The Berman Institute

Leading the field of Bioethics in scholarship, education, training, and service
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Remembering Daniel Callahan
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Ruth Faden reflects on his extraordinary accomplishments and legacy
Moral Psychology Expert Hanna Pickard joins Berman Institute
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Bloomberg Distinguished Professor will hold joint appointment with Dept. of Philosophy
Tracking the Long Arc of Big Data in Medicine
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Prof. Jeremy Greene publishes article in New England Journal of Medicine
Travis Rieder Publishes New Book, “In Pain”
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Account bridges personal struggle with opioid dependence to analysis of appropriate use and need for reform

The Berman Institute

From the ethics of food production to stem cell research, we are guiding the conversation about some of the most complex moral and policy issues affecting the health and well-being of people worldwide.

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78 Fellows educated

We launch the careers of the next generation of leaders in bioethics scholarship.

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42 Faculty

Spanning Johns Hopkins University, our faculty includes internationally recognized bioethics experts and emerging new scholars.

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More than ever, the Berman Institute's work is critical for clarifying the difficult ethics questions faced in biomedicine, from the bedside to the most pressing population and global health issues of the day.
Jeffrey P. Kahn, PhD, MPH
Andreas C. Dracopoulos Director
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

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The Berman Institute attracts specialists in fields ranging from medicine, nursing and public health to the law who are passionate about improving human health and well-being worldwide.
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Our faculty are helping shape policy and practice in healthcare, biomedical science and public health by exploring ethical issues at the intersection of innovation and human lives.

Education & Training

We offer unique interdisciplinary programs for students at all levels—from undergraduates seeking an ethical framework for a range of careers to bioethics specialists seeking to connect with current issues.

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The Invisible Children With Cancer https://t.co/FXAPBNqVSs
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First Death in a Spate of Vaping Sicknesses Reported by Health Officials https://t.co/29IoHmUwTe
The U.S. accounts for five percent of the world's population but consumes almost 70 percent of the total global opioid supply, creating an epidemic. How did we get here? In this personal talk, Berman Institute Research Scholar Travis Rieder recounts the often-hidden struggle of opioid withdrawal and reveals how doctors who prescribe (and overprescribe) opioids aren't equipped to eventually get people off the meds.
James Corbett, M.Div., J.D., Principal of Initial Health delivered the 26th annual Shallenberger Lecture, ``Beyond Charity: Re-Imagined Communities`` on April 16, 2019. Corbett said that modern health care requires balancing competing priorities, and his talk highlighted the ethical challenges of care delivery while offering a vision of what is possible by moving beyond charity and re-imagining community.