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Predicting the value of a postdoc

October 19, 2020October 20, 2020 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, Fellowship, Philosophy, postdoc, training

How do you make decisions about training when you’re training for something you don’t really understand until you do it?

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Clinical ethics in the time of COVID-19

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 Momentum 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, medical ethics

I am a clinical ethicist. I prefer this label over the alternatives like “healthcare ethicist” or “ethics consultant.” One reason for this preference has to

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Unconventionally advancing the field of clinical ethics

January 24, 2020January 23, 2020 Momentum 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, ethics, Events

Much has been written about conference fatigue and how to down the dullness, survive and even thrive at academic meetings. Conference organizers are getting creative.

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A memo to my younger self: Fellowship 101

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, clinician, Fellow, Trevor Bibler

Memo: Your clinical ethics fellowship Date: 10/11/2019 To: Trevor Bibler, clinical ethics fellow From: Trevor Bibler, clinical ethicist Hey! Congrats on the new job. You

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My first rodeo: Reflections on the New York-Houston Clinical Ethics Consortium

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 Clarice 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, Clinical Ethics Consortium, New York, New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell, Rodeo

A few years ago, I asked a younger colleague if she was comfortable taking the lead on a project. She confidently replied that she was

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What makes a ‘good’ clinical ethicist?

October 12, 2018October 24, 2018 Clarice 0 Comments ASBH, certification, clinical ethics, ethicist, Trevor Bibler

As the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) annual conference kicks off next week, numerous ethicists will converge upon Anaheim to show off their

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Life after the death of my child

July 6, 2018July 16, 2018 Clarice 0 Comments clinical ethics, family, Grief, Jill Oliver Robinson

Before my eight-month-old daughter, Abby, died unexpectedly, I thought I knew plenty about grief. The pervasively popular five stages of grief model, developed by Dr.

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Gray matter and gray areas: Examining disorders of consciousness

December 22, 2017December 21, 2017 Clarice 0 Comments brain injury, clinical ethics, disorders of consciousness, Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Neuroscience

Patients in a minimally conscious state demonstrate some “off and on” awareness of their environment. They may be able to communicate at times by nodding