Advanced Ethics
In Leadership Program
Education for Heath Professionals and Everyone Else
Drawing on decades of experience, our faculty integrate bioethics and health humanities content for health professional learners in a variety of different programs and at different stages of educational development. Our faculty deliver innovative curricula that focuses on the collaboration among clinical learning, policy education and health professional ethics. We extend education beyond the classroom and into the community through engaging programs that inform and empower the public on key issues.
Engaging a Full Spectrum of Learners
The Graduate Certificate in Bioethics and Humanities in Health: Our graduate program offers multiple options for individuals working in health fields. Take one class, complete the entire graduate certificate, or build a foundation for advanced training.
Minor in Health Humanities: This undergraduate interdisciplinary program at the CU Denver campus equips students with a comprehensive understanding of how different disciplines approach health and medicine. It includes attending events at the CU Anschutz School of Medicine campus, such as lectures in the Arts and Humanities series, Mini Med School and other special programming.
The Center's faculty work with learners in the School of Public Health, the Graduate School, the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and many other programs and units across the Anschutz Medical Campus; here are just a few examples:
Interprofessional Education program: Ethics and Values
Physical Therapy Program: Illness, Disability, and the Individual Seminars
Psychiatry and Internal Medicine residency program: Professional Ethics” and “Research Ethics
Plains Pre-clerkship Curriculum: Interprofessional Healthcare Ethics and Health Equity
Undergraduate Medical Education: Humanities, Ethics, and Professionalism Thread
Advanced Ethics in Leadership program: Provides customizable training for leaders to navigate high-stakes ethical challenges confidently.
American Jewish Experience in Medicine program: Expands awareness of Jewish history in health sciences to address contemporary challenges and foster multicultural understanding.
Holocaust Genocide and Contemporary Bioethics program: Educates and engages health professionals on Holocaust lessons to ensure they uphold their duty to protect patients.
Public Health Ethics & Law program: A joint initiative with the Colorado School of Public Health to inform public health policy and practice, leveraging CU Anschutz relationships and guided by an advisory board for health justice.
Annually, the Center hosts more than 50 free programs, lectures, events and art exhibits for students, CU badge-wearers and the public. We can't do this work without the generous participation of our community and our students.
Our Student Interest Group is a platform for students from all CU Anschutz schools and colleges to connect with others who share an interest in humanities and ethics in healthcare. Join us for meaningful collaborations and activities related to our areas of interest.
The Colorado Collaborative for Health, Ethics and Arts (CCHEA) connects, coordinates and enhances the Center's work with initiatives from organizations that work to promote human health and wellbeing at the intersections of health humanities, bioethics and the arts. Interested individuals may contact us anytime to join our mailing list or learn more about the community board.
