Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum Scholarship
Career Stage: Early Career Surgeons, Mid-Career Surgeons, Residents, Fellows
Specialty: Multi-specialty
Status: Upcoming
Opens: October 1, 2023
Deadline: December 15, 2023
Program Overview
The future leadership of the Forum and ethics education will fall to early and mid-career CT surgeons, many of whom harbor great interest in ethics, but lack experience in the field, as few surgeons have background and training in bioethics. To provide opportunities for intellectual development and preparation for leadership roles in CT ethics, the Forum, supported by the STS and the AATS, offers scholarships in amounts up to $10,000 for interested CT surgeons or CT surgery trainees to obtain formal education and training in biomedical ethics through any of several programs offered by leading ethics centers in North America.
Scholarship holders are expected to participate in ethics-related activities of CT surgery organizations.
Partial Listing of Short-Duration Ethics Educational Programs:
Center for Bioethics of Harvard University
Cleveland Clinic Clinical Ethics Immersion Program
Georgetown University
Harvard Clinical Bioethics Course
Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics
University of Chicago
University of Washington
Yale University
Previous Scholarship Award Recipients
Name (alphabetical) | Home Institution | Award Year | Study Program |
| Brittany Abt, MD | Keck Medicine of USC | 2021 | The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Law School, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Law, and Medical Ethics Course |
| Devon Anderson, MD | University of California Davis Medical Center | 2021 | Harvard Clinical Bioethics Course |
Oliver Chow, MD | Weill Cornell Medicine, Cardiothoracic Surgery | 2020 | Georgetown University, Kennedy Institute of Ethics: Intensive Bioethics Course |
Garrett Coyan, MD | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident, 2014-2020 | 2018 | Bioethics Course (BIOETH 2664), University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law |
Jennifer Ellis, MD, MBA | MedStar Heart Institute Washington Hospital Center | 2014 | Georgetown University Intensive Bioethics Course |
John Entwistle, MD, PhD | Jefferson University Hospital | 2014 | Georgetown University Intensive Bioethics Course |
Kathleen Fenton, MD | International Children’s Heart Foundation, Wm Novick Global Cardiac Alliance | 2014 | Albany University Masters in Bioethics Degree Program |
| Hiba Ghandour, MD | Duke University | 2022 | Intensive Bioethics Course at Georgetown University |
| Ariana Goodman, MD | Strong Memorial Hospital | 2022 | Advanced European Bioethics Course “Suffering, Death and Palliative Care” |
| Fadi Hage, MD | London Health Sciences Centre | 2020 | Bioethics Intensive Course at Baylor College of Medicine |
Meghan Elizabeth Halub, MD | Johns Hopkins Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow, 2018-2024 | 2018 | Bioethics and Health Policy Course, Loyola University, Chicago, Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Care Leadership |
Jason Han, MD | Integrated Resident, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | 2020 | Master of Science of Medical Ethics (MSME) Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Ali Irshad, MD | Vanderbilt University | 2022 | Harvard Fellowship in Bioethics |
| Lucky Jefferson, MD | University of Calgary | 2021 | Fellowship in Bioethics at the Center for Bioethics at Harvard University |
Leslie Kohman, MD | Upstate Medical University, Syracuse | 2015 | Georgetown University Intensive Bioethics Course |
John Mayer, MD | Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard University | 2017 | Fellowship in Bioethics at the Center for Bioethics of Harvard University |
| Clauden Louis, MD | University of Rochester | 2019 | Summer Institute in Bioethics at Yale |
| Jessica Luc, MD | University of British Columbia | 2019 | Master's Degree Healthcare Law University of Dundee |
Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD, MBA | Ohio State University Medical Center | 2016 | Georgetown University Intensive Bioethics Course |
Makoto Mori, MD | Yale School of Medicine, CT - Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, 2015-2021 | 2018 | Yale University, Bioethics Summer Institute |
| Darshan Reddy, MD | University of KwaZulu Matal, South Africa | 2015 | University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (Ethics Studies) |
| Brandi Scully, MD | John Hopkins Hospital | 2019 | Bioethics Intensive Course at Baylor College of Medicine |
Kristen Sell-Dottin, MD | University of Louisville | 2017 | University of Washington School of Medicine - Advanced Training in Healthcare Ethics |
| Laura Seese, MD | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | 2021 | Baylor College of Medicine Bioethics Intensive Course |
| Aditya Sengupta, MD | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 2022 | Harvard Fellowship in Bioethics |
| Karissa Tauber, MD | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | 2022 | Oxford University-Short Course in Ethics of Healthcare and Capitalism |
| Lauren Taylor, MD | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center | 2022 | Harvard Fellowship in Bioethics |
| Dennis Wells, MD | University of Cincinnati Medical Center | 2021 | The Ohio State University College of Medicine Master of Arts in Bioethics |
Richard Whyte, MD, MBA, MS (Hon) | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University | 2016 | Fellowship in Bioethics at the Center for Bioethics of Harvard University |
| Sean Wightman, MD | Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California | 2019 | Bioethics Intensive Course at Baylor College of Medicine |
| Jane Zhao, MD | The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | 2021 | Baylor College of Medicine Bioethics Intensive Course |
Eligibility Requirements
Awards are made to CT surgeons or trainees who are interested in biomedical ethics and show promise of providing leadership for the continuing development and flourishing of ethics education for CT surgery. Candidates must be members of the STS or the AATS or be trainees in a CT training program or committed to CT surgery while in another surgery training program.
Application Process
An application must include:
- a curriculum vitae or résumé that displays evidence of scholarly activity and leadership roles
- identification of a specific educational program that will advance the applicant’s ethics knowledge and skills in preparation for participation and leadership in CT ethics programs
- a budget that will cover the expenses associated with the identified program
- a proposed plan of study (no longer than 500 words) that clearly states the educational insights and benefits that the scholarship will provide for the applicant's professional career and for CT surgery as a specialty
Past recipients are expected to recruit similarly qualified applicants from among their colleagues. At the end of the scholarship period, recipients must submit a report on the outcome of their educational opportunities.
The deadline for applications for the 2023 - 2024 academic year (October 2023 - September 2024) is December 15, 2023. Visit CTSNet to submit your application.
Questions regarding Ethics Forum Scholarships should be directed to Robert M. Sade, MD at sader@musc.edu.
Program currently closed:
Program will open October 1, 2023.