UAMS Department of Medical Humanities & Bioethics

02/27/2025

10/13/2023

A UAMS genetic counseling student is looking for participants for her thesis project:

Are you studying for a career in healthcare? We want to better understand what you think of an emerging genetic technology. Please take our 10-minute online anonymous survey. Those who complete the survey will have an opportunity to win one of four $25 Amazon gift cards.

Survey link: https://base.uams.edu/redcap/surveys/
Access Code - 3H7DJX3NK

10/11/2022

UAMS COM senior medical students in the Art & Medicine course visited Ballet Arkansas for rehearsals yesterday. Dr. Angie Lea Scott leads the course and the Literature & Medicine elective offered by the UAMS Department of Medical Humanities & Bioethics.

09/21/2022

Dr. Jeremy Garrett of Mercy Children's Hospital recently presented at Ethics Grand Rounds. He argued for an interest-based framework as a way to morally evaluate current and future interests that pediatric populations may have in participating in research and in clinical care decisions. If you missed out, watch it here.
https://bit.ly/3UvCTxC

07/15/2022

Have you ever wondered what an ethics committee does or how ethics committees can better support the hospital in providing care that serves the interests of their patients and communities? D Micah Hester and Toby Schonfeld have published the second edition of their book Healthcare Ethics. Congratulations!

In early 2020 just as D. Micah Hester, Ph.D., and his co-editor Toby Schonfeld, Ph.D., hoped to finalize the text of the second edition of Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees, the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States and the world.

04/20/2022

We invite you to attend are moral distress workshop.
https://medicine.uams.edu/humanities/moral-distress-workshop/

The workshop targets professionals interested in ethical healthcare practice, and especially encourages members of healthcare ethics committees to attend. In order to be highly interactive, the workshop is designed for a limited number of participants (first come, first serve). Sessions include our keynote speaker and international expert on addressing moral distress, Elizabeth Epstein, PhD, RN, as well as submitted papers and posters (i.e., flash presentations). All participants will have the opportunity to work in small group, interactive sessions that will address moral distress during consultation and through policy and education.

May 25, 26, & 27, 2022 The Moral Distress virtual workshop targets professionals interested in ethical healthcare practice, and especially encourages members of healthcare ethics committees to attend. Sessions include our keynote speaker and international expert on addressing moral distress, Elizabe...

02/24/2022

Bioethicists, come work with Team UAMS!

UAMS Medical Center The Department of Medical Humanities & Bioethics in the College of Medicine at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) seeks dedicated, energetic applicants who wish to join our growing team as a full time, tenure-track faculty member at the level of Assistant Professo...

10/07/2021

Come visit with us (as we say in the South) at the ASBH annual conference!

10/07/2021

We are excited that Dr. Jamie Watson is speaking at the AABB (American Association of Blood Banks), Oct. 17-19!

09/14/2021

Thanks to the Center for Practical Bioethics and Polo Camacho for inviting Dr. Jamie Watson to represent our department at the Ethics Committee Consortium to talk about moral expertise!

The world is full of experts. When our car breaks down, we consult a mechanic; when we've fallen ill, we make an appointment with our primary care physician....

09/09/2021

We in healthcare education invest a great deal of time in teaching our learners how to communicate with patients. Use PEARLS to convey empathy. Lean …