The University of Pittsburgh Institute for Bioethics, located within Pitt Law, brings together clinicians, scholars, and investigators from various schools and disciplines across the University to investigate issues in bioethics and health law through the application of empirical, philosophical, and legal research methods. The Institute is recognized as a leader in empirical research on informed consent, organ donation, and long-term care, as well as scholarly research on issues ranging from conscientious objection to the right to die to ethical issues in genetic research and genomic medicine.
The Institute serves as the hub of bioethics education and consultation at the University, providing graduate-level education in bioethics in cooperation with Pitt Law, the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Medicine through innovative degree and degree-related programs. The Institute also provides clinical ethics education to medical students and house staff, and, through the Consortium Ethics Program, offers bioethics education to clinical staff in regional healthcare facilities.
Pitt Law offers a joint JD/MA in Law/Bioethics and the Health Law Certificate Program, which enables law students to study bioethics.
Contact
Director, Master of Arts in Bioethics Program and Graduate Certificate in Bioethics
Greer Donley
Codirector, Joint JD/MA Degree
Assistant Professor of Law
donley@pitt.edu
