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Alabama
Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care The Center has given voice to core ethical issues in health and health care research involving African Americans and other vulnerable populations. Established in 1999, the Bioethics Center is the USA’s first initiative dedicated to the inclusion of African Americans and other communities of color in response to issues of human values in science, technology and society.	Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care Drew Hall Room 106 Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA Email: bioethics@tuskegee.edu Phone: 334.724.4612 Fax: 334.727.7221

California
The Bioethics Institute- Loyola Marymount University The Bioethics Institute's mission is to develop and provide educational programs, research projects, clinical consultation and policy development services in the multidisciplinary field of bioethics. It draws principally upon the intellectual heritage of the Roman Catholic theological and philosophical tradition in the study of contemporary issues in bioethics.	The Bioethics Institute- Loyola Marymount University University Hall One LMU Drive, Suite 3700 Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659, USA Email: jwalter@lmu.edu Phone: 310.258.8621 Fax: 310.338.1947

The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network Through educational resources, seminars and conferences, the Center aims to train and equip others to understand issues in bioethics in the 21st Century. Overall, the organization aims to meet the needs of those wishing to rightly understand ethical decisions within a traditional Judeo-Christian worldview.	The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network P.O. Box 20760 Oakland, CA 94620, USA Email: Jennifer.Lahl@thecbc.org Phone/ Fax: 510.594.9000

The Center for Christian Bioethics- Loma Linda University Established in 1984, the Center for Christian Bioethics enhances teaching, research, and service in biomedical ethics and related fields at Loma Linda University.	The Center for Christian Bioethics- Loma Linda University Coleman Pavilion, 11121 S Loma Linda University Loma Linda, California 92350, USA Email: mfcarr@ethicscenter.llu.edu Phone: 909.558.4956 Fax: 909.558.0336

Center for Genetics and Society The Center for Genetics and Society is a nonprofit information and public affairs organization working to encourage responsible uses and effective societal governance of the new human genetic and reproductive technologies. We work with a growing network of scientists, health professionals, civil society leaders, and others. The Center supports benign and beneficent medical applications of the new human genetic and reproductive technologies, and opposes those applications that objectify and commodify human life and threaten to divide human society.	Center for Genetics and Society 436 14th Street, Suite 1302 Oakland, CA 94612, USA Email: INFO@GENETICSANDSOCIETY.ORG Phone: 510.625.0819 Fax: 510.625.0874

Markkula Center for Applied Ethics- Santa Clara University The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University is one of the preeminent centers for research and dialogue on ethical issues in critical areas of American life. The center works with faculty, staff, students, community leaders, and the public to address ethical issues more effectively in teaching, research, and action. The center's focus areas are business, health care and biotechnology, character education, government, global leadership, technology, and emerging issues in ethics.	Markkula Center for Applied Ethics- Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, California 95053-0633, USA Email: ethics@scu.edu Phone: 408.554.5319

The Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (SCBE) The Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (SCBE) engages in interdisciplinary research on moral questions arising from the complex relationships among medicine, science and society. Our research draws on and extends the scientific, clinical and educational strengths of Stanford University, and contributes to national policy. We are committed to exploring and promoting compassionate approaches to the practice of medicine in our complex environment of socioeconomic and technological change.	Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics 701 Welch Road, Building A, Suite 1105 Palo Alto, California 94304 Stanford Mail Code 5748 Email: SCBE-info@med.stanford.edu Phone: 650.723.5760 Fax: 650.725.6131

District of Columbia
Center for Clinical Bioethics- Georgetown University The Center for Clinical Bioethics is a university-based ethics resource for those who shape and give health care. Committed to the dynamic interplay between theory and practice, experience and reflection, Center scholars bring expertise in theology, philosophy, basic science and clinical practice to today's ethical challenges.	Georgetown University Medical Center Room 238 Building D, 4000 Reservoir Road, N.W. Washington, DC 20007, USA Email: patchelm@georgetown.edu Phone: 202.687.1122 Fax: 202.687.8955

Kennedy Institute of Ethics The Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Institute of Ethics, is a teaching and research center offering ethical perspectives on major policy issues. It is the largest university based group of faculty members in the world devoted to research and teaching in biomedical ethics and other areas of applied ethics. The Institute also houses the most extensive library of ethics in the world.	Kennedy Institute of Ethics Georgetown University Box 571212 Washington, D.C. 20057-1212 Email: kicourse@georgetown.edu Phone: 202-687-8099 Fax: 202-687-8089

National Center for Ethics in Health Care The National Center for Ethics is Veterans Health Administration’s primary office for addressing the complex ethical issues that arise in patient care, health care management, and research. The Ethics Center proactively identifies, clarifies, and analyzes health care ethics issues, providing advice, guidance, and support to VHA leaders and field-based ethics programs.	National Center for Ethics in Health Care 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington DC 20420, USA Email: vhaethics@hq.med.va.gov Phone: 202.501.0364 Fax: 202.501.2238

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Florida
Florida Bioethics Network The Florida Bioethics Network (FBN) is dedicated to the understanding and resolution of ethical and legal problems arising in health care and research in Florida's hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, managed care organizations and teaching institutions. The FBN is a joint effort of the following programs: Bioethics Program, University of Miami; Program in Bioethics, Law & Medical Professionalism, University of Florida College of Medicine; Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, University of South Florida College of Medicine; Health Professions Division, Nova Southeastern University; College of Medicine, Florida State University.	Florida Bioethics Network P.O. Box 016960 (M-825) Miami, FL 33101, USA Email: ethics@miami.edu Email: fbn@chfm.ufl.edu Phone: 352.265.7204 or 305.243.5723

Hawaii
The St. Francis International Center for Healthcare Ethics The goal of the St. Francis International Center for Healthcare Ethics is to be a Pan Pacific leader in medical ethics, furthering the System’s vision for the overall improvement of healthcare in Hawaii. The Ethics Center offers expertise and services in education, policy development, research, organizational ethics and healthcare consultations. It provides a forum for scholarly dialogue and reflection of healthcare ethics and related issues for the community at large. The Ethics Center interacts actively with local, national and international centers of bioethics.	The St. Francis International Center for Healthcare Ethics 2226 Liliha Street, Suite 223 Honolulu, HI 96817, USA Email: siang@hawaii.edu Phone: 808.547.6050 Fax: 808.547

Illinois
The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) is a professional society of more than 1,500 individuals, organizations, and institutions interested in bioethics and humanities. This Web site serves as a source of information for members, prospective members, and anyone interested in bioethics and humanities.	American Society of Bioethics and Humanities 4700 W. Lake, Glenview, IL 60025-1485 Email: info@asbh.org Phone: 847.375.4745 Fax: 877.734.9385

The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity exists to help individuals and organizations address the pressing bioethical challenges of our day, including managed care, end-of-life treatment, genetic intervention, euthanasia and suicide, and reproductive technologies.	The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity 2065 Half Day Road Bannockburn, IL 60015 Email: info@asbh.org Phone: 847.317.8180 Fax: 847.317.8101

MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics- University of Chicago The MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics was established in 1984 as one of the first in the nation devoted to clinical ethics. The center has four goals: A fellowship program to train the next generation of leading physician ethicists; Support faculty members in writing papers for leading academic journals on ethical issues that surface in medicine; Coordinate interdisciplinary activities at the University that focus on the practical medical and moral concerns that confront patients, health professionals and clinical and basic science investigators; 4. Serve as the resource at the Hospital, the Medical School, and the College for medical ethics, both in the clinic and in the classroom.	MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics- University of Chicago 5841 S. Maryland Ave. MC 6098 Chicago, IL 60637-1470, USA Email: msiegler@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu Phone: 773.302.1453 Fax: 773.702.0090

Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy- Loyola University Chicago The Neiswanger Institute is dedicated to the three-fold mission of research, education, and service in bioethics and health policy. The Institute serves the students and faculty of the Stritch School of Medicine, the healthcare professionals and patients of Loyola University Health System, and professionals from the regional community and across the nation.	Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Bldg. 120, Room 280, 2160 S. First Ave. Maywood, IL 60153, USA Email: bioethics@lumc.edu Fax: 708.327.9209

Park Ridge Center for Health, Faith, and Ethics The Park Ridge Center explores and enhances the interaction of health, faith, and ethics through research, education and consultation to improve the lives of individuals and communities. The Center is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization.	Park Ridge Center for Health, Faith, and Ethics 205 West Touhy Avenue, Suite 203 Park Ridge, IL 60068 – 4202, USA Email: al.hurd@advocatehealth.com Phone: 847.384.3504 Fax: 847.384.3557

Iowa
Bioethics Outreach The study of bioethics is important for scientific and social research, community life, and education. Since 1986, the Bioethics Program at Iowa State University has been helping professors at this and other universities learn how to incorporate ethics discussions into their life-science classrooms.	Bioethics Outreach Ames, Iowa 50011-3260 Email: biotech@iastate.edu Phone: 515.294.9818

Maine
Institute for Global Ethics We help provide corporate leaders and their employees with the tools to make consistently good decisions that go beyond compliance programs. The Institute offers assessment, training, and process enhancement services to create and maintain Ethical Fitness® in your organization.	Institute for Global Ethics 11 Main Street P.O. Box 563 Camden, ME 04843 Email: ethics@globalethics.org Phone: 207.236.6658 Fax: 207.236.4014

Maryland
National Institutes of Health (NIH) The Office of the Director is the central office at NIH for its 27 Institutes and Centers. The OD is responsible for setting policy for NIH and for planning, managing, and coordinating the programs and activities of all the NIH components.	National Institutes of Health (NIH) 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Email: nihinfo@od.nih.gov Phone: 301.496.4000

Massachusetts
American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics The mission of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics is to provide high-quality scholarship, debate, and critical thought to the community of professionals at the nexus of law, medicine, and ethics.	American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics 765 Commonwealth Avenue Suite 1634 Boston, Massachusetts 02215 , USA Email: bmoulton@aslme.org Phone: 617.262.4990 Fax: 617.437.7596

Bioethics-In-Action Bioethics-In-Action (BEIA) is a national, nonprofit organization founded in 2003 to inspire inquiry, discussion and deliberation on issues of science, technology and ethics. BEIA's goal is to promote policy awareness, quality education and inquiry and discussion of the ethical implications of research and development projects in the biological sciences.	Bioethics-In-Action P.O. Box 381231 Cambridge, MA 02238-1231, USA Email: info@bioethics-in-action.org Phone: 617.876.1751 Fax: 617.933.7616

Boston University – School of Public Health The Health Law Department of the Boston University School of Public Health is the center of health law activities for Boston University. It was established in 1976 to consolidate and expand a program of multi-disciplinary research, education, and service involving matters of law, medicine, public health, human rights and bioethics.	Boston University – School of Public Health 715 Albany Street, T-3W Boston, MA 02118 Phone: 617. 638.4626 Fax: 617.414.1464

Council for Responsible Genetics Founded in 1983, the Council for Responsible Genetics (CRG) is a non-profit, non- governmental organization that fosters public debate about the social, ethical and environmental implications of genetic technologies. CRG works through the media and concerned citizens to distribute accurate information and represent the public interest on emerging issues in biotechnology. CRG also publishes a bimonthly magazine, GeneWatch.	Council for Responsible Genetics 5 Upland Road, Suite 3 Cambridge MA 02140, USA Email: crg@gene-watch.org Phone: 617.868.0870 Fax: 617.491.5344

The François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights- Harvard University The Center is the first academic center to focus exclusively on health and human rights. The Center combines the academic strengths of research and teaching with a strong commitment to service and policy development. Center faculty work at international and national levels through collaboration and partnerships with health and human rights practitioners, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions, and international agencies.	The François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights- Harvard University Harvard School of Public Health 651 Huntington Avenue, 7th floor Boston, MA 02115, USA Email: FXBcenter_info@hsph.harvard.edu Phone: 617.432.0656 Fax: 617.432.4310

Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research PRIM&R is dedicated to creating, implementing, and advancing the highest ethical standards in the conduct of research. PRIM&R conferences, educational programs, and training resources serve the full array of individuals and organizations involved in biomedical and behavioral research, including medical and legal professionals, academics, governmental officials, human research protection program members, patient advocates and representatives of voluntary health organizations, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology leaders.	Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research 126 Brookline Avenue, Suite 202 Boston, MA 02215-3920, USA Email: info@primr.org Tel: 617.423.4112 Fax: 617.423.1185

The National Catholic Bioethics Centre The National Catholic Bioethics Center aims to promote and safeguard the dignity of the human person through research, education, consultation, and publishing in the health and life sciences for private individuals, bishops, priests, physicians, nurses, hospital administrators, and those who shape law and public policy.	The National Catholic Bioethics Centre 159 Washington Street Boston MA 02135, USA postmaster@ncbcenter.org Phone: 617.787.1900 Fax: 617.787.4900

Michigan
Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences- Michigan State University The Center is committed to supporting reflective practice in health care and in science, by bringing to these fields the resources of ethics and the humanities. The Center does this through teaching, writing, public speaking, conducting research and working in many other ways with students, practitioners, and the general public. It seeks to deepen the field's response to cultural diversity and to increase the diversity of those active within it.	Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences- Michigan State University C-208 East Fee Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1316, USA Email: center@msu.edu Phone: 517.355.7550 Fax: 517.353.3289

Medical Ethics Resource Network (MERN) MERN differs from some existing networks in being open to anyone with an interest in ethics instead of being restricted to special audiences. A primary goal of the network is to promote closer collaboration between members who work in hospital or other health care settings and those who work in academic settings. By having a forum for sharing information and educational opportunities, MERN members will be able to coordinate efforts and form special interest groups when appropriate, thus avoiding unnecessary duplication of effort and building a network which represents a wide range of expertise.	The Clinical Ethics Center Oakwood Healthcare System 18101 Oakwood Blvd. Dearborn, MI 481213-2500

University of Michigan Research questions are generally concerned with the social context of health care. Often, these questions require the use of analytical techniques drawn not from the natural sciences, which have dominated the academic study of health care since the early twentieth century, but from the humanities and the social sciences, fields that are increasingly recognized as central to the mission of health care.	University of Michigan 1301 Catherine 3808 Medical Science Building II Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0608 Email: jhowell@umich.edu Phone: 734.615.8620 Fax: 734.936.1190

Minnesota
Center for Bioethics - University of Minnesota The mission of the Center is to advance and disseminate knowledge concerning ethical issues in health care and the life sciences. The Center carries out this mission by conducting original interdisciplinary research, offering educational programs and courses, fostering public discussion and debate through community outreach activities, and assisting in the formulation of public policy. The Center is open to all points of view regarding moral values and principles.	Center for Bioethics - University of Minnesota N504* Boynton 410 Church Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0346, USA Email: bioethx@umn.edu Phone: 612.624.9440 Fax: 612.624.9108

Missouri

Center for Practical Bioethics The Center for Practical Bioethics is the freestanding practical bioethics center formerly known as Midwest Bioethics Center. Dedicated to raising and responding to ethical issues in health and healthcare, the Center works primarily in four program areas: clinical and organizational ethics; aging and end of life; the life sciences and research ethics; and disparities in health and healthcare.	Center for Practical Bioethics Town Pavilion 1100 WalnutStreet, Suite 2900 KansasCity, MO 64106-2197, USA Email: bioethic@practicalbioethics.org Phone: 816.221.1100 Fax: 816.221.2002

Montana
National Rural Bioethics Project The National Rural Bioethics Project is a collaborative multi-institutional project located at The University of Montana. It was established to create a formal mechanism for sustained bioethics-related program development in rural communities and rural healthcare settings. This initiative uses multiple methodologies to explore how healthcare providers and residents in rural communities identify, discuss, and resolve ethics-related issues that complicate healthcare. This applied research is critical in order to meet the needs of rural residents and to establish a foundation for future ethics-related studies in rural areas.	National Rural Bioethics Project The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812-7397, USA Email: ann.cook@mso.umt.edu Phone: 406.243.2467 Fax: 406.243.5748

Nebraska
Center for Health Policy & Ethics - Creighton University Medical Center The Center for Health Policy & Ethics was established to be an academic center of excellence in scholarship and teaching. A goal was established that the Center become pre-eminent in the study of ethical issues in health care and health policy while simultaneously supporting and fostering excellence in teaching ethics to students in our four health professions schools. Since its inception, the Center's programs have grown to include substantive teaching, research, scholarship and service components.	Center for Health Policy & Ethics - Creighton University Medical Center 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178, USA Email: mgoddard@creighton.edu Phone: 402.280.2017 Fax: 402.280.5735

New Jersey
Princeton Bioethics Forum Today's rapid advances in biomedical technology raise questions challenging the fundamental moral, ethical, and legal codes of society. Entirely student run, the Bioethics Forum is devoted to examining contemporary issues in bioethics including genetic engineering, reproductive rights, stem cell research, and euthanasia, to name a few. The Bioethics Forum promotes student awareness and involvement in the issues surrounding healthcare, scientific research and human life.	Email: bioethic@princeton.edu

New York
The Bioethics Institute of New York Medical College The mission of the Bioethics Institute of New York Medical College is to promote the care of patients as whole persons through the research and teaching of bioethics. As a medical school in the Roman Catholic tradition, New York Medical College is committed to promoting the principles of respect for persons and the dignity of human life.	The Bioethics Institute of New York Medical College 101 Administration Building New York Medical College Valhalla, N.Y. 10595, USA Email: daniel_sulmasy@nymc.edu Phone: 914.594.4060

Center for Bioethics - Columbia University The mission of the Center for Bioethics is to provide an inter-disciplinary, inter-professional forum to advance scholarly work and public understanding on contemporary issues in biomedical ethics. The Center will explore these issues, promoting research, offering education, and providing service to diverse communities.	Center for Bioethics - Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 630 West 168th Street, Box 161 New York, NY 10032 Email: centerforbioethics@columbia.edu Phone: 212.342.3447 Fax: 212.342.045

Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in Health Care - University at Buffalo The Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in Health Care was established at the University at Buffalo in 1994. It is a multi-disciplinary center which coordinates ongoing educational activities both within and outside the University. It is integrated with the Western New York Institutional Ethics Committee Network and maintains an active dialogue with most of the hospital ethics committees in Western New York. The center also promotes the development of research and study groups to analyze issues related to clinical ethics, and the intersection of the humanities and health care.	Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in Health Care - University at Buffalo The Veterans Affairs Medical Center 3495 Bailey Avenue Buffalo, New York 14215, USA Email: wear@buffalo.edu Phone: 716.862.8530 Fax: 716.862.8533

The Hastings Center The Hastings Center is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit bioethics research institute founded in 1969 to explore fundamental and emerging questions in health care, biotechnology, and the environment.	The Hastings Center 21 Malcolm Gordon Road Garrison NY 10524-5555 Email: mail@thehastingscenter.org Phone: 845.424.4040 Fax: 845.424.4545

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Ohio
Department of Bioethics - Case Western Reserve University The Mission of the Department of Bioethics is fourfold: To provide excellent education in bioethics to students and professionals in the School of Medicine and throughout the University; To contribute outstanding research and scholarship to the world literature in bioethics; To provide local, regional, and national service to health professionals, policy makers, and the public; To promote international bioethical dialogue through research collaborations, training programs, and institutional partnerships.	Department of Bioethics - Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4976, USA Email: sxy2@po.cwru.edu Phone: 216.368.6196 Fax: 216.368.8713

The Bioethics Network of Ohio (BENO) The Bioethics Network of Ohio (BENO) is a non-profit organization founded to provide information, promote knowledge and improve practice among persons concerned with bioethics. The network is comprised of individuals and institutional sponsors. It promotes collaboration and communication among its members on bioethical issues, and serves as an educational resource for both professionals and the public.	Bioethics Network of Ohio PO Box 181356 Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118-1356 Phone: 216-397-4445

Oklahoma
Oklahoma Bioethics Center - Oklahoma University College of Medicine, Tulsa The goal of the Center is to provide education, consultation, and research to meet the needs of Oklahoma healthcare professionals and students who face the increasingly complex ethical issues in contemporary healthcare.	Oklahoma Bioethics Center - Oklahoma University College of Medicine, Tulsa Email: bioethics-center@ouhsc.edu Phone: 918.660.3212

Oregon
Center for Ethics in Health Care - Oregon Health & Science University The Center for Ethics in Health Care combines the perspectives of health professionals, patients, and families to improve teaching, research and clinical consultation about ethical issues in patient care and health policy.	Center for Ethics in Health Care - Oregon Health & Science University 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd. UHN-86 Portland, Oregon 97239-3098, USA Email: ethics@ohsu.edu Phone: 503.494.4466 Fax: 503.494.1260

Support Coalition International Support Coalition International will take leadership in vitalizing the mind freedom movement by uniting groups in a cooperative spirit, celebrating empowering emotional support, and launching human rights campaigns that activate a wide diversity of the public. Our mutual support gives us the power to speak the truth!	Support Coalition International PO Box 11284 Eugene, OR 97440-3484 Email: office@MindFreedom.org Phone: 541.345.9106 Fax: 541.345.3737

Pennsylvania
Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania Founded in 1994, the center operates as an interdisciplinary unit of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The Center is home to: a distinguished faculty that produces and disseminates first-rate scholarship; the fastest growing bioethics journal in North America; the leading bioethics Master program in the nation; and the most widely utilized bioethics resources on the Internet in the world.	Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania 3401 Market St., Suite 320 Philadelphia, PA 19104-3319 , USA Email: caplan@mail.med.upenn.edu Phone: 215.898.7136 Fax: 215.573.3036

Center for Ethics and Professionalism, American College of Physicians The Center for Ethics and Professionalism is devoted to policy development and implementation on issues related to medical ethics and professionalism, and as a resource for members of the American College of Physicians and the public.	Center for Ethics and Professionalism, American College of Physicians 190 N. Independence Mall West Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA Email: lsnyder@acponline.org Phone: 215.351.2835 Fax: 215.351.2524

University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law The University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law is committed to bringing together scholars and researchers from a variety of disciplines to cooperate in addressing issues in bioethics and law from both theoretical and clinical perspectives. The Center is founded on the premise that the questions posed by contemporary healthcare dilemmas are not the province of any single discipline but require the collaborative integration of insights garnered from history, law, medicine, philosophy, and the social sciences. The Center is not a policy-making or advisory body. Rather, it is committed to in-depth analysis of the complex legal and ethical issues surrounding the health care process.	University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law 3708 Fifth Avenue Medical Arts Building, Suite 300 Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3405 , USA Email: bioethic@pitt.edu Phone: 412.647.5700 Fax: 412.648.5877

South Carolina
Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities - University of South Carolina The Center has a threefold purpose. The first goal of the Center is to assist the Richland Memorial Hospital and the USC School of Medicine in the promotion of more caring compassionate health care, broadening the focus of medicine from the scientific aspects to a concern with the whole person. The second goal of the Center is to develop a public forum for addressing issues in health care. The third goal of the Center is to promote and conduct research and education in bioethics and the medical humanities.	Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities Institute of Public Affairs University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208, USA Email:khushf@sc.edu Phone: 803.777.7371

Institute of Human Values in Health Care, Medical University of South Carolina The Institute was created in 1994 as an interdisciplinary program dedicated to scholarly inquiry at the intersection of bioethics with health policy. The specific areas of interest of the Institute’s interdisciplinary membership encompass such topics as physician-assisted suicide, the interaction of clinical ethics with managed care, the relation of law enforcement to drug use in pregnancy, and ethical issues in gene technology.	Institute of Human Values in Health Care, Medical University of South Carolina 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, STE 409 PO Box 250612 Charleston, SC 29425, USA Email: values@musc.edu Phone: 843.792.5278 Fax: 843.792.8286

Tennessee
Center for Clinical and Research Ethics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Established in 1982, the Center offers a variety of multi-disciplinary academic and clinical programs whose purpose is to address the moral and ethical issues presented within clinical and research contexts. The Center's activities focus on education, clinical practice and theory, research, and community service in all areas of the health professions and are designed for graduate and professional students, house and nursing staffs, attending physicians, researchers, and persons and groups in the surrounding community and region working in or concerned about the health professions.	Center for Clinical and Research Ethics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center 319 Oxford House Nashville, TN 37232-4350, USA Email: med.ethics@vanderbilt.edu Phone: 615.936.2686 Fax: 615.936.3800

Texas
The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy - Baylor College of Medicine The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy was created in July, 1982, as a joint project of Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University. While Baylor is primarily responsible for administering the program, the joint sponsorship of the program enables the center to draw on the rich intellectual resources of both institutions. The mandate of the center is to develop teaching and research programs that address the moral, legal and public policy questions raised by health care and the biomedical sciences.	The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy - Baylor College of Medicine BCMD Room 011D Baylor College of Medicine One Baylor Plaza Houston, TX 77030, USA Email: bbrody@bcm.tmc.edu Phone: 713.798.6290

Utah
The Division of Medical Ethics The Division of Medical Ethics. The Division's mission is to improve patient care by increasing awareness and knowledge of ethical issues in medicine. To accomplish this mission our efforts are focused on education, research, public policy, and clinical consultation. The Division is jointly sponsored by the LDS Hospital and the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine.	LDS Hospital 8th Avenue and C Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84143 Phone: 801-408-1135 Fax: 801-408-5171

Virginia
Center for Biomedical Ethics - University of Virginia The mission of the Center for Biomedical Ethics is to advance education, research, and service concerning moral values in health care.	Center for Biomedical Ethics University of Virginia PO Box 800758 Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA Email: cg2b@virginia.edu Phone: 434.924.5974 Fax: 434.982.3971

Office of Health Care Ethics - George Mason University The goals of the Office of Health Care Ethics are to: Promote education, research, and scholarship in health care ethics; Disseminate information about health care ethics; Facilitate the links between health care ethics and health care policy.	Office of Health Care Ethics - George Mason University MSN 3C4 4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, USA Email: jsorrell@gmu.edu Phone: 703.993.1947 Fax: 703.993.1949

West Virginia
Bioethics, Inc. Bioethics, Inc., is a group of doctoral bioethics specialists who offer training, educational programs, policy development, and other professional services related to bioethical issues to ethics committees, risk management programs, hospitals, universities, hospices and medical schools, as well as other groups and institutions nationwide.	Bioethics, Inc. P.O. Box 946 Inwood, WV 25428, USA Email: bioethix@aol.com Phone: 304.264.1396 (enter 3516#)

Center for Health Ethics and the Law - West Virginia University The mission of the Center is to educate health care professionals, students, patients, and the public in West Virginia about ethical and legal issues in health care; to serve as a resource for them when they are confronted with difficult medical decisions by clarifying the facts and values relevant to making these decisions; and to conduct research in health ethics and law. The ultimate goal of these three endeavors is to improve the quality of patient care in West Virginia.	Center for Health Ethics and the Law Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University 1195 Health Sciences North P.O. Box 9022 Morgantown, WV 26506-9022, USA Email: amoss@hsc.wvu.edu Phone: 877.209.8086 Fax: 304.293.7442

Wisconsin
Center for the Study of Bioethics Our Center has been committed to helping health care professionals, students, policy makers and community members explore the challenging ethical questions that have accompanied scientific advances and changes in our health care delivery system. Issues about which we write, teach, and research include many that surround the beginning of life and many that surround its end, questions about conducting human subjects research and reaping the benefits of its success, and concerns relating to transformations of relationships between doctors and their patients, progenitors and their offspring, and individuals and their communities.	Email: bioethics@mcw.edu

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Bioethics Discussion Pages These pages are where the questions and responses to bioethical issues are located. Everyone is invited to write to me about what YOU think about these issues. Bioethical questions may have significance for all of society and therefore the general public as well as ethicists should get involved and express what they think. Participants may write about any of the topics or invite discussion with a new topic.	Email: DoktorMo@aol.com

Martindale's Virtual Medical Center I collect and store the following information about you: • the name of the domain from which you access the Internet; • the date and time you access one of the sites; and • the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to these sites. I use the information to measure the number of visitors to the different Centers, Sections & Subsections of my sites.	Email: jimmartindale@yahoo.com

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