Global Health Ethics

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.

A completed registration form (PDF) and a CV/resume should be sent via email to [email protected]. Registration will be confirmed via email and letter.

PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

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

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.

Over the past five years – with support from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center (Grant # R25TW001604) and the leadership of Dr. Adamu Addissie from Addis Ababa University (AAU) – the Johns Hopkins University-Addis Ababa University Research Ethics Training Program (JHU-AAU RETP) has focused its efforts on curriculum development and approvals; strengthening capacity of AAU faculty to teach new courses in bioethics through training and mentorship; raising awareness for bioethics and research ethics through outreach, public seminars and creation of a MPH-wide Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) course; engaging government leaders in Ethiopia to support ongoing efforts to advance research ethics networks and policies; and piloting of a new Research Ethics Specialty Track within the AAU Master of Public Health (MPH) program.

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 courseoffered every June, beginning in 2019, in Athens, Greece;
2. Annual in-depth workshopsalternating between Zurich, Switzerland (hosted at ETH) and Baltimore, USA (hosted by JHU), beginning winter 2021;
3. An alumni networkthat 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.