The Program in Medicine & Human Values at California Pacific Medical Center provides medical ethics consultation for professionals and families, a variety of sponsored continuing education activities for practicing health care professionals, resources through our special library collection, research, and regional ethics resources.

Program News

Dr. Jonsen reflects on Senator Ted Kennedy's contribution to bioethics in Bioethics Forum.

Program is awarded $100,000 grant by the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation!

Creighton University announces its online Master's Degree in health care ethics.

Dr. Albert Jonsen has been named Dean of the Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning at the University of San Francisco.

2009-2010 Fellowship Opportunity

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2009-2010 fellowship opportunity. Check back for more information on the 2010-2011 academic year. See our Staff page for information on our Fellowship Program.

Bioethics Currents

Current issues in biomedical ethics from around the world.

• The New Yorker, 7/279/09
  The Kindest Cut
  
• London Times, 7/16/2009
  María del Carmen Bousada de Lara's death does not mean she was wrong
  
  
• New York Times, 6/14/2009
  U.S. Births Hint at Bias for Boys in Some Asians
  
• USA Today, 3/3/09
  'Do not resuscitate' vs. 'allow natural death'
  
• BBC, 2/1/2009
  Nurse suspended for prayer offer