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Biomedical Ethics Unit
Location
Location
- 3647 Peel Street, Room 103
- Montreal QC H3A 1X1
- Telephone: 514-398-6668
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/biomedicalethicsunit
Core Courses
Core Courses
The Biomedical Ethics Unit contributes to courses in Fundamentals of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD), Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP), Physicianship, and Transition to Residency components of the M.D.,C.M. program.
- INDS 302 – Medical Ethics and Health Law
Electives
Electives
The Unit offers a range of electives in biomedical ethics. For details see the Electives Program.
Graduate Program
Graduate Program
Graduate students can obtain a Master’s Specialization in Bioethics. In order to apply for the Specialization, students must be enrolled in the M.Sc. program in Experimental Medicine, Family Medicine, or Human Genetics, the LL.M. program in Law, or the M.A. program in Religious Studies or Philosophy.
Consult the Unit for further information, or see the Faculty of Medicine's Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies section.
Biomedical Ethics Faculty
Biomedical Ethics Faculty
| Director |
|---|
| J. Kimmelman |
| Professor |
| J. Kimmelman; B.S.(Duke), Ph.D.(Yale) James McGill Professor |
| Associate Professors |
| C. Ells; B.A.(St. Mary’s), M.A., Ph.D.(Tenn.), R.R.T.(VGH) |
| J.R. Fishman; B.A.(Calif., Berk.), Ph.D.(Calif., San Francisco) |
| Nicholas King; M.A., Ph.D.(Harv.) |
| Assistant Professor |
| P. Friesen; B.A. Hons.(Vic., BC), M.A.(UWO), Ph.D.(CUNY) |
| Associate Members |
| G. Bartlett-Esquilant (Department of Family Medicine) |
| J.S. Beaudry Faculty of Law |
| E. Bereza (Department of Family Medicine) |
| F. Carnevale (Ingram School of Nursing) |
| R. Gold (Faculty of Law) |
| A. Fuks (Department of Medicine) |
| M. Hunt (School of Physical & Occupational Therapy) |
| Y. Joly (Human Genetics) |
| L. Khoury (Faculty of Law |
| B.M. Knoppers (Centre of Genomics and Policy) |
| M.E. Macdonald (MQHRG) |
| T. Maniatis (Faculty of Medicine) |
| B. Thombs (Psychiatry) |
| D. Weinstock (Institute for Health and Social Policy) |
| M.H. Zawati (Human Genetics) |
| K. Voigt (Department of Philosophy) |
