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Clinical Bioethics

The advanced certificate in clinical bioethics is a multidisciplinary graduate credential administered by the University of Rochester’s Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics in the School of Medicine and Dentistry that prepares students to identify, analyze, and discuss the ethical considerations and/or conflicts that arises in the context of health care decision-making.

Information about faculty and research can be found on the Clinical Bioethics website.

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Applying to Advanced CertificatesLink to section

This program is open to all graduate students enrolled in a health care related program, all faculty and staff at the University of Rochester Medical Center, all faculty and staff at all UR Medicine affiliated institutions, all faculty and staff affiliated with other health care institutions, and individuals with a bachelor’s degree and demonstrated interest in healthcare. Candidates for admission to the program must have earned a baccalaureate degree, or its equivalent.

Applicants must submit the following:

  • The online application
  • Personal statement
  • Writing sample
  • Additional materials (optional)
  • Transcripts from all previous college and graduate programs
  • English proficiency documents (for applicants whose native language is not English)
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • $60 application fee

Promising applicants who do not precisely meet admissions requirements will be further evaluated by the admissions committee on an individual basis, using academic transcripts, personal statements, letters of recommendation, and other supporting evidence.

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Advanced Certificates and RequirementsLink to section

Advanced Certificate and Requirements: Students must complete 9 credits of coursework to be awarded the advanced certificate in clinical bioethics.

Graduate Course TitlesLink to section

Required courses for Advanced Certificate in Clinical Bioethics:

  • MHB 472: Philosophical Foundations of Bioethics
  • MHB 482: Clinical Ethics and the Law
  • MHB 410: Clinical Bioethics