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Spring 2001
Volume 00, Number 2

Newsletter on Philosophy and Medicine

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New Program

Starting Fall 2001
M.A. Specialization in "Ethics in Society"
Department of Philosophy
The Graduate School & University Center
City University of New York

The Program in Philosophy has created an MA specialization in "Ethics in Society". The specialization will provide course work in applied ethics, professional ethics, and ethics in practice, moral theory and political philosophy as well as opportunities for interdisciplinary studies and experiences of applying theory in concrete problems of society and the professions. It is designed to meet the needs of people with an interest in ethics in society who want to pursue the subject or who have career goals that require the academic credentials of a degree granting program. Presently, no other philosophy graduate program in New York City offers this level of training.

The Doctoral Faculty includes philosophers with special expertise and stature in the areas of Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, and a broad variety of applied ethics specialties: criminal justice, philosophy of law, business ethics, ethics of education, feminism, bioethics, environmental ethics, international relations, social work ethics: Bernard Baumrin, Steven Cahn, Virginia Held, Tziporah Kasachkoff, John Kleinig, Douglas Lackey, Alex Orenstein, Frederick Purnell, Rosamond Rhodes, Sybil Schwartzenbach, Patricia Smith. Existing links with John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Hunter School of Social Work, the Business School at Baruch College, the Engineering School at City College, the Law School at Queens College and Mount Sinai School of Medicine provide clinical and practical experience to enhance the study of ethics in society.

Admission Requirements for the MA Specialization in "Ethics in Society"

- undergraduate degree
- GREs
- 9 prior credits in philosophy

For an application or further information contact: Michael Devitt, PhD, Executive Officer, Department of Philosophy, The Graduate School & University Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Phone: 212/817-8615; Fax: 212/817-1634; Email: philosophy@gc.cuny.edu web site: www.gc.cuny.edu/philosophy.

April 2001

5-7 Death without Suffering, an advanced European bioethics course, will be held in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Spe-cialists from different countries will discuss the ethical issues of medically assisted death and palliative care. For informa-tion: N. Steinkamp, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Dept. 232 Ethics, Philosophy & History of Medicine, P.0. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, Netherlands; n.steinlamp@efg.kun.nl.

May

9-12 Indiana University will host its eighth annual Teach-ing Research Ethics Workshop. Session topics include an overview of ethical theory, using animal subjects in research, using human subjects in clinical and nonclinical research, and responsible data management. For information: Kenneth D. Pimple, Teaching Research Ethics Project Director, Poyn-ter Center, Indiana University; 618 East Third Street, Bloom-ington, IN 47405-3602(812) 855-0261; (812) 855-3315 fax; http://poynter.indiana.edu; pimple@indiana.edu.

22-26 The Renaissance Congress of the twenty-first cen-tury presents The Woman and Child Before, During, and After Pregnancy in Rome, Italy. The registration and abstract deadline is 31 March 2001. People wishing to submit papers should email Ermelando V. Cosmi at perinat@flasnet.it. For information or to obtain a registration form: Ermelando V. Cosmi, Second Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University "La Sapienza" V.le Regina Elena, 324-00161 Rome, Italy.

June

18-27 Michigan State University is offering a six-week course, Medical Ethics and the History of Health Care, in London. The course includes two or three half day experiences for each student to shadow a health care practitioner. For more information:
http://isp.msu.edu/osa99/program.cfm?ProgramID=5.

October

Issues in Medical Ethics: 2001
MEDICINE, MONEY & ETHICS
Friday, October 19th 2001
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
100th Street & Fifth Avenue, New York City

Morning: Doctors' Fees & Physician Reimbursement History of Medical Payments; Fee Splitting & Referrals; Managed Care; Medical Advertising

Afternoon: Payments for Medically-Assisted Activities Coercion, Opportunities & Prohibitions; Sales of Organs and Corpses; Payment for Eggs, Embryos, & Surrogacy; Payment for Research Subjects

For information and registration contact:

Karen Smalls [fax: 212-241-5028;
email: karen.smalls@mssm.edu]

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Spring 2001 Volume 00, Number 2

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