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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 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 500 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 (September 2022-September 2023) is December 15, 2022. Please submit your application by the deadline December 15, 2022. Visit here to submit your application.

Questions regarding Ethics Forum Scholarships should be directed to Robert M. Sade, MD at sader@musc.edu.

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