Oct 6Future Dr. Durojaye reflects on her Change MedEd experienceby Omodele Durojaye, MD/MA Urban Bioethics, class of 2024 Change MedEd 2023 was amazing! I loved connecting with educators all over America. They are present in nearly every field. …2 min read2 min read
Jul 10A future CMO on the centrality of urban bioethicsby Caitlyn Martin, MD/MA Urban Bioethics class of 2026 As a student, I have always wanted to learn the innerworkings of not only healthcare, but also every field that interconnects it. So, when I completed my bachelor’s degree in engineering science and pursued my master’s in management and organizational leadership…Bioethics3 min readBioethics3 min read
Jun 14Beggin’ for ChangeDr. Cornelius Pitts Off the radar screen, this year marks the 60th anniversary of a song made popular by Gospel/Soul pioneer Sam Cooke that became the theme song of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement: ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ is a song for all times really. Truth is, we’ve…Homelessness4 min readHomelessness4 min read
Feb 2ASBH 2022: Urban Bioethics is Public BioethicsAfter several years of virtual conferences, October 26th-29th 2022 marked the return of an in-person conference for the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH). CUB students and faculty had a robust presence at the 24th annual ASBH meeting in Portland, Oregon. …5 min read5 min read
Sep 3, 2021Meet Catherine Averillby Providenza Rocco, JD, MSW, MBE, HEC-C What do you do in the Center for Urban Bioethics? As the Senior Advisor for the Urban Bioethics program, I primarily support the daily operations of the program with logistics like course creation, student registration, advising on degree requirements, communication of opportunities for…Urban Bioethics6 min readUrban Bioethics6 min read
Aug 5, 2021Bridging the Gaps 2021An exceptional time, an exceptional group of students This year our Bridging the Gaps scholars were: Erin Russell, Farm to Families Shreya Thakur, Farm to Families, Nausheen Baksh, PHA CARES Julia Carp, Farm to Families Jennifer Deasy, Advance Directives Matthew Dickson, Farm to Families Katrina Juntereal, Advance Directives Andrea Quartey…Temple University4 min readTemple University4 min read
Aug 5, 2021John Lennon’s “Instant Karma” and Meby Michaella Kinloch, Urban Bioethics Master’s Candidate, 2022 At the start of 1970 I was 18 years old, though much less mature than I might have been, certainly less so than most were at that age, and unusually dour, serious, and socially rather badly adjusted. In a term of…John Lennon6 min readJohn Lennon6 min read
Mar 25, 2021MATCH DAY 2021!Congratulations to our MATCH DAY MAUB students! by Providenza Loera Rocco, JD, MSW, MBE, HEC-CMatch Day2 min readMatch Day2 min read
Feb 12, 2021Interview with Alexander Nguyen-conducted by Providenza Loera Rocco, JD, MSW, MBE, HEC-C When did you realize you wanted to become a doctor? To be completely honest, I spent a lot of my life following the stereotypical Asian immigrant instructions of either becoming a doctor, lawyer, and engineer. With most difficult things, unless you…Urban Bioethics9 min readUrban Bioethics9 min read
Jan 5, 2021Interview with Jenny Nguyenconducted by Providenza Loera Rocco, JD, MSW, MBE, HEC-C Jan. 2021 When did you know you wanted to become a doctor? I knew pretty early on that I wanted to be a doctor. Having witnessed the amount of distrust of medicine within immigrant communities while growing up, I wanted to…Urban Bioethics6 min readUrban Bioethics6 min read
