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Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum Scholarship

Susan Moffat-Bruce, MD, PhD, MBA

Previous scholarship award recipient

 

Program Overview

The future leadership of the Forum and ethics education will fall to early and mid-career CT surgeons, many of whom harbor great interest in ethics, but lack experience in the field, as few surgeons have background and training in bioethics. To provide opportunities for intellectual development and preparation for leadership roles in CT surgical ethics, the Forum, supported by the STS and the AATS, offers scholarships in amounts up to $10,000 for interested CT surgeons or CT surgery trainees to obtain formal education and training in biomedical ethics through any of several programs offered by leading ethics centers in North America.

Scholarship holders are expected to participate in ethics-related activities of CT surgery organizations.
 

Scholarship Application Guidelines

Awards are made to CT surgeons or trainees who are interested in biomedical ethics and show promise of providing leadership for the continuing development and flourishing of ethics education for CT surgery. Candidates must be members of the STS or the AATS, or be trainees in a CT training program or committed to CT surgery while in another surgery training program. An application must include:

  • a curriculum vitae or résumé that displays evidence of scholarly activity and leadership roles
  • identification of a specific educational program that will advance the applicant’s ethics knowledge and skills in preparation for participation and leadership in CT ethics programs
  • a budget that will cover the expenses associated with the identified program
  • a proposed plan of study (no longer than 250 words) that clearly states the educational insights and benefits that the scholarship will provide for the applicant's professional career and for CT surgery as a specialty

 

Past recipients are expected to recruit similarly qualified applicants from among their colleagues. At the end of the scholarship period, recipients must submit a report on the outcome of their educational opportunities.

 

The deadline for applications for the 2022-2023 academic year (October 2023-September 2024) has passed. 

 

Questions regarding Ethics Forum Scholarships should be directed to Robert M. Sade, MD at robert.m.sade@gmail.com

 

Partial Listing of Short-Duration Ethics Educational Programs:

Baylor College of Medicine

Center for Bioethics of Harvard University

Cleveland Clinic Clinical Ethics Immersion Program

Georgetown University

Harvard Clinical Bioethics Course

Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics

University of Chicago

University of Washington

Yale University

 

Previous Scholarship Award Recipients

       

Kristen Sell-Dottin, MD 

            

Clauden Louis, MD

Jessica Luc, MD

 

Previous Scholarship Award Recipients

 

Name (alphabetical)

Home Institution

Award Year

Study Program

Brittany Abt, MD

Keck Medicine of USC

2021

The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Law School, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Law and Medical Ethics Course

Devon Anderson, MD

University of California Davis Medical Center

2021

Harvard Clinical Bioethics Course

Oliver Chow, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine, Cardiothoracic Surgery

2020

Georgetown University, Kennedy Institute of Ethics: Intensive Bioethics Course

Garrett Coyan, MD

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

2018

Bioethics Course (BIOETH 2664), University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law

Jennifer Ellis, MD, MBA

MedStar Heart Institute Washington Hospital Center

2014

Georgetown University Intensive Bioethics Course

John Entwistle, MD, PhD

Jefferson University Hospital

2014

Georgetown University Intensive Bioethics Course

Kathleen Fenton, MD

International Children’s Heart Foundation, Wm Novick Global Cardiac Alliance

2014

Albany University Masters in Bioethics Degree Program

Hiba Ghandour, MD

Duke University

2022

Intensive Bioethics Course at Georgetown University

Ariana Goodman, MD

Strong Memorial Hospital

2022

Advanced European Bioethics Course “Suffering, Death and Palliative Care”

Fadi Hage, MD

London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario

2020

Bioethics Intensive Course at Baylor College of Medicine

Meghan Elizabeth Halub, MD

Johns Hopkins Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow, 2018-2024

2018

Bioethics and Health Policy Course, Loyola University, Chicago, Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Care Leadership

 

Jason Han, MD

Integrated Resident, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

2020

Master of Science of Medical Ethics (MSME) Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Ali Irshad, MD

Vanderbilt University

2022

Harvard Fellowship in Bioethics

Lucky Jefferson, MD

University of Calgary

2021

Fellowship in Bioethics at the Center for Bioethics at Harvard University

Leslie Kohman, MD

Upstate Medical University, Syracuse

2015

Georgetown University Intensive Bioethics Course

Clauden Louis, MD

University of Rochester

2019

Summer Institute in Bioethics at Yale

Jessica Luc, MD

University of British Columbia

2019

Master’s Degree Healthcare Law University of Dundee

John Mayer, MD Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard University 2017 Fellowship in Bioethics at the Center for Bioethics of Harvard University

Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD, MBA

Ohio State University Medical Center

2016

Georgetown University Intensive Bioethics Course

Makoto Mori, MD

Yale School of Medicine , CT

2018

Yale University, Bioethics Summer Institute

Darshan Reddy, MD

University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

2015

University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (Ethics Studies)

Brandi Scully, MD

Johns Hopkins Hospital

2019

Bioethics Intensive Course at Baylor College of Medicine

Laura Seese, MD University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 2021 Baylor College of Medicine Bioethics Intensive Course

Kristen Sell-Dottin, MD

University of Louisville

2017

University of Washington School of Medicine - Advanced Training in Healthcare Ethics

Aditya Sengupta, MD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2022

Harvard Fellowship in Bioethics

Karissa Tauber, MD

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

2022

Oxford University-Short Course in Ethics of Healthcare and Capitalism

Lauren Taylor, MD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center

2022

Harvard Fellowship in Bioethics

Dennis Wells, MD

University of Cincinnati Medical Center

2021

The Ohio State University College of Medicine Master of Arts in Bioethics

Richard Whyte, MD, MBA, MS (Hon)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University

2016

Fellowship in Bioethics at the Center for Bioethics of Harvard University

Sean Wightman, MD

Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California

2019

Bioethics Intensive Course at Baylor College of Medicine

Jane Zhao, MD

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

2021

Baylor College of Medicine Bioethics Intensive Course