Clinical Ethics Practice

BETH 732 Subject & Catalog Number

Description

The Practice of Clinical Ethics Consultation is an elective course in the Master of Science in Bioethics program at Harvard Medical School. It is a Spring I course consisting of 7 weekly class sessions of 2 hours each. The course will familiarize students with the various components of the practice of clinical ethics consultation, including such aspects as formulating an ethics question, performing ethical analysis, writing an ethics note, etc. In the course, students will become familiar with important literature and standards around the work of clinical ethics and also have the opportunity to do that work themselves in various immersive simulations, role-playing activities, and discussions. The course is open to all students in the HMS MSB program who have previously completed BETH 704 (Introduction to Clinical Ethics), with preference for those with previous clinical experience, given the clinical focus of course material. Interested students without previous clinical experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis, with course instructor approval.