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This is the official account of the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
We're thrilled to announce we're recruiting for our #T32 #ELSI postdoc. Position starts Summer 2026. Please spread the word!

Learn more and apply: medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
October 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Join @hollylynchez.bsky.social this morning at 9:15 am PT for her panel presentation: Reasonableness as the Key to Defining, Measuring, and Improving IRB Quality in room B119.
October 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Molly Sinderbrand closes out the day for our department with her presentation: “Bioethics Beyond the Prose: Creating Music and Verse to Make a Point," at 3:45 pm PT in room A107-109.
October 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Manon Lefevre presents again this afternoon at 2:30 pm PT in room C124: "The Ethics of Polygenic Embryo Screening: Perspectives from Genetics Professionals." #ASBH25
October 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#T32 postdoc, @margaretrutheby.bsky.social, presents: "Towards Ethical Implementation of AI in Genomics Research," at 2:30 pm PT in room B112. #ASBH25
October 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
@haraldschmidt.bsky.social presents: "Tuberculosis control, AI and medication adherence caught in the crosswinds of contemporary immigration policy" at 1:15 pm PT in room B113-114. #ASBH25
October 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Join @hollylynchez.bsky.social at 1:15 pm PT for her panel presentation: Psychedelic Ethics: Learning from the Past to Inform the Future in the Oregon Ballroom 201-202. #ASBH25
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
At 12:00 pm PT in room A105, Molly Sinderbrand presents: “What Jewish Bioethics Can Bring to Secular Medicine” with the Jewish Bioethics Affinity Group. #ASBH25
October 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Join @haraldschmidt.bsky.social at 10:45 am PT for his paper presentation: "Clarifying confusions around discrimination, equity and disadvantage indices in current anti-DEI efforts," in room B115-116. #ASBH25
October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#T32 postdoc, Andy Murray, presents his paper: "The Illusive Ecosystem: How the ‘Innovation Ecosystem’ Obscures Ethical Challenges in Precision Medicine," at 9:15 am PT in room A103-104. #ASBH25
October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Our #T32 postdoc, Manon Lefevre, kicks off the day with her paper presentation: "The Expanding Role of Genetic Testing in IVF: Ethical Stakes and Clinical Implications." Join Manon at 9:15 am PT in room B117-118.
October 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Join Aliza Narva at 2 pm PT for the presentation: When duties collide: Navigating the competing commitments in the care of undocumented patients in room B119. #ASBH25
October 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Autumn Fiester starts off the day with her panel presentation: A Dialogue on the Work of Nancy Neveloff Dubler (1941-2024) at 9 am PT in B117-118.
October 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Today at 5 pm PT, Autumn Fiester will lead her pre-conference workshop: Managing Challenging Conversations through Skilled Facilitation in A105. #ASBH25
October 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#ASBH25 starts today! We're so excited for our faculty and fellows presenting. Stay tuned for updates.
October 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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In @natmed.nature.com, Caleb Rhodes (@pennmedicine.bsky.social), @hollylynchez.bsky.social (@pennmehp.bsky.social / Penn Law) & @reshmagar.bsky.social (@yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social) outline strategies to help strengthen the integrity of @US_FDA drug approval decisions www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Delighted to share our Medical Ethics Division is the 2025 recipient of the ASBH Cornerstone Award! For more than 30 years, Penn Bioethics has been a leader in bioethical scholarship, teaching and training, public policy and engagement, and service. We look forward to carrying on this tradition!
September 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A huge congratulations to @hollylynchez.bsky.social on being named to the @statnews.com STATUS List of 2025, which features "50 influential people shaping the future of health and life sciences across biotech, medicine, health care, policy, and health tech.” www.statnews.com/status-list/...
STATUS List | Holly Fernandez Lynch
Holly Fernandez Lynch, a bioethicist and lawyer, studies drug development and what happens when the needs of patients and pharma companies don't align.
www.statnews.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Very proud of my brilliant and caring @pennmehp.bsky.social colleague @hollylynchez.bsky.social - she’s on the 2025 STATUS List of 50 influential people shaping the future of health and life sciences!
www.statnews.com/status-list/...
STATUS List | Holly Fernandez Lynch
Holly Fernandez Lynch, a bioethicist and lawyer, studies drug development and what happens when the needs of patients and pharma companies don't align.
www.statnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Thank you to everyone who applied for our Assistant Professor in Health Policy position. We had a record number of strong applicants this year and are now in the flyout stage. We wish everyone who applied best of luck with your job search.
February 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Thrilled to welcome Dr. Derek Griffith, our newest Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, to @pennmehp.bsky.social & the Penn School of Nursing. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/derek-g...
Derek Griffith appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor | Penn Today
Griffith is an innovator in the study of health equity, and will teach in the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine.
penntoday.upenn.edu
September 25, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Join our MEHP faculty group (Emily Largent, Matt McCoy, and @hollylynchez.bsky.social) participating in panel "The Ethics of Patient and Public Engagement in Drug Development, Approval, and Access, in room Regency A (First Floor) at 8:45 am CT. #ASBH24
September 21, 2024 at 11:48 AM
At 10:15 am CT, Emily Largent presents during the panel: "Responding to people facing dementia: improving interprofessional learning and practice in aging societies," in room New York/Illinois Central (Second Floor). #ASBH24
September 20, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Connie Ulrich starts of the day at 8:15 am CT participating in the panel: "Investigating Moral Distress in the Reproductive Healthcare Workforce post Dobbs," in room Grand A (First Floor). #ASBH24
September 20, 2024 at 11:11 AM
T32 fellow, Jonathan LoTempio, presents during the #ELSI Affinity Group: "Ethics choices during the Human Genome Project reflected their policy world, not ours," at 5:45 pm CT in room Frisco Burlington (Second Floor). #ASBH24
September 19, 2024 at 9:02 PM