医学伦理学

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医学伦理咨询认证

As medical technology has advanced in recent years, treatment decisions have become increasingly difficult. Physicians, nurses, attorneys, social workers, accountants, and pastors are called upon to help families and individuals make hard choices. The medical ethics consultation certification prepares students majoring in a wide range of disciplines to serve effectively when medical decisions are needed to be made.

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项目概述

The certification program develops biblical ethical principles, considers legal and counseling best practices when working with individuals and groups (such as ethics committees), and incorporates role-playing events to hone consultation skills. With close cooperation between Covenant’s biology (pre-med), psychology, and philosophy professors and students, the program prepares graduates to serve as effective ethics consultants and educators as medical professionals, social workers, and church leaders.

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毕业成果

Students who complete this certification see many professional and personal benefits, including:

医学院申请的增强版
Qualification to serve as a volunteer on a hospital ethics committee with or without a medical degree
圣经对标准世俗医学院伦理训练的补充
在典型的神学院教育之外，为医疗危机中的教牧关怀做准备
Equipped to give confident advice to fellow church members facing difficult medical decisions

Knowing both God’s law and medical realities is crucial to offering sound ethical advice when medical choices must be made. 基督徒必须随时准备提供帮助。

比尔·戴维斯博士

哲学教授

程序与功能

Students pursuing the medical ethics consultation certificate may major in any discipline and use some of the courses in their major to fill out the certificate’s elective requirements. 所有参加该项目的学生必须学习以下课程：

生物伦理学
营养学（或其他生物课程，经批准）
终身发展（心理学）
医学伦理咨询实习

查看需求

Every student in the program works directly with medical ethics professionals as part of their training. The program has a formal relationship with Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, one of the national leaders in ethics education and clinical practice. Every student sees the real world significance of their academic preparation for ethics consultation as part of a structured relationship with professional ethicists

“Explaining the Ethical Basis for Hospital Policies for Allocating Ventilators during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
“Preparing Your Church to Understand How Ventilators Will be Allocated if Demand Exceeds Supply”

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