Email

jesse.kay@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor - Nurse Practitioner

Pediatrics
Palliative Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, US

Assistant Professor - Nurse Practitioner

Pediatrics
Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Full time 2022 - 2026. Per Diem starting October 5th 2026.

Addresses

Texas Children’s Hospital (Hospital)

6621 Fannin Street
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

MSN from Duke University

12/2019 - Durham

Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Graduate Certificate at Trinity International University

05/2025 - Deerfield, Illinois

Healthcare Ethics

MA from Trinity International University

08/2025 - Deerfield, Illinois

Bioethics & Medical Ethics

Certifications

Certified Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-AC)

Pediatric Nurse Certification Board

Healthcare Ethics Consultant - Certified

American Society for Bioethics & Humanities (ASBH)

Honors & Awards

The Power of Professionalism Award

Baylor College of Medicine (08/2024)

Professional Interests

• Pediatric Critical Care
• Clinical Ethics
• Medical Ethics
• Nursing Ethics
• Bioethics
• Pediatric Palliative Care

Websites

Professional Development

VitalTalk - Difficult Conversations

Workshop (Participant, 2025)

Sponsor: Texas Children’s Hospital

Selected Publications

• Jesse Michael Kay. " The nurse practitioner ethicist: Distinct from a nurse ethicist? " Nursing Ethics. 2025 Jun 10;
  Pubmed PMID: 40492627.
• Jesse Michael Kay. " Human Flourishing & Christian Hippocratism: A Philosophical & Theological Approach to Healthcare & the Good of the Patient " New Bioeth. 2026 Jan 7; 1-25.
  Pubmed PMID: 41498228.
• Jesse Michael Kay. " Nurse Ethicists " Am J Nurs. 2026 Mar 1; 126 (3) : 16.
  Pubmed PMID: 41709386.
• Jesse Michael Kay. " The Nurse Practitioner’s Oath: A Christian Hippocratic Framework for Nurse Practitioners " Ethics & Medicine. 2026 May 20;

Memberships

Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)

Member

Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity (CBHD)

Member

Christian Medical & Dental Association (CMDA)

Lifetime Member

American Society for Bioethics & Humanities

Member (07/2025)

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

Member (05/2026)