The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Health Care Ethics Internship Program presents:

2023 Health Care Ethics Symposium

4 p.m. PDT Monday, June 5, 2023
Santa Clara University

Presentations by the 2022-23 Health Care Ethics Interns at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Learn more about the program at https://www.scu.edu/ethics/hcei, and read the Health Care in Ethics blog at: https://www.scu.edu/ethics/healthcare...

Director of Bioethics, Dorothée Caminiti

Mary Francis Garcia - 2022-23 Honzel Fellow Senior, Neuroscience (Biotechnology)
More than a Digital Twin, A Digital You

2022-23 Health Care Ethics Interns

Oriel Zagazeta - Junior, Biology (Chemistry)
Stem Cell Use in Research and Health Care: A Bioethical Perspective

Shelby Tadaki - Senior, Biology & Public Health
Fertility Tourism: What to Know Before You Go

Lexi McGowan - Senior, Biology & Public Health (Chemistry)
Delaying Gender Affirmation Until Adulthood is Unethical

Shelby Jennett - Junior, Neuroscience (Philosophy)
Abortion, Minors, and the Ethics of Parental Consent

Christopher Arellano Reyes - Senior, Biology (Chemistry &. Biotechnology)
Unveiling some of the Ethical Complexities of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Francis Lai - Junior, Public Health
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing and the Vulnerable: Promoting Justice in Healthcare

Olivia Pruett - Senior, Public Health (Political Science)
Implications of Trigger Bans on Practice

Tisha Hartman - Junior, Neuroscience (Biology)
Shades of Bias: Ethical Challenges at the Crossroad of Poverty, Addiction and Healthcare Outcomes

Sydney Pattison - Senior, Neuroscience (Biology)
Mental Health Care for The Homeless is a Moral Obligation – the United States is Failing

Chloe Franzia - Senior, Biology (Public Health)
Emergency Departments in a Post-Roe World

Joseph Guasco - Senior, Biology (Public Health)
Global Medical Volunteering: Designing a Sustainable and Ethical Service Model

Raghav Gupta - Junior, Neuroscience (Philosophy)
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Calls for Overhaul of Sperm Donation Anonymity

Katelyn John - Junior, Neuroscience
The Ethical Debate on Death with Dignity

Claire Long - Senior, Biology & Dance (Chemistry)
The Ugly Side of Competitive Dance: Harmful Outcomes and Ethical Concerns

Renceh Flojo - Senior, Bioengineering
The Ethical Conundrum of End-of-Life Care in Alzheimer’s Patients

Kyla Nuñez-O'Leary - Senior, Public Health (Biology & Spanish studies)
Telemedicine Abortions Leading Health Equity