Medical Ethics Certificate

Program: Medical Ethics Certificate
Department of Philosophy
College of Arts and Sciences

Liberal Arts Building 23 ~ 260-181-6366 ~ ipfw.edu/phil

The student learning outcomes for the degree are as follows:

• Students will demonstrate understanding of the foundational features of the existing health care system
• Students will demonstrate awareness of the ethical issues that frame conversations when medical decisions need to be made
• Students will also demonstrate the ethical issues specific to their particular interests (e.g., Nursing, Dentistry, etc.)

A certificate in medical ethics is available to all IPFW students earning undergraduate degrees.  It is also available as a post-baccalaureate stand-alone program.  The multidisciplinary program provides basic academic courses on health care system, aging, as well as applied ethics courses.  A practicum component involves applied work in health care setting.

The Medical Ethics Certificate is comprised of 18 credits.  The required introductory courses (6 credits) provide a foundation for understanding the workings of the health care system and ethical issues that arise.  An additional 9 credits are chosen by the student from a variety of disciplinary courses relevant to the  ethics of the health care system.  The final 1 - 3 credit requirement is a practicum that ideally will involve applied work in a health care setting.

To earn the certificate, a student must meet all regular IPFW admission requirements (see Part 8)  and complete the following 16 - 18 credits with a grade of C or better in each course.

To be entered into the program, you must meet with the medical ethics certificate program director.  The program of study must be approved by the medical ethics certificate program director.