Jeffrey Farroni, PhD, JD

My role within the Institute for Bioethics & Health Humanities is to provide expertise in the area of clinical ethics, applied ethics and carceral bioethics. I am the Director of the Institutional Ethics Program at UTMB; responsible for the Ethics Consultation Service, the Institutional Ethics Committee, clinical ethics education and Integrative Ethics Services. I have a diverse background with prior experience as an electrophysiologist/molecular biologist, clinical scientist in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, and clinical ethicist at a comprehensive cancer center. I am able to bridge academic and clinical practice by leveraging varied experiences and perspectives to foster the embodiment of ethical values and norms into clinical and research practice. I am an active participant in the MyWellbeing Dept to address issues of wellness, self-care, burnout and compassion fatigue. Activities I contribute to include: wellness rounds throughout our hospital system; assist in leading a wellness support group; partnering with our correctional managed care colleagues to address wellness and distress; lead workshops in appreciative inquiry for hospital system stakeholders. I have also spent much effort in developing and producing patient/provider narratives as a modality for ethical inquiry and wellness support. I have been creating ethics educational content for ten years, including courses on the foundations of clinical ethics, research ethics, informed consent, genetics, clinical trials, health law and intellectual property.