Margaret Waltz and Jonathan S. Berg are co-authors, with colleagues, on a new article in Genetics in Medicine. The researchers “investigated associations between GBMM [group-based medical mistrust]” and perceptions of a specialty care appointment. The study includes perspectives from caregivers of child patients and from providers. Findings “extend evidence for detrimental effects of GBMM on … Read more

In new research in AJOB Empirical Bioethics, Jean Cadigan and co-authors interviewed networked biobank representatives. Using thematic analysis, they share how the representatives “describe three topics associated with stewarding biobank resources.” The three topics are funding, utlitzation and sustainability. Cadigan et al. argue that the results “support inclusion of funding, utilization, and sustainability as topics … Read more

In the AMA Journal of Ethics, Rebecca Walker shares a case and commentary on nonhuman animals used in human-centered science. The article “considers the ethical tension” between justifications for using nonhuman animals in research that benefits humans. Importantly, the commentary also suggests the importance of extending reasoning “beyond governning regulations and federal oversight.” This is … Read more

Arlene Davis is a co-author, with Heidi Davis and Alex Toledo, on a new correspondence piece out in The Lancet. The authors are working on the physician section of the Lancet Commission on the Emotional Determinants of Health project. “Medical training: emotions, empathy, and belonging” previews the commission’s consideration of shifts in medical education toward … Read more

from UNC Research, by Carleigh Gabryel

The PREPARE (PRomoting Equity for Pregnant Adolescents in REsearch) research team participated in AIDS 2024, the 25th Annual AIDS Conference sponsored by the International AIDS Society in Munich, Germany.  A day prior to the conference the PREPARE team convened the first meeting of the PREPARE Working Group for a half-day workshop. Members of the PREPARE working group … Read more

by Anissa Berger Congratulations to the first cohort of residents on the completion of our Clinical Ethics (CE) Pathway: Ghallia Kaouk, Calvin Gross and Rohit Jaswaney! Get to know the cohort Gallia Kaouk, M.D. Ghallia earned her medical degree from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine and joined the CE pathway during her time as … Read more

by Aurora Washington I feel that this was a short yet productive two years. I participated in multi-disciplinary research projects in my areas of interest: biotechnology, autism, neurotissue engineering, genetics and artificial intelligence (AI). I built scholarly connections on campus and across the country. I had the opportunity to collaborate with people in the psychiatry, … Read more

Bioethics Forum Essay “Was This Job Market Study Ethical?”, Douglas MacKay, PhD, and Katherine Saylor, PhD, address concerns on a recent job market study conducted on Twitter that raised ethical questions on the Hastings Bioethics Forum.

On May 30, Savithri Nageswaran, MBBS, MPH, presented “Collaborative Decision Making: A Useful Model to Guide Families About Life-Sustaining Treatments for Children with Medical Complexity” as the Annual Pediatric Visiting Ethics Scholar. The recording is now available.