Baruch A. Brody Lecture in Bioethics

The Brody Award and Lecture was held on Feb. 3, 2024 at 12 p.m. CST in Houston, TX. This year’s event was an in-person panel presentation called “The powerful and perpetual impact of Baruch Brody’s work on the current field of bioethics.” The panelist speakers were Larry McCullough, PhD (Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine), Susan Miller, MD, MPH (John S. Dunn Chair in General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital) and Samuel Reis-Dennis, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Rice University).

• Rabbi Shlomo Brody, Ph.D., Executive Director, Ematai
• Robert Howell, Ph.D., Yasser El-Sayed Professor of Philosophy and Chair, Department of Philosophy, Rice University
• Janet Malek, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Houston Methodist Biomedical Ethics Program
• Laurence McCullough, Ph.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zucker School of Medicine of Hofstra/Northwell; Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine
• Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine
• Charles Millikan, D. Min., Vice President for Spiritual Care and Values Integration, Houston Methodist Hospital
• Samuel Reis-Dennis, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Rice University

Learn more about Dr. Brody, and hear directly from Dr. Brody about the Center. If you are interested in contributing to the Baruch A. Brody Lecture in Bioethics or the Baruch A. Brody Outstanding Student Award, given to Baylor Medical Ethics Pathway students whose capstone projects best demonstrate ways to apply ethical thinking to medical settings and situations, contact the Office of Philanthropy and Alumni Relations or call 713-798-4714.