Ethical/Legal Issues in Medicine
Faculty Information
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; ethical pain management in women’s health; adolescent access to PrEP; use of OTC oral contraceptives; AI and informed consent; and various other ethical/legal issues in pediatric/adolescent and adult medicine.
Does this project have an international component or travel?
No
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