PhD in Healthcare Ethics

Duquesne University

Duquesne’s Center for Global Heath Ethics provides a number of unique scholarly and professional training programs in healthcare ethics, among them four doctoral programs. These programs Ph.D. and DHCE programs in healthcare ethics and Catholic healthcare ethics-are designed to prepare you for a future in academia, healthcare or a variety of intersecting professions. You will focus on pivotal issues in healthcare ethics and learn to understand these topics within the context of healthcare as a phenomenon that connects people and the environment. Through these programs, we cultivate academic excellence, ethically responsible judgment and social justice in a global context. In addition to the more traditional focus in healthcare ethics, as a student in either of these doctoral programs you will focus on global health ethics, engage with experiences in other cultures and religions and consider the connections between health, the environment, society and the economy. These programs will set you apart intellectually and professionally, preparing you to advance global discourse on healthcare ethics and advance your career. Whether you go on to serve in a clinical ethics setting, work for an NGO or governmental body or join teaching or research programs, you will be positioned to have a meaningful impact on a global scale. We offer a flexible curriculum and can accommodate distance students. The training you receive will prepare you for a career in academia, healthcare or an array of interconnected fields.

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