I am pleased to announce that one of our new Health Law courses, Health Law IV – Bioethics, is now open for registration for this Fall. Bioethics is one of the 5 required core offerings in the Health Law Certificate program. It is recommended that students who wish to complete the Health Law Certificate take this course in the Fall of their second year as it is necessary to complete this course prior to starting the required Health Law Externship in the third year. This Course will only be offered in the Fall of every school year.

The course will be taught by Dr. Julie Aultman, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Director of the Bioethics Certificate Program, College of Graduate Studies, at the Northeast Ohio Medical University. Dr. Aultman serves on several hospital ethics committees in Northeast Ohio, and acts as a consultant on bioethics issues for healthcare professionals, patients, and their families. She will offer this three-credit course on Friday afternoons, 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Here is the course description:

Health Law IV: Bioethics: This course examines the emerging legal concepts reflecting the rapid developments in modern medicine and the moral concerns of society. Emphasis is on judicial decisions and philosophical analyses dealing with issues such as genetic manipulation (treating disease, creating super-humans), novel modes of procreation (cloning, IVF), maternal-fetal conflicts, human experimentation, the nature of consent regarding medical procedures, control of drugs and organs, definitions of death, and the implications of euthanasia.