Ethics in Clinical Science Course-DCS 5105
Course Directors; Robert O. Bash, M.D. and John Z. Sadler, M.D.

Bi-weekly, Tuesdays, 2:30-3:45 p.m., C1.210/South Campus, September through May

Online Course Syllabus

The Ethics in Clinical Science course is an introduction to ethical issues in clinical research.  The course consists of small group discussions led by the course faculty and guest faculty/clinical investigators. 

Course credit is assigned on a pass/fail basis by attending a minimum of 75% of the sessions and passing the single final, multiple-choice examination.  Examination questions are based on the session course objectives and factual material from the course textbook and readings, which are linked below.

Optional Text:  Emanuel E., et al. The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics. New York, Oxford University Press. 2008

Course Description

Overall Course Objectives

Course Schedule: Topics, Faculty, Objectives, Cases, Textbook Readings, Articles

Archived Course Pages

Research Ethics in Biomedical Sciences -DCS 5206
Course Director:  Fabrice Jotterand, Ph.D

Weekly, Thursdays, 4:00-6:00 p.m., D1.102/South Campus, January through April

Online Course Syllabus

The Research Ethics in Biomedical Sciences course is an introduction to ethical issues in clinical research. The course consists of a conceptual and practical (case analysis) approach to various ethical issues in the biomedical sciences.

Course credit is assigned on a pass/fail basis by attending a minimum of 80% of the sessions and passing the final written examination.  

Textbook: Shamoo, A.E., & Resnik, D.B. (2003). Responsible Conduct of Research. New York: Oxford University Press.

Course Description

Overall Course Objectives

Course Schedule:Topics, Faculty, Objectives, Cases, Textbook Readings, Articles