Advanced Certificate in Research Ethics - Capstone
Split, MedILS 13. 07.– 21. 07. 2010
Organizer:Union Graduate College, NY, USA; University of Vilnius, Lithuania
Based on the model of its long distance learning Masters in Bioethics Program, Union Graduate College, in partnership with the Department of Medical History and Ethics of Vilnius University (Lithuania), offers a graduate level, combination on-line and on-site Advanced Certificate Program in Research Ethics aimed at training doctors, scientists, academics, lawyers, and administrators from Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries to become research ethicists, advocates for human research subjects protection, and institutional and national leaders in their home countries.
The total length of the Program, which begins with an introductory seminar at Vilnius University (July 13, 2009), is 16 months. Both the on-line and on-site courses are taught in English jointly by European and American lecturers.
The Capstone, the final course of the certificate, will provide an opportunity for students to demonstrate they have mastered the essential knowledge base and practical skills necessary to function as a competent research ethicist in the Central and Eastern European environment. The Capstone performs both an assessment and evaluative function to assure the key objectives of the certificate curriculum have been accomplished.