethics: new leadership, community partnerships, faculty & student accomplishments, and reflections on the department’s 60-year legacy of linking science, ethics, and justice.
📬 Read it now: shorturl.at/4LHS9
#bioethics #uw #healthjustice
The Department of Bioethics and Humanities is pleased to announce Rebecca Barone as this year’s recipient of the Wylie Burke Endowed Scholarship!
Visit our department website to learn more: shorturl.at/cyXT6
#bioethics #education #scholarship
It is less than one month away from our Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics live conference! Our live sessions have interactive analysis components and open discussions with experts in the field. Registration is still open, we hope to see you there!
#MedicalEducation #ClinicalEthics #HealthJustice
New article by Dr. Erika Blacksher and coauthors: Participatory Practice in Pursuit of Social Justice in Perspectives in Biology & Medicine. Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/article/962017
New publication by Dr. Gina Campelia with co-authors Dr. Denise Dudzinski, Dr. Mara Bann, & Dr. James Kirkpatrick in The American Journal of Bioethics: "Structures of Safety in Hospital Disposition" 📖 ethics + patient care ➡️ doi.org/10.1080/1526...
Malia Fullerton speaks with KIRO Newsradio reporter Luke Duecy about law enforcement uses of genetic information. Read Dr. Fullerton’s full take here: mynorthwest.com/local/tech-t...
Dr. Denise Dudzinski co-edits Complex Ethics Consultations: Cases That Haunt Us, Vol. 1 (2nd ed.), out June 2025. Dive into the ethical and emotional dilemmas of clinical care. Learn more on our webpage! depts.washington.edu/bhdept/event...
The Department of Bioethics & Humanities invites applicants for a part-time Assistant Teaching Professor (Non-Tenure) Clinical Ethics position. Applications received by May 25 will receive priority consideration. Please apply for this position directly through Interfolio: apply.interfolio.com/163285
The Wylie Burke Endowed Scholarship application is currently open to UW students until May 30th!
For more details about the scholarship, please see either the Undergraduate Minor in Bioethics or Master of Arts in Bioethics pages or email bhadvise@uw.edu.
We have an amazing Harborview Ethics Forum by Lori Bruce, MA, MBE, DBe, HEC-C on "Leaving the bedside to mend the bedside: Revising HHS Consent Guidelines" on Wednesday 5/14 @ 12 via Zoom!
Check out our website for more info: shorturl.at/ZTzoL
#healthcare #bioethics #hmc #hmcethicsforum #consent
We are happy to share Dr. Nancy Jecker was awarded a Brocher Foundation Residency. During the residency, she’ll develop her new book & collaborate with coauthors and experts on global bioethics.
Click here to learn more: shorturl.at/6sDov
#Bioethics #GlobalHealth #EthicsInMedicine #UWMedicine #UW
"How can I believe in the American Dream when I would have to leave my own country to pursue my career?" said
@uwsom-wwami.bsky.social PhD student Kristin Weinstein, on @60minutes.bsky.social.
Just two more weeks until registration costs go up for our Summer Seminar! Get early bird pricing while its still available, $100 off registration costs until May 15th.
Scholarships and group discounts are available. Details and registration information can be found on our website: shorturl.at/HU8Vb
Congrats to UW Bioethics students Shawn and Sheamin for making the 2025 Husky 100 for exceptional contributions to the University and community! 🎉
#Husky100 #Bioethics #UW
