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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
Master’s Degree |
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| Please indicate the type of degree associated with your educational program: | Master of Arts (MA) |
| Educational program name: | MA Urban Bioethics |
| What institution administers your educational program? | Temple University |
| What bioethics program, department, or division administers your educational program? | Center for Urban Bioethics |
| City: | Philadelphia |
| State/Province: | Pennsylvania |
| Country: | United States |
| Year first class matriculated: | 2012 |
| Educational program website: | http://www.temple.edu/bioethics |
| Does the educational program have a designated faculty program director? | Yes |
| Program Directors Name | Nora Jones |
| Program Directors Title | Director of Education |
| Program Directors Email | nora.jones@temple.edu |
| Program Directors Phone | 215 707 7178 |
| Does the educational program have a designated staff program administrator? | Yes |
| Program Administrators Name | Catherine Averill |
| Program Administrators Title | Senior Advisor |
| Program Administrators Email | catherine.averill@temple.edu |
| Program Administrators Phone | |
| What are the educational program’s admission requirements? | Degree(s) Transcript(s) Letters of recommendation CV or resume Statement of interest |
| Degree(s) | Bachelor’s degree |
| Standardized test(s) | |
| Number of letters of recommendation: | |
| Is the educational program offered with a dual degree? | Yes |
| In conjunction with what other degree(s) is the educational program offered? | MD MA and PhD Sociology MA and PhD Philosophy |
| What is the minimum length of time to complete the full-time educational program? | 12 |
| What is the minimum length of time to complete the part-time educational program? | 20 |
| What is the typical length of time to complete the full-time educational program? | 24 |
| What is the typical length of time to complete the part-time educational program? | 36 |
| Is the educational program offered online or in-person? | Hybrid (online and in-person are both required) |
| What is the educational program’s average annual new trainee enrollment size? (Average over the last two years) | 47 |
| What is the cost per credit? | 1922 |
| What is the educational program’s total tuition and fees? | |
| More information on tuition: |
Total tuition and fees will be dependent upon a student’s state of residency, if a student is in a dual degree program, working at the University or Hospital, or receiving scholarships. For an in-state student self-paying and not in a dual degree program, the current total tuition would be approximately $61,504. See https://bursar.temple.edu/tuition-and-fees/tuition-rates for current information. |
| Does the educational program offer tuition scholarships? | Yes |
| Please describe what types of scholarships are available: | Scholarships for dual MD/MA students available. |
| Does the educational program offer an annual stipend for trainees? | No |
| What is the stipend per trainee? | |
| What, if any, specific tracks/specializations are offered as part of the educational program? | |
| How many credit hours are required to graduate? | 32 |
| How many courses are required to graduate? | |
| Required course | Urban Bioethics 1 (Fall) & Urban Bioethics 2 (Spring) – introductory seminars Community Engagement 1 (Fall) and Community Engagement 2 (Spring) – experiential course linking didactic material with community engagement Critical Social Science and Urban Bioethics – online The Values, Ethics, & Economics of Health Care Delivery in Urban Communities – online |
| Elective | Various electives are offered both in-house and across the University. Recent electives include Decentering Whiteness: Implications for Healthcare and Higher Education; Dying and Pop Culture, Violence Intervention and Prevention |
| Is there a clinical component associated with the educational program? | No |
| Does the educational program provide training in clinical ethics consultation? | |
| On average, how many clinical ethics consultations do your trainees participate in as an observer? | |
| On average, how many formal clinical ethics consultations do your trainees lead? (i.e., interact with the provider/patient/surrogate and write the chart note)? | |
| Do all of your trainees lead a minimum of 30 clinical ethics consultations (i.e., interact with the provider/patient/ surrogate and write the chart note)? | |
| Is the training in clinical ethics consultation grounded in the ASBH Core Competencies? | |
| Are trainees periodically assessed and evaluated for meeting the skills and knowledge necessary to carry out clinical ethics consultations in accord with the ASBH Core Competencies? | |
| How are trainees evaluated? | |
| Do trainees complete an oral exam offered by a panel of three clinical ethics fellowship program directors? | |
| Are graduates purported by the educational program to be competent to conduct independent clinical ethics consultations? | |
| Does the educational program require any of the following to graduate? | Thesis |
| Publishable manuscript(s) – Number trainees are required to submit: | |
| Portfolio – please describe: | |
| Do graduates receive a certificate or diploma upon successful completion? | Yes |