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Careers in Bioethics Lecture Series

Presented by Columbia University’s Master of Science and certification programs in Bioethics, Careers in Bioethics brings noted bioethicists, academics, authors, and medical professionals to Columbia’s campus for lectures, book readings, and panel discussions focused on the intersection of their work and bioethics.

Hear from noted experts in a range of fields ranging from consulting and clinical research to advertising and law including:

Elizabeth J. Chuang, M.D., Clinical Researcher, Montefiore Health Center
Jonathan Moreno, Ph.D., David and Lyn Silfen University Professor of Ethics, University of Pennsylvania
Sheldon Sloan, M.D., Vice President, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., President, The Commonwealth Fund

Listen to speakers from previous Careers in Bioethics events in Additional Offerings & Resources and stay-up-date on forthcoming Careers and other Bioethics events in Upcoming Events.

Past Events

The Bioethics M.S. program frequently hosts guest speakers, commemorative events and talks, and networking receptions. Resources from and recordings of select previous events are available to view by clicking or tapping the events listed below.

QS World Grad School Tour - New Delhi November 29

QS World Grad School Tour - New Delhi

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Learn More About Columbia's M.S. in Bioethics Program from Distinguished Faculty November 16

Learn More About Columbia's M.S. in Bioethics Program from Distinguished Faculty

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Who Robert Klitzman Program Director, Bioethics; Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center Sameer Ladha Deputy Academic Director and Lecturer, Bioethics David N. Hoffman Assistant Professor of Bioethics, Columbia University Arthur Kuflik Lecturer, Bioethics Barbra Bluestone Rothschild Lecturer, Bioethics Ali Speede, MBA Admissions Counselor

Student Financial Services Webinar November 15

Student Financial Services Webinar

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Distrust and Disparities in Healthcare: Unraveling the Complexity November 9

Distrust and Disparities in Healthcare: Unraveling the Complexity

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Who Katrina Armstrong Chief Executive Officer of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Executive Vice President for Health and Biomedical Sciences, and Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine Robert Klitzman Program Director, Bioethics; Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Viral Justice: Pandemics, Policing, and Public Bioethics November 1

Viral Justice: Pandemics, Policing, and Public Bioethics

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Weight Discrimination and Weight Stigma: Impact on Patient Health and Healthcare November 1

Weight Discrimination and Weight Stigma: Impact on Patient Health and Healthcare

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Who Rebecca Puhl Speaker; Deputy Director for the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity and Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at University of Connecticut Barbra Bluestone Rothschild Lecturer, Bioethics Lydia Dugdale Silberberg Associate Professor of Medicine; Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics in the Department of Medicine at Columbia University

Idealist Grad School Fair - Washington DC October 31

Idealist Grad School Fair - Washington DC

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Miranda Warnings for Abortion Patients? Disclosure and Confidentiality in the Era of Dobbs October 28

Miranda Warnings for Abortion Patients? Disclosure and Confidentiality in the Era of Dobbs

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Who Rebecca Gomperts Speaker; Founder and Director, Women on Waves and Women on Web Lynn Paltrow Speaker; Executive Director, National Advocates for Pregnant Women David Arshack Criminal Defense Attorney, Co-Founder of The Bronx Defenders, Managing Partner of Arshack, Hajek and Lehrman, PLLC, and Founding Member of the International Criminal Bar Jorge Rivera-Agosto Associate Faculty, Bioethics; Assistant Deputy Counsel, New York State Senate; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies David N. Hoffman Assistant Professor of Bioethics, Columbia University

Idealist Grad School Fair - Boston October 26

Idealist Grad School Fair - Boston

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Idealist Grad School Fair - New York October 24

Idealist Grad School Fair - New York

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Ethics for Lunch: A Week in the Life of a Clinical Ethicist: Several Typical Cases October 24

Ethics for Lunch: A Week in the Life of a Clinical Ethicist: Several Typical Cases

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Learn More About Columbia's M.S. in Bioethics Program from Distinguished Faculty October 19

Learn More About Columbia's M.S. in Bioethics Program from Distinguished Faculty

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Previous Events

Careers in Bioethics Lecture Series

Past Events

November 2022

QS World Grad School Tour - New Delhi

Learn More About Columbia's M.S. in Bioethics Program from Distinguished Faculty

Student Financial Services Webinar

Distrust and Disparities in Healthcare: Unraveling the Complexity

Viral Justice: Pandemics, Policing, and Public Bioethics

Weight Discrimination and Weight Stigma: Impact on Patient Health and Healthcare

October 2022

Idealist Grad School Fair - Washington DC

Miranda Warnings for Abortion Patients? Disclosure and Confidentiality in the Era of Dobbs

Idealist Grad School Fair - Boston

Idealist Grad School Fair - New York

Ethics for Lunch: A Week in the Life of a Clinical Ethicist: Several Typical Cases

Learn More About Columbia's M.S. in Bioethics Program from Distinguished Faculty

Apply

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