Graduate Program in Bioethics in Research

PROYECT SUMMARY Project: Graduate Program in Bioethics in Research PD/PI Names: Montoya, Juny and Fernández Pinto, Manuela Organization: University of los Andes Project Period: 07/05/2022 - 06/30/2027 The master’s program in Bioethics in Research aims to develop knowledge and skills for understanding and analyzing the ethical aspects of health sciences, biomedical sciences, and health management, contributing to the individual and collective resolution of relevant ethical problems, and to the training of educators on these matters. Recognizing the existing needs in Latin America for professionals with multidisciplinary knowledge in bioethics in research, this master's program will emphasize the development of pedagogical competences that allow our graduates to become trainers and solve ethical problems that frequently emerge from conflicts between the socioeconomic conditions of the region and the priority of improving public health. To this end, the master’s program focuses on the development of the necessary skills for ethical management of health care, research, as well as public health management ensuring the protection of fundamental rights for all research participants. At the same time, students will develop skills to guide, carry out, and communicate bioethical research from a multidisciplinary perspective. Our graduates will be prepared to work in health institutions, universities, pharmaceutical laboratories, research centers, IRBs, government agencies, and other related institutions, in which ethical health challenges must be addressed, always aiming for the integral well-being of citizens. We aim for our graduates to become multipliers of bioethics in research expertise, which is nowadays in high demand in the region, as many Latin American countries move towards the creation, implementation, and regulation of IRBs. Our goal is to make a significant contribution in these endeavors. The overall duration of the program is two years, based on a part time dedication ranging from 16 to 24 hours per week, according to the total of credits registered for each academic term. The master ’s degree will admit 20-30 students per year.