UTMB Institutional Ethics Program - Principles of Ethical Conduct

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Clinical Ethics Consultation Service

Research Ethics Consultation Service

Ethics Resource Center

Principles of Ethical Conduct

Institute for the Medical Humanities

Institutional Ethics Committee

Principles of Ethical Conduct

In order to ensure that these ethical commitments are made explicit, UTMB has written ethical guidelines for use by all UTMB staff and employees. These "Principles of Ethical Conduct" were endorsed in 1998 by the members of UTMB leadership. They were:

James F. Arens, M.D., Vice President - Clinical Affairs
George M. Bernier, Jr, M.D., Vice President - Academic Affairs
Eugene V. Boisaubin, M.D., Co-chairperson - UTMB Institutional Ethics Committee
Michele A. Carter, Ph.D., Co-chairperson - UTMB Institutional Ethics Committee
Ronald A. Carson, Ph.D., Director - Institute for the Medical Humanities
Alvin L. LeBlanc, M.D., Associate Dean - Graduate Medical Education
C. Joan Richardson, M.D., Medical Director - Clinical Affairs
Jean Sorrells-Jones, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, Executive Director & Chief Nurse
John D. Stobo, M.D., President, University of Texas Medical Branch
Courtney M. Townsend, M.D., Chairman and Chief of Staff

Reviewed by: Charles Johnstone, J.D., UTMB Legal Affairs Office

Any questions pertaining to these guidelines can be referred to:

Michele A. Carter, Ph.D.