International Bioethics Education Program
Instructors: Nicole Deming, JD, MA; Suzanne Rivera, PhD, MSW
San Sebastian Faculty : Antonio Casado da Rocha, PhD. Research Fellow and Secretary of the Donostia Hospital Ethics Committee and Arantza Etxeberria Agiriano, PhD. Associate Professor of Bioethics and Philosophy of Biology.
This one week 3-credit intensive course will be held in San Sebastian, Spain. Taught by faculty from CWRU and University of the Basque Country, this course offers students a cross-cultural perspective on Bioethics in the United States and Spain. This course uses the medium of film, complemented by readings in Bioethics, film criticism, and medical research, to introduce students to a number of compelling bioethics problems facing physician-scientists today, including: when life begins; the nature and limits of informed consent; use of randomization without equipoise; medical imperialism (or the appearance thereof); the treatment of so-called “orphan” diseases; use of deception in research; financial conflicts of interest caused by, among other things, the involvement of the pharmaceutical industry in the drug invention process.
Prior to the trip, students will attend lectures at CWRU, which will acquaint them with Bioethics and with the use of film as a medium for stimulating discussion. In Spain, students will attend lectures that will be supplemented by site visits and discussion sessions. Following the intensive course week in Spain, students will meet with instructors at CWRU for two hours to discuss their experiences and compare policies and practices in the U.S. and Spain.
The course will be held in San Sebastian, Spain, in the heart of the Basque Country. Introductory lectures will orient the American students to the unique culture and history of the Basque Country. San Sebastian in a beautiful seaside city with easy access to academic and cultural venues, either by foot or via public transportation.
This course is open to undergraduate and graduate students, and is relevant for students of Ethics, Film Studies, Spanish, Medicine, History, and Psychology (among other fields).
Flight Information:
March 9 CLE 4:37 pm-6:30 pm #CO1543
EWR 8:15 pm-9:45 am #C62
March 18 MAD 10:25 am-2:15 pm #CO63
EWR 4:58 pm-6:49 pm CO51
Pre-Trip Classes:
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 7:00-9:00 PM, Sears Library, Room 670
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 7:00-9:00 PM, School of Medicine, Room E-408
Post-Trip Class:
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7:00-9:00 PM, Sears Library, Room 670
More information will be forthcoming!
More Course Offerings
- Winter Break 2013
- March 2013 courses
- French Perspectives on Controversies at the Beginning and End of Life-Paris, France
- Public Health Ethics: Focus on the Netherlands
- Ethical Issues in Public Health and Genetics (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- International Women's Health Issues: Focus on Netherlands
- European Perspectives on Bioethics--Salamanca, Spain
- Bioethics Themes as Expressed in Spanish and American Culture: Film, Television, and Literaure--San Sebastian, Spain
- Summer 2013