Call for Papers Open for 10th Annual Health Care Ethics Research Conference
03/21/2023
The Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University will host 10th Annual Health Care Ethics Research Conference. The conference will be Friday, May 5.
The conference will accept abstract submissions related to bioethics, health care ethics, or medical humanities from students of any academic institution in any discipline. The submission deadline is Friday, March 24. Presenters will be notified by Friday, April 7.
Students are encouraged to submit research projects and papers that were completed to fulfill a course requirement, as well as other independent research projects. Monetary prizes will be awarded for top papers in each of the following submission categories: Graduate, Undergraduate-Senior, and Undergraduate-Non-Senior.
Anyone with questions should reach out to Dakotah Kinsella.
About the Center for Health Care Ethics
The Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University is committed to excellence in teaching, service, and research in health care. Engaging in both secular and religious discourse, the center brings Catholic, Jesuit tradition into interdisciplinary study of philosophical and legal bioethics. The Center for Health Care Ethics has a long history of serving faith-based health care institutions through consultations and educational programs. It’s received more than $2 million in research funding from government agencies and foundations, including grants from the National Institute of Health and SSM Health Care.
Students can earn a Ph.D. in health care ethics while completing professional training in law or medicine. The center offers three dual-degree programs: M.D/Ph.D., J.D./Ph.D. and M.A./Ph.D. It further offers two joint Ph.D. programs with the departments of philosophy and theological studies.