M.A. in Health care Ethics: Resources
Lutheran General Hospital. Students in the Master's in Health Care Ethics have the opportunity to "shadow" an ethicist at a local Chicago hospital. As part of the shadowing program, students write a paper on an issue that derives from the clinical experience. Each student works in conjunction with his/her clinical mentor and Loyola faculty member.
Chicago Clinical Ethics Program. The Chicago Clinical Ethics Program (CCEP) involves quarterly meetings where both members and non-members can participate in a comprehensive program on clinical ethics. A large annual conference is held in Chicago in August each year. Participants come from a broad cross-section of clinical backgrounds, including nurses, gerontologists, physicians, social workers, and administrators. Students in the M.A. program may be interested in becoming members of the CCEP, and attending the annual meetings.
American Society on Aging. Dr. Mark Waymack is the co-ordinator of the ethics programming for the yearly ASA meeting. The venue for this conference changes from year-to-year, but most recently has been Florida, California, and Colorado. Students interested in this organization, or in presenting on an issue in ethics and aging, can make enquiries to Dr. Waymack.
Center for Ethics
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Grant Annual Lecture. Each spring, the Department of Philosophy hosts a renowned speaker on an important issue in health care ethics. Invited lecturers have included Dr. Robert Nelson, Dr. Lainie Friedman-Ross, Dr. Kathryn Montgomery, and Dr. Lori Andrews. Funding for this annual lecture is provided through the John F. Grant Endowment, which supports programming in health care ethics.
Grant Symposium lectures. The Grant endowment includes a number of lectures that accompany the "Grant Seminar in Health Care Ethics." Each spring, 15 students enroll in a special upper-division course on a special topic in health care ethics; along with the course, special guests are invited to lecture in class. Students in the Master's program are welcome to attend these guest lectures. In past years, lecturers have included Dr. Mary Mahowald, Dr. Alice Dregher, Dr. Tod Chambers, Dr. Kristi Kirchener, Dr. Teresa Savage, and Dr. Timothy Murphy
Loyola Medical Center – Grand Rounds. Students in the health care ethics program through the Department of Philosophy are welcome to attend medical grand rounds, which are held monthly at the Loyola Medical Center, Maywood Campus. Topics are announced in advance, and students can take a shuttle from the Lakeshore Campus to Maywood in order to attend the monthly meetings.
Loyola Medical Center – Medical Humanities.
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The Neiswanger Institute for Health Ethics and Policy. The Neiswanger Institute for Health Ethics and Policy is located at Loyola University's medical campus in Maywood, IL. Its Director is Dr. Mark Kuczewski. The Institute participates in a variety of educational endeavors and provides ethics education for Loyola�s Stritch School of Medicine and the Graduate Medical Education programs for Loyola Medical Center. (Go to the Neiswanger Institute Web page.)
On-Line Courses. The Philosophy Department is developing a number of on-line graduate courses in health care ethics. The first course to come on-line was "Ethics and Research," co-designed by Dr. Mark Waymack and Dr. Mark Kuczewski. The second course to come online is "Ethics in Non-Acute Care." And a third course is projected to be "Methods of Health Care Ethics." Additionally, faculty at the Neiswanger Institute are developing a complementary series of on-line courses as well.
The Center for Urban Research & Learning. The Center for Urban Research & Learning (CURL) is located at Loyola's Watertower Campus. CURL researchers work on issues of interest and concern to the Chicago community, including projects on housing, education, health care, and disability. Students in health care ethics may have the opportunity to apply for special CURL funding to participate in on-going projects, or to pursue an issue in health care that is of benefit to the Chicago community.
Resources in the City of Chicago. Chicago is a city rich in resources for students pursuing studies in health care ethics. With no less than ??? educational institutions, ??? hospitals, and ??? institutes or centers, students have a potentially huge base from which to make contacts with others working in health care ethics.
APA societies & conferences. As a major city in the midwest, Chicago hosts the central American Philosophical Association (APA) meeting every other year. The central APA includes a good number of presentations on ethics and applied ethics; students at Loyola have the unique opportunity to participate in a major philosophical organization without having to incur the expenses usually associated with conference travel. In addition, Chicago is a hub for major airlines, so conference travel is much more affordable and accessible.
Library resources. Loyola boasts a number of libraries with excellent holdings in ethics and applied ethics. With the Cudahy and Science Libraries on the Lakeshore Campus, the Law Library at the Watertower Campus, and the Medical Library at the Maywood Campus, students have access to a full complement of research materials. Library holdings include such journals as the Hastings Center Report, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the New England Journal of Medicine, the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, and the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. The libraries also provide on-line services, such as full-text search engines and LEXIS-NEXIS.
Resources available from other Chicago universities
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