The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy is a recognized leader in developing and providing top-rated medical ethics education for undergraduate students, medical students, and residents, as well as continuing medical education. Notable educational programs include:
Medical Ethics Pathway - Undergraduate Medical Education
The pathway was founded in 1993 for medical students seeking to develop greater knowledge and expertise in medical ethics.
Health Policy Pathway - Undergraduate Medical Education
The pathway teaches students how to apply policy concepts to current problems and questions in their healthcare environment.
Ethics, Professionalism and Policy Program (EP3) - Graduate Medical Education
The program was launched in 2014 with the goal to create a single, high quality approach to residency education and assessment.
Clinical Ethics Fellowship
An opportunity to train with the center’s nationally renowned faculty and staff who lead premier Clinical Ethics Consultation Services at adult, private hospital systems in the Texas Medical Center
Bioethics Intensive Course
The center partners with Houston Methodist to offer an advanced bioethics course specifically designed for all types of healthcare professionals who are involved with or interested in the resolution of complex ethical challenges.
Online Learning - Continuing Medical Education
Up-to-date, medical information from our experts provided virtually.
Grand Rounds - Continuing Medical Education
The center created Grand Rounds as one of several ways to engage and keep physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and related professionals abreast of ever changing topics within the field.
Bioethics Research & Clinical Ethics Internship
An opportunity for college and/or graduate level students to immerse themselves further in the field of bioethics or clinical ethics.
Other Educational Opportunities
The center hosts monthly journal clubs, clinical case conferences, and other events, to which all of our Medical Ethics Pathway students and the TMC community are warmly invited. We invite you to sign up for our email distribution to receive updates on center events.
