The Center for Bioethics is home to a one-year clinical ethics fellowship designed to provide intensive training for individuals seeking to do bedside clinical ethics under expert supervision. Our trainees are exposed to inpatient and outpatient consults and help address policy and other healthcare related issues. The fellowship is competency and practice based, and strives to meet competencies as described by organizations such as the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities as well as the Association of Bioethics Program Directors.
The fellowship is currently focused on future physician leaders in clinical ethics but is open to non-physicians as well. Previous or concurrent advanced training in bioethics through graduate work or the equivalent is encouraged.
Fellowship structure
- Duration: 12 months, July 1 – June 30.
- Time: The fellowship is designed to be full-time, but part-time options may be considered.
- Applicants: A terminal postgraduate degree is required. MD/DO candidates are given preference, but non-physician applicants may apply. OSU faculty are welcome to apply.
- Compensation: OSU GME PGY-4 rate
Fellowship requirements
- Completion of 3 graduate level Bioethics courses: End of Life Ethics (BIOETHC 7010), Clinical Bioethics (BIOETHC 6020), and Advanced Clinical Bioethics (BIOETHC 7000). The courses are offered in separate semesters and are eligible for tuition assistance benefits.
- Attendance at weekly Ethics Case Conferences, monthly OSUWMC Ethics Committee meetings, and monthly Grand Rounds presentations. Fellows will be given the opportunity to present.
- Routine availability for the Clinical Bioethics Consultation Service.
- Opportunities for scholarship or service projects in bioethics.
2025-2026 Application cycle
- Applications are due December 20, 2024. Interviews will be held in January 2025 via Zoom.
- The Center is currently unable to support fellows requiring visa sponsorship.
- Please use the link below to apply or send a CV or resume, cover letter, and the names of two references to bioethics@osumc.edu.
Questions? Contact bioethics@osumc.edu
Our fellow
Syed H. Husaini, MD, PhD, CCRP
Master of Bioethics: Institute for Bioethics & Health Humanities
Medical School: Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
More about our program
Do I have to have background experience in bioethics to apply?
No, we welcome applicants from myriad backgrounds. While previous training in ethics is helpful and encouraged, it is not required. Fellows will take graduate level bioethics coursework as part of their training and also have the opportunity to enroll concurrently in our MA in Bioethics.
Do you accept international applicants?
We welcome all applications, but we are unfortunately not able to sponsor visas.
Will I be able to continue my current practice and do the fellowship at the same time?
The fellowship is designed to be full-time but offers some flexibility for providers who desire to maintain other clinical commitments. We require that Fellows commit to a minimum of 24 weeks in which ethics is their primary focus. Fellows develop an individual schedule in collaboration with fellowship leadership.
2023-2024: Esime Agbloyor, MBChB
2022-2023: Timothy Freeman, MD
2021-2022: Edmund Folefac, MB/CHB
2019-2021: Jason Chen, PhD