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Bioethics & Health Humanities Committed to moral inquiry, research, teaching, and professional service in healthcare

The Department of Bioethics & Health Humanities is an interdisciplinary research and teaching program rooted in philosophy, literature, religion, history, bioethics, law, and the social sciences. We seek to illuminate value questions in healthcare settings, elicit meaning from illness, and cultivate critical intelligence that probes the making, meaning, and authority of diverse knowledges. This broad-gauged inquiry provides the foundation for the activities of the faculty in medical and graduate teaching, clinical and research ethics consultation, health policy analysis, community engagement, and multidisciplinary, collaborative research.

Our Mission

Interdisciplinary and collaborative moral inquiry, research, teaching, and professional service in healthcare

Our Team

 Research Areas

  • Clinical Ethics Research
  • Research Ethics and Integrity
  • Historical Perspectives of Health
  • Public Health Studies
  • Science and Technology Studies
  • Feminist Studies
  • Queer Studies
  • Reproductive Justice

 Ethics Consultation Programs

 Degree Programs 

News & Events

 Upcoming Events

Contact

Contact Information

Phone: (409) 772-2376 | Email: bhh@utmb.edu

 Mailing Address

  • Mailing Address

    The University of Texas Medical Branch
    301 University Boulevard
    Galveston, Texas 77555-1150

 Physical location

  • Institute for Bioethics & Health Humanities

    School of Public and Population Health
    1005 Harborside Drive
    4th Floor, UTMB Health Clinics
    Galveston, Texas 77555-1150

General Requests: (409) 772-1128
Applicants: (409) 747-7584