Bioethics News & Impact Stories

Valerie Chung, both a medical student at the University of Hong Kong and an alum of Columbia’s Bioethics program, writes about her experience moving to the U.S. to explore complex cultural and ethical issues.

In a guest column for The Washington Post, Bioethics Program Director Dr. Bob Klitzman discusses steps and strategies to alleviate depression. (The Washington Post)

Bioethics Program Director Dr. Bob Klitzman recently appeared on the First Opinion Podcast to discuss how chaplains play a particular role in patient care and hospital culture.
(STAT First Opinion Podcast)

Dr. Prager is a leading bioethicist and physician with more than five decades of experience at Columbia.

M.S. in Bioethics Program Director Robert Klitzman, M.D. on how the nation’s religious landscape is evolving and why chaplains are changing their strategies for working with patients and families. (STAT News)

M.S. in Bioethics Program Director Dr. Robert Klitzman speaks on the risks and consequences of a recent experimental Alzheimer’s drug trial. (The New York Times)

Medical student Elizabeth Ng (right) took a chance on the SPS program in Bioethics. Here’s what she learned.

Cognitive biases affect the way clinicians view neonatal outcomes, which, she writes, influences decision making.

“Be sure to network and take advantage of all opportunities within the Bioethics program.”

Washington author of Medical Apartheid, and winner of the National Book Critics’ Circle award, teaches Race & Bioethics.

Don’t hesitate to deviate from the standard career path, says the Bioethics alumna.

Dr. Ramji discussed her time in the Bioethics program and how she applies her degree daily in her profession.