Bioethics, Law and Medical Professionalism 2025

Bioethics, Emerging Technologies, Global/Public Health, Bioethical Theory

Name:
Dr. Bryan Cwik

Email
cwikb@ufl.edu

Phone
(352) 273-5138

Faculty Department/Division
Bioethics, Law and Medical Professionalism

This project is primarily:
Translational

Research Project Description:
Students interested in conducting in depth philosophical research on topics in biomedical ethics, with the aim of producing a substantive piece for submission to a bioethics journal. Of special interest are topics related to emerging medical technologies, genetics, global health ethics, public health ethics, and bioethical theory, and topics that involve the intersection of medical ethics and history of medicine. As an example, students I have or am supervising have conducted research on social medicine approaches to integrated HIV care and applications of AI in radiology.

Does this project have an international component or travel?
No

Ethical/Legal Issues in Medicine

Name:
Prof. Lauren Solberg

Email
lbsolberg@ufl.edu

Phone
(352) 273-5142

Faculty Department/Division
Bioethics, Law and Medical Professionalism

This project is primarily:
Translational

Research Project Description:
Students interested in conducting research on a topic of their choice related to medical ethics and law should reach out. We will discuss potential areas of interest and develop a plan for a project. Projects can involve a variety of research methods; I especially encourage students to consider research such as policy papers. Examples of topics could include ethical/legal issues in genetics, reproductive health, physician-assisted suicide, health care in the criminal justice system, geriatric care, health insurance, etc. Projects
from prior years have included topics such as a discussion of the confidentiality of genetic information discovered post-mortem; a study of physician-assisted suicide laws, comparing and contrasting the language used and the ethical implications; ethical pain management in women’s health; and various ethical/legal issues in pediatric and adolescent medicine, among others.

Does this project have an international component or travel?
No