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History:
The Summer Internship Program began in 2003 as a response to the abundance of requests by undergraduate students interested in learning more about the field of Bioethics than offered in their courses of study. The faculty and staff of the Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics welcomed this request by facilitating new ways for students to share in the intense intellectual activities/discussions ongoing daily at the Center. Interns put this knowledge to use by editing books and publications such as the ISPS Journal and Bioethics at Yale, and interacting with the various Study Groups meeting at the Center (see Working Groups). Due to the high success of this pilot project, the executive committee formalized the program as a foundational component of the Center’s activities. It has grown and improved in the intervening years.
Components of the Program:
Participation in a Non-Credit Bioethics Class:
In 2008 the program will include a series of lectures surveying the field of bioethics, a set of intensive seminars lasting 2-4 weeks on special topics such as neuroethics, stem cell research or care for the dying, and occasional lectures by distinguished scholars or visitors from Yale or elsewhere.
Research:
Summer Interns who have a specific area of interest will be paired with professors and/or post-doctoral fellows who are engaged in research in that particular area. Those students with a particular interest in research ethics will be guided by the Associate Director of the Donaghue Initiative in Research Ethics. If the intern does not have a specific area of interest, the associate directors will make the best fit possible for the student. Interns will be expected to write a paper on a selected topic to be handed in at the end of the Internship.
Outside Reading:
Along with readings for the class, daily reading of selected media (print and on-line) will be encouraged.
Evaluation of Work Product:
Evaluation is done on an on-going basis. Interns will complete a final evaluation interview with the associate directors prior to the completion of the course.
Other:
The 2008 Intern Program is currently being updated to provide more opportunities for our intern class. Information on these exciting opportunities is forthcoming.
Application Process:
Selection of Undergraduate Participants:
Qualified students will have a demonstrated interest in the area of bioethics, either through courses taken or writings on topics in the field such as medical, genetic, scientific, religious, legal or environmental ethics. Candidates will be chosen by the selection committee on the basis of capabilities of critical thinking, established interest in the field, evidence of academic ability and intellectual and work experience.
Fees:
Beginning in the summer of 2008, a nominal operational fee of $300 per student will be applied. Need-based scholarships are available for those who qualify. Please contact Carol Pollard (carol.pollard@yale.edu) to apply for a scholarship.
To Apply:
Each candidate must submit the following:
• Current Transcript
• Letter of Intent specifying subjects or topics of particular interest
• Letter of Recommendation by a professor or mentor
• CV or Resume
Please submit the completed documents via email to Carol Pollard (carol.pollard@yale.edu).
2007 SUMMER INTERN COURSE – LECTURERS AND TOPICS:
David H. Smith, Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Yale University
Topic: “Introduction to Bioethics”
David H. Smith, Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Yale University
Topic: “The Study of Practical Ethics”
Robert J. Levine, Former Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics; Professor of Internal Medicine; Lecturer in Pharmacology
Topic: “The Evolution of the Field of Research Ethics in Response to Public Perceptions of Research”
Mark Gallucci, Executive Director, Center for Disability Rights
Topic: “Futile Care and Quality of Life from the Perspective of Persons with Disabilities”
Sherwin Nuland, Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Yale School of Medicine
Topic: “End-of-life Care”
Angela Ballantyne, Donaghue Visiting Scholar in Research Ethics, Bioethics Center
Topic: “Exploitation in International Research”
David Cronin, Associate Professor of Surgery and Transplants
Topic: “Organ donation: The Dead, The Living, and the In-Between”
Alondra Nelson, Assistant Professor Sociology; Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in African American Studies
Topic: “Racial and Ethnic Categories in Biomedicine in the Age of Genomics”
Wendell Wallach, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Yale University
Topic: “Technology and Ethics: Robot Minds and Human Ethics”
Karen Lebacqz, Bioethicist-in-Residence 05-06, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics
Topic: “Stem Cell Ethics: The Neglected Issues”
Stephen Latham, Lecture, School of Management, Yale University; and Center for Health Law & Policy, Quinnipiac University
Topic: “Justice and the Public Financing of Healthcare”
Arthur Galston, Eaton Professor Emeritus in Botany; Professor Emeritus School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Topic: “Where Does the Scientist's Responsibility End?”
Robert Wyman, Professor of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Topic: “Human Rights vs. Community Benefit: Case Study - China's One Child Policy”
Mark Mercurio, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics; Co-chair of the Ethics Committee at Yale-New Haven Hospital
Topic: “Ethical Issues in Neonatology”
Kaveh Koshnood, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
Topic: “Ethical Issues in Research with Active Drug Users”
Susan Lederer, Associate Professor of History of Medicine and African American Studies
Topic: “Revisiting the Tuskegee Syphilis Study”
Pasquale Patrizio, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Director of Yale Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and Director of the Yale Fertility Center
Topic: “Ethical Dilemmas in Advanced Reproduce Technology”
Jonathan Borak, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology; Faculty Member, Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program
Topic: “An Introduction to Risk Assessment”
Ruth Purtillo, Bioethicist-in-Residence 07-08, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics
Topic: “End-of-life Decisions: Does Disability Matter?”
Sally Cohen, Associate Professor of Nursing, Director of the Center for Health Policy & Ethics; and Sandra Bishop-Josef, Assistant Director, Edward Zigler Center for Child Development & Social Policy
Topic: “Controversies in Children’s Policy and Children’s Rights”
David Koepsell, Donaghue Visiting Scholar in Research Ethics, Bioethics Center
Topic: “Aging”
Stephanie Bird, Editor, Science and Engineering Ethic
Topic: “Introduction to Neuroethics”
Thomas Duffy, Professor, Internal Medicine, Hematology- Interim Section Chief, Director of the Program for Humanities in Medicine
Topic: “Physician Assisted Suicide”
Linda Degutis, Director, Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness
Topic: “Pandemic Flu Preparedness: Community Participation and Constraints on Liberty”
Nancy Kerk, Assistant Director, Provost's Office; Associate Research Scientist Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; and Ian Sussex, Yale University
Topic: “Genetically Modified Plants”
Wendell Wallach, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Yale University
Topic: “Consciousness Studies, Animal Cognition, and Animal Rights”
Chalmers Clark, Union College, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Topic: “Trust in Medicine: Practical Approach or Lofty Ideal?”
2007 SUMMER INTERNS
CANDICE ANDALIA**
History and Political Science Majors
Yale University
ALEXANDER BAZAZI
Philosophy Major/Chemistry Minor
Boston University
LAURA BALLANTYNE BRODIE
Arts and Law (BA/LLB)
Monash University
Clayton, Melbourne
Australia
(deferred until summer 2008)
CAROLYN BROKOWSKI
Pre-medical and Philosophy Majors
Yale University
CHAN CHAN IP
Resident, Department of Surgery
Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
(deferred until summer 2008)
DAVID DEITZ
MPhil Candidate
History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
Cambridge University
Cambridge, England UK
JONATHAN DUDLEY
MAR in Ethics
Yale Divinity School
Yale University
CONOR O. DUFFY
History
Boston College
KELLY FALTUS
Concentration in Health Care Ethics
School of Nursing
Yale University
GELAREH HOMAYOUNFAR
Biology and Philosophy Majors
Duke University
Durham, NC
(deferred until summer 2008)
SARAH KALINOWSKI
Biology and Philosophy
Denison University
Granville, Ohio
CHRISTOPHER O. LEONARDS
Neuroscience
Bates College
Lewiston, Maine
HONGWEN LI
The Medical Ethics Graduate Program
Peking University
Health Science Center
Beijing, China
XUEYANG LI
The Medical Ethics Graduate Program
Peking University
Health Science Center
Beijing, China
JEAN LOPEZ**
Biology and Religious Studies Majors
Yale University
JONATHAN MARKMAN**
Bachelors and Masters of Arts - History
Yale University
SEAN MCCLELLAN
Sociology and Economics
Wesleyan University
NICOLA MURPHY
4th Year Medical Student
University of Manchester (Keele campus)
Manchester, UK
BHARAT RANGANATHAN
Master of Theological Studies
Harvard Divinity School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MICHAEL ROBERTO
Philosophy, Physics and Writing
Columbia University
New York, New York
APRIL ROSENCRANTZ
Philosophy and Biology
University of Maryland
SUKHVANS SANDHU
4th Year Medical Student
University of Manchester (Keele campus)
Manchester, UK
CATHERINE SNELL**
Political Science
Yale University
JULIANA TOLLES
Medical Student, Yale School of Medicine
Yale University
LEO UNGAR
Philosophy
Oxford University and Princeton University
LAUREN WIZNIA**
Pre-medical and History
Yale University
JORDAN WOLF**
Ethics, Politics, and Economics Program
Yale University
ZHAO ZHANJU
The Medical Ethics Graduate Program
Peking University
Health Science Center
Beijing, China
CARLY ZUBRZYCKI**
Ethics, Politics, and Economics Major
Yale University
*For further information on each Intern, please see Section
“Teaching and Research Interests at Yale, ISPS”
**Recipient of the Yale Class of 1945W Summer Intern
Scholarship