Fellow stipends are in accordance to the recommendation of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Compensation includes Health and Life Benefits. Fellows receive 100 hours (2.5 weeks) of sick time and 160 hours (4 weeks) vacation per academic year.
Required Education:
Doctorate
Internal Number: 20241430
The Center of Clinical Ethics in Cancer Care at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking applicants for our full-time, two-year fellowship. The Center of Clinical Ethics in Cancer Care provides clinical ethics or research consultations, academic research, and policy development for all of MD Anderson Cancer Center, including regional, national, and international affiliates.
Fellowship Components
Clinical Ethics Fellows undergo a structured program training in clinical ethics consultation, focusing on documentation, data collection, and quality improvement. In addition, fellows will be able to develop an individualized plan tailored to their interests and be supported in participating in national conferences.
Fellows will be immersed in the dynamic, intense, and supportive experience of working in clinical ethics in a world-renowned hospital. After completion our fellowship aims to give you an advantage in obtaining clinical or healthcare ethics or bioethics positions in a competitive market.
Expectations
To round in the inpatient units, outpatient centers and participate in meetings of the Clinical Ethics Consultation Committee, and various subcommittees and taskforces.
Participation in clinical ethics consultations, family meetings, and policy development.
Design a clinical or academic research project including three peer peer-reviewed publications.
Contribute to national bioethics conferences, workshops, seminars, and lectures.
Teaching medical students, residents, and staff.
Qualifications
A terminal degree, preferences for doctorates, in an academic or professional discipline.
Demonstrated written skills and communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
Official transcripts from highest degree (original must be sent directly from the accrediting university to The Section of Integrated Ethics c/o Mrs. Karen Terrell);
Three letters of recommendation from diverse individuals (e.g. employer, professor, academic advisor, someone able to attest to one's character and skills) stating length of time and capacity in which the individual has known you and why both you and Integrated Ethics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center would benefit from your participation in the Fellowship;
Current Curriculum Vitae, including list of publications (if any);
Letter of intent that covers the following topics:
Why you are interested in the Fellowship
Personal traits that make you well-suited for the Fellowship
Experiences that have prepared you for the Fellowship
Potential research area(s)
A one- to two-page description and discussion of a current ethical issue that you have confronted personally, or you find particularly challenging;
A telephone interview will be scheduled for selected candidates.
About The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ethics Consultation Service
Cancer and cancer care can raise difficult ethical issues for patients, their families and care providers. Questions they may face include:
What should patients do when they do not understand what their care team is saying?
What should patients do when they feel they are being left out of treatment decisions?
Who should make decisions for patients who cannot communicate or decide for themselves?
When should life-sustaining treatments be started or stopped?
MD Anderson’s Ethics Consultation Service (ECS) can help resolve issues like these. The ECS is staffed with trained clinical ethicists, as well as members of MD Anderson’s Clinical Ethics Consultation Committee. They work with patients, caregivers and care providers to explore specific ethical issues.
The ECS will then offer advice and help identify ethically supportable choices. It does not make decisions for the people involved. Patients, family members and the care team decide whether to follow the ECS’ guidance.
Any patient, family member, guardian, surrogate decision-maker or health care professional may ask for an ethics consultation. All consultations are confidential, and services are free.
