1. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
Presidential Bioethics Commission & Integration of Ethics and Science Education Misti Ault Anderson Senior Policy and Research Analyst 7th International Conference on Science in Society October 2, 2015

2. Outline The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
The Bioethics Commission and Ethics Education
Relationship Between Science and Ethics
Ethics Education
Questions and Discussion

3. U.S. Bioethics Commissions
National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research
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President’s Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research
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Biomedical Ethical Advisory Committee
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Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments
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National Bioethics Advisory Commission
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President's Council on Bioethics
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Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (2009-Present)

4. Creation of the Bioethics Commission
“As our nation invests in science and innovation and pursues advances in biomedical research and health care, it’s imperative that we do so in a responsible manner.”
- President Barack Obama

5. The Bioethics Commission
DRAFT
The Bioethics Commission
AMY GUTMANN, PhD, Chair
JAMES W. WAGNER, PhD, Vice Chair 
ANITA L. ALLEN, JD, PhD
BARBARA F. ATKINSON, MD
NELSON L. MICHAEL, MD, PhD
NITA A. FARAHANY, JD, PhD
DANIEL P. SULMASY, MD, PhD
CHRISTINE GRADY, RN, PhD
YOLANDA ALI, MBA ( )
STEPHEN L. HAUSER, MD 
ALEXANDER G. GARZA, MD, MPH ( )
RAJU S. KUCHERLAPATI, PhD 
JOHN D. ARRAS, PhD ( )

6. Bioethics Commission Reports

7. Outline The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
The Bioethics Commission and Ethics Education
Relationship Between Science and Ethics
Ethics Education
Questions and Discussion

8. Ethics Education Recommendations

9. Ethics Education Recommendations

10. Bioethics Commission’s Commitment to Education
Goals:
Develop educational materials based on its work
Support ethics education
Facilitate integration of contemporary examples and bioethical analysis into existing curricula
Target traditional, non-traditional, and professional audiences
Support scholarship in bioethics education

11. Bioethics Commission’s Commitment to Education
Educational materials
Users guides
Primers
Teaching tools
Topic-based modules
Case studies
Classroom discussion guides
Empirical research resources
Videos
Outreach

12. Bioethics Commission Educational Materials

13. Bioethics Commission’s Current Topic: Deliberation and Ethics Education
Enhances
Deliberation
Education
Informs

14. Outline The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
The Bioethics Commission and Ethics Education
Relationship Between Science and Ethics
Ethics Education
Questions and Discussion

15. Integration of Science and Ethics
“Ethics is a necessary companion to all good science that both scientists and ethicists should aim to improve.”
˗ James Wagner, Ph.D., Vice Chair

16. Integration of Science and Ethics
Integration: scientists and ethicists engage to understand the social and ethical dimensions of their work
Reflective process enhances both scientific and ethical rigor
Scientists and ethicists must be mutually conversant
Essential for scientists to understand the role of ethics in good science

17. Integration of Science and Ethics
Pair science and ethics at all levels of education
Foundation for ethical thinking must be laid early and reinforced throughout education
Professional development can reinforce ethical perspectives

18. Outline The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
The Bioethics Commission and Ethics Education
Relationship Between Science and Ethics
Ethics Education
Questions and Discussion

19. Ethics Education Goal: Informed citizens and thoughtful professionals
Topics to date:
Broad reach, for all citizens
All levels of education
Integration of science and ethics
Identify and assess desired outcomes

20. Need for Empirical Research
Evaluate existing models
Develop and evaluate novel models
Evaluation of available resources
Development of new resources, if needed
Most effective ways to integrate ethics into education at all levels

21. Outline U.S. Bioethics Commissions – A Brief History
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
The Bioethics Commission and Ethics Education
Ethics Education
Questions and Discussion

22. Thank you! Bioethics.gov blog.Bioethics.gov @Bioethicsgov Bioethicsgov
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