Welcome Dr. Noa Brazg!
We are delighted to announce that Noa Brazg, PhD, MSW, MPH has been appointed as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Department of Bioethics and Humanities.
HMC Ethics Forum | Part 1 - Positive Birth Outcomes & Harmful Birth Experiences
Positive Birth Outcomes & Harmful Birth Experiences
This session explores the contrast between institutional definitions of safety and the lived experiences of safety as defined for, by, and with Black mothers. Participants will examine how systemic structures define “being safe” and how these definitions may not align with patient experiences of “feeling safe”. The session emphasizes the importance of community wisdom in shaping perceptions of quality and safety.
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HMC Ethics Forum | 2 Part Series - The Ethics of Perinatal Care: Mobilizing A New Obstetric Quality & Patient Safety Paradigm
Join us on the second Wednesday of January and February for the two part series, The Ethics of Perinatal Care: Mobilizing A New Obstetric Quality & Patient Safety Paradigm @ 12PM with Dr. Karen A. Scott, MD, MPH, FACOG.
The Complex Ethics Consultation Series - Now Available At A Discounted Price!
We’re proud to announce that Denise M.
In Memoriam: James C. Whorton (1942-2025)
It is with deep sadness that the Department of Bioethics & Humanities at the University of Washington acknowledges the passing of our colleague Dr. James C. Whorton, Emeritus Faculty Member. Dr. Whorton was a cherished and respected member of our community whose work and collegial spirit left a lasting impression on the department.
Bioethics Minor students - join us for our virtual welcome back event!
HMC Ethics Forum | “The Ones We Can’t Fix”: Using Structural Competency to Think About Hard Ethics Cases
Join us on Wednesday, October 8th @ 12PM with Sara Kolmes, PhD, HEC-C, for a discussion of “The Ones We Can’t Fix”: Using Structural Competency to Think About Hard Ethics Cases.
HMC Ethics Forum: Justice and Equity: Attending to Silenced Voices in Ethics
Through analyzing the practice of land acknowledgments, this presentation seeks to inspire ethicists to acknowledge the harm of impartiality as a core concept of justice. Through engaging in self-reflection, examination of, and interrogation of the justice principle that ethics as a field can elevate silenced, marginalized, and excluded voices.
HMC Ethics Forum | Justice and Equity: Attending to Silenced Voices in Ethics
Join us on Wednesday, September 10th @ 12PM with Arika Moore Patneaude, MSW, LICSW, APHSW-C for a discussion of "Justice & Equity: Attending to Silenced Voices in Ethics."
Through analyzing the practice of land acknowledgments, this presentation seeks to inspire ethicists to acknowledge the harm of impartiality as a core concept of justice. Through engaging in self-reflection, examination of, and interrogation of the justice principle that ethics as a field can elevate silenced, marginalized, and excluded voices.






