Clinical Ethics Consultation Graduate Certificate

CLINICAL ETHICS CONSULTATION GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

This 15-credit certificate program provides foundational knowledge to health care professionals and others who are interested in advancing their skills in ethical assessment and analysis, process skills, and interpersonal skills. The knowledge and skills gained through this certificate program will be valuable to individuals who are interested in serving on or leading an ethics committee.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

  1. Identify and deconstruct ethical problems in health care, systems, policies, and laws.
  2. Apply ethical principles, norms, and theories in ethically complex situations to facilitate open and informed discussion among multiple stakeholders.
  3. Educate others about ethical issues in health care.
  4. Reflect on one's relevant experiences, values, and intuitions and how these might influence one's approach to ethics consultations.
  5. Incorporate diverse perspectives from the humanities and liberal arts into ethical reflection about health care structures.

GRAD CERTIFICATE IN CLINICAL ETHICS CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS: (15 CREDITS)

MHE 600Scholarly Reading and Writing3
MHE 607Practical Ethics in Health Care Settings3
MHE 614Ethical Aspects of End-of-Life Care3
MHE 615Patient-Centered Consultation3
Elective - Choose one course from the following:3
Independent Study in Health Care Ethics
Introduction to Medical Humanities
End of Life in the Clinical Setting
Special Topics in Medical Humanities
Introduction to Conflict Engagement
Health Care Collaboration and Conflict Engagement
Total Credits15