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The 2024 Summer Bioethics Program: Empowering Diversity in Bioethics
The third annual Summer Bioethics Program, hosted by [website name], took place in June, with a focus on learning and career development for underrepresented groups in bioethics. The program, funded by internal support from the Emily Murray Fund and the Harriet S. Rabb Fund for a More Inclusive Bioethics, aimed to build a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community in bioethics.
Twenty undergraduates from American colleges and universities were selected to participate through a competitive application process. The program was led by Faith Fletcher and Stephen Latham, fellows at [website name], who co-chaired the event. Nancy Berlinger, senior research scholar at [website name], moderated a session, and research associate Danielle Pacia, along with project managers and research assistants Sana Baban and Briana Lopez-Patino, were also part of the program.
One of the sessions, Community Building with Sadler Scholars, featured four Sadler Scholars from [website name]. The program covered a range of topics, including ethical analysis of clinical ethics issues, healthcare ethics consultation, public health ethics, justice in biomedical practice, neuroethics, global health ethics, and emerging challenges such as artificial intelligence and biotechnology.
Participants found the program to be a great platform, particularly for those with fewer resources or opportunities in bioethics. They were encouraged to share their experiences on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Bluesky, and were given the option to email their posts as well.
At the end of the program, the students completed an evaluation. While the specific comments from the evaluation were not provided, it is clear that the program had a positive impact on its participants. The 2024 Summer Bioethics Program is part of [website name]'s ongoing efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in bioethics.
For more details about the topics explored, faculty, and students in the 2024 program, please visit [website name].
Throughout the 2024 Summer Bioethics Program, participants gained insight into both education-and-self-development and career-development, as the event emphasized learning opportunities for underrepresented groups in bioethics. The diversity-focused program empowered attendees, fostering growth in their bioethics careers.
