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"By meeting the real-life needs of busy physicians, the AMA's Online Fellowship fills a unique niche among on-line offerings in the field."
Ellen Fox, MD
Health Care Ethicist
Washington, D.C.
"Many physicians wonder how they can gain formal training in ethics without leaving their clinical lives behind. With a curriculum well-balanced between theory and applied topics, I have no doubt that this program will become known for turning out future leaders in the field."
Steven Pearson, MD, MSc
Director, Center for Ethics in Managed Care, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Pursue an ethics fellowship from anywhere in the world: Online Fellowship in Physician Ethics and Professionalism
Study at your own pace. Study in your own home. Learn online.
The Institute for Ethics at the American Medical Association (AMA), together with the Medical College of Wisconsin's (MCW) Graduate Program in Bioethics, now sponsors an Online Fellowship in Physician Ethics and Professionalism. This program is a unique opportunity for physicians on Institutional Review Boards, Privacy Boards, and ethics committees or for those who want to learn more about applied ethics.
Our online program is current, comprehensive, and convenient, with courses taught by expert faculty from the AMA, MCW, and around the world. Courses can be chosen to fit specific interests.
Fellowship requirements
Complete four online masters-level courses on topics such as:
- The history of medical professionalism
- Common clinical ethics dilemmas
- The ethics of scientific and medical research
- The relationship between ethics, philosophy, and law
Participate in a four-day seminar series:
- Meet leaders in bioethics and policy making during the annual meeting of the AMA's House of Delegates in Chicago.
- Learn how the AMA establishes ethics policy and the code of ethics that sets the standard for physician professionalism.
Credits may also be earned toward a Master's Degree in Bioethics.
Be a pioneer of online medical learning. Call (312) 464-5260 today, or e-mail ethicsfellowship@ama-assn.org.
Content provided by: Institute for Ethics
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