News Dr. Shoshanah Trachtenberg Frackman Annual Essay Competition in Biomedical Ethics: Undergraduate students currently enrolled in any U.S. or Canadian college or university are eligible to submit an essay based on this year’s theme. Three essays will be selected and may be published on our website and social media platforms with monetary awards of $1,000 (first place), $750 (second place), and $250 (third place). Faculty Dr. Patrick Herron, Clinical Ethicist with the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics and Associate Professor of Family & Social Medicine, was a guest speaker on the Healthcare Professionalism podcast discussing the difference between influence and expertise, the evolution of influencers and their financial relationship with advertisers, the ethics of social media, its benefits, potential harms, and medical schools' policies with Barbara Lewis, MBA. Faculty Outstanding panel (Dr. Elizabeth Chuang, Dr. Mark Shlomovich, Dr. Susan Duberstein, and Dr. Sarah Evans Norris) with moderator, Dr. Alan Fleischman, exploring clinical and ethical issues surrounding Pediatric Brain Death/Death by Neurological Criteria at the annual Hunter Lecture at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Health System. Staff We are thrilled to welcome Keonna Hyacinth to our team. Lecture Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Division of Biomedical & Bioethics Research Training) Presents The annual Dr. Shoshanah Trachtenberg Frackman Lecture. Faculty Patrick Herron, DBe, HEC-C, will be joining our faculty at the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics in June. Faculty Paola Nicolas will present a talk at the upcoming International Conference on Clinical Ethics and Consultation on Friday, May 31 in Montreal: What Exactly Is The Medical Ethicist’s Role When Family Members Refuse Organ Donation after Brain Death Determination? Faculty Associate Director Lauren Flicker discussed the implications of the February 16th Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) should be considered children Faculty We are thrilled to announce that Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics director Dr. Elizabeth Chuang was recently elected as a Fellow of The Hastings Center, a foundational bioethics organization which addresses social and ethical issues in health care, science and technology Faculty Director Elizabeth Chuang published a paper in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care Faculty Assistant professor Adira Hulkower was featured in a recent episode of the podcast Bioethics in the Margins discussing the Dignity of Risk Interactive Course We are pleased to be offering our annual mediation intensive. It will be held virtually June 17-21, 2024. This year we are excited to announce that Dr. Tia Powell will return as faculty for this rich and interactive course. Apply here. Faculty The Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics Presents the 30th Annual Trachtenberg Bioethics Essay Contest Faculty We are thrilled to announce that our colleague Paola Nicolas, Ph.D, M.B.E., HEC-C, will be joining us as a full-time faculty member of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics this March Faculty We recently participated in Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s annual #MLK week of service. We enjoyed making sandwiches and learning about a terrific organization dedicated to helping children in the Bronx; Niño de la Caridad Faculty Associate Director Lauren Flicker Published a Paper with Colleagues in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
