Intensive Bioethics Course 42, Kennedy Institute of Ethics

Forty years as the gold standard for intensive continuing bioethics education.

Distinguished plenary lectures

Learn from leaders and founders of the field of bioethics in a series of foundational lectures.

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Intimate group discussions

Dive deep and get personal in small group discussions moderated by expert facilitators.

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CME/CEU accreditation

Receive continuing medical or nursing education credit for your work at the IBC.

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Clinical Ethics pre-session

Learn from practitioner-educators about hands-on problem solving in the clinical setting.

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Design Lab post-session

Roll up your sleeves at a research ethics workshop in Georgetown's innovative EthicsLab.

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World-class bioethics library

Receive one-on-one research consultations in our Bioethics Research Library.

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What past participants say

We've formed some wonderful friendships over the years.

Above all, the discussions with other participants with different experiences, nationalities, and educational backgrounds about ethical dilemmas were valuable. It made me able to see our Norwegian practice, and my own contribution, in a broader context. Thus, it opened me up for reflections that are still active in my continued work with ethical problems.

Berit Groholt, MD, PhDProfessor Emeritus of Child Psychiatry at the University of Oslo, Norway

The best conference I have ever attended.

D.W. Stechschulte, Jr., MDChair, local hospital bioethics committee; bioethics instructor, Lewisburg, PA, USA

IBC has been a life-changing experience, especially after I got back to my work. I have a different perspective completely. …All the topics presented were GREAT and well presented and I learned a lot… Most of us in developing countries and where most of the research is done in our communities need such knowledge… Thank you so much.

Ruth Lazier, BARegulatory Affairs and Compliance Coordinator for the newly established Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Tanzania

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