Innovators, Scholars, and Leaders
The Harvard Medical School community is home to world-class thinkers who engage the ethical dimensions of new discoveries, new ways of delivering care, and age-old questions about human conduct. In this time of extraordinary change, the Center for Bioethics is at the forefront of bioethical study, research, and work on the ethical implications of rapid advances in biomedical science. With an evolving global consciousness around perennial issues of human flourishing, the faculty, students, fellows, and visiting scholars at the Center for Bioethics forge a community of questioners and leaders prepared to take on these as-large-as-life questions that affect us all.
Pediatric Bioethics Certificate Program
A new, fully remote program on critical topics in bioethics through the lens of unique considerations related to care for, research involving, and policy considerations related to children and adolescents. Weekly online sessions include lectures followed by small group seminars facilitated by course faculty from Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, with invited guest faculty from other US and international institutions.
Annual Bioethics Essay Award
The HMS Center for Bioethics offers an annual $1,500 award to a Harvard Medical School or Harvard School of Dental Medicine student for the best scholarly essay on any topic in ethics and medicine. Honorable mentions may be awarded $500 awards. Submitted essays are judged by a blind panel with expertise in medical ethics. Entries are typically due in mid-April.