Training

Prior coursework or experience in bioethics is not required. For more information about the Summer Institute in Bioethics, please contact Penny White, Academic Program Administrator.

All courses are offered for academic credit, but can also be taken not for credit at a reduced cost (see the Bloomberg School tuition page for more information). Registration opens February 13! NOTE: We encourage all who wish to attend in-person to register two weeks prior. Additionally,  please review the Special Considerations for ON-SITE Bloomberg School Summer Institute Courses.

2024 SUMMER INSTITUTE – WEEK OF JUNE 3

PH.700.600 Basics of Bioethics (9 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.)

PH.700.665 Introduction to Ethics of U.S. and International Human Subject Research (1-4:20 p.m.)

Registration opens February 12!

TUITION AND REGISTRATION

All courses are offered for academic credit, but can also be taken not for credit at a reduced cost (click here for the Bloomberg School tuition page).

TUITION REMISSION (FOR JHU EMPLOYEES)

1. Review eligibility requirements.
2. Download and complete the JHU Tuition Remission form. You will need one form for each course you take.
3. Submit the form to the JHSPH Student Accounts office, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Suite W1101, or email it to [email protected].

CONTACT

Penny L. White, CAP-OM
Academic Program Administrator
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Deering Hall | 1809 Ashland Avenue | Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 614-5580 | [email protected]

A month-long training program offered each June, the Johns Hopkins Global Bioethics Training Program (GBTP) combines intensive coursework with applied, skill-oriented learning to enhance participants’ knowledge and skills in international research ethics.

The next session will take place June 3-28, 2024. Download the Program flyer here.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program participants are enrolled in two different non-credit week-long intensive courses Basics of Bioethics and Introduction to Research Ethics (with options to substitute other courses). Courses are taught by Berman Institute faculty from the Johns Hopkins University’s world-renowned schools of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, and Arts & Sciences.

In addition, participants will meet with key personnel from JHU Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and participate in special seminars, mock IRB sessions, expert-led case discussions, student-led presentations, manuscript and grant writing tutorials, and individual or small group meetings with JHU bioethics faculty to provide mentorship and guidance related to educational, career, and research goals.

GBTP activities also include structured meetings with bioethics personnel at the US National Institutes of Health(NIH), US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and the US Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP).

THE PROGRAM INCLUDES

• Orientation to Johns Hopkins University resources and local region
• Two separate week-long JHU Berman Institute Bioethics Intensive courses
• Organized schedule of activities
• One month furnished apartment
• One month health insurance
• All local transportation to and from airport and Washington, DC, for meetings and seminars
• Certificate of completion

TUITION AND FEES
$8,500 USD (airfare, visa fees and stipend not included)

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER
Program Contact
Elise Wilson
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
1809 Ashland Avenue
Baltimore, MD  21205 USA
Phone: +1-410-614-5372
Email: [email protected]

Registration
Applications from clinical/public health researchers, research ethics committee professionals, ethics scholars and others are welcomed. To allow sufficient time for visa processing and to secure housing, international applicants should apply no later than February 9.  Earlier application is strongly encouraged.

PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

• Joseph Ali, J.D.
• Nancy Kass, Sc.D.

Open to undergraduate students interested in the ethics of science, clinical care and/or public health, the Johns Hopkins Genomics and Society Mentorship Program is a 15-month hybrid in-person/remote program that begins with a 10-week summer internship program. Through the Mentorship Program, these students will gain experience doing research centered on the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of genomics.

Visit the Program webpage for more information.

The major objective of the Fogarty African Bioethics Training Program is to establish and support collaborative training partnerships with institutions in sub-Saharan Africa to support the development of institutional capacity in research ethics and bioethics.

The institutional partnership provides a combination of individual-level training and mentorship in bioethics for professionals from partner institutions – with training occurring both at Johns Hopkins University and at partner African institutions – and strategic planning to enhance the quality and efficiency of research ethics systems at partner institutions. Thus, the goal is to collaboratively facilitate the pursuit of institutional bioethics objectives to improve local capacity and sustain bioethics initiatives that are identified to be of critical importance in Africa.

For more information, visit the Berman Institute’s Global Health Ethics page, or contact Berman Institute faculty member Joe Ali.

In 2018, the Berman Institute initiated a new collaboration with the University of Malaya (UM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to establish a Master of Health Research Ethics (MOHRE) program at UM (MOHRE).

Visit the Berman Institute’s MOHRE page.

Visit UM’s MOHRE page.

With support from a five-year FIC-NIH grant awarded to Dr. Sugarman (BI) and Dr. Kamarulzaman (UM), the initiative will seek to establish the first bioethics-related master’s program in Malaysia by leveraging the collective strengths of JHU and UM program faculty. The collaboration is designed to produce a phased transfer of knowledge, skills and expertise from JHU to UM, while providing Master’s degree training in research ethics to 40 individuals from Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics (JHU) in conjunction with the Bioethics Chair at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) have launched a new initiative called the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Bioethics Academy (SNFBA). The SNFBA is funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and was created with the intent to support and enhance knowledge and awareness for bioethics in Greece.

The three main components of the SNFBA are:

1. An intensive bioethics summer course offered every June, beginning in 2019, in Athens, Greece;
2. Annual in-depth workshops alternating between Zurich, Switzerland (hosted at ETH) and Baltimore, USA (hosted by JHU), beginning winter 2021;
3. An alumni network that provides ongoing connections with other Greek bioethics professionals, resources and information through a dedicated website, and virtual discussions via webinar.

Visit the SNFBA website to learn more and apply.