The goals of the Clinical Ethics Fellowship are:

1) train fellows to become a competent, independent clinical ethics consultant with exposure to a range of ethical issues and practice setting

2) promote the fellow's professional and personal growth, through experiences and a philosophy of practice that foregrounds the humanistic aspects of health and interdisciplinary perspectives on issues

Our Fellowship Offers

• The Clinical Ethics Fellowship provides intensive training in clinical ethics consultation in a variety of health care settings and diverse patient populations, including critical care, pediatrics, burns care OBGYN, and carceral care.
• The Fellow will learn an approach to ethics consultation that is informed by the health humanities.
• The Fellow will conduct bioethics and health humanities research in line with their interests and be afforded the opportunity to teach health students, graduate students, and professionals.
• The Fellow will increase the points of contact between the Clinical Ethics Consultation Services and patients, families, faculty, and staff at our Galveston and other regional campuses.
• The Fellowship program is tailored to meet the strengths, and needs of each fellow, and involves a one-year, full-time commitment with an option to extend the fellowship an additional year at the program director's discretion.

Eligibility

• A terminal degree in an academic or professional discipline with preference given to candidates with doctorates in bioethics, philosophy, theology, nursing, behavioral sciences, social sciences, medicine, or law.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong skills in communications, team interaction, and conflict resolution.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently to achieve goals.

Application 

Interested applicants should submit the following to Marisela Sifuentes at ethics@utmb.edu

• Cover Letter- including career goals, relevant clinical experiences, and areas of interest.
• CV including three references.
• Sample of relevant research manuscript/proposal (with timeline).

Clinical Ethics Fellowship Contacts