The Healthcare Ethics Consultant-Certified Program: Fair, Feasible, and Defensible, But Neither Definitive Nor Finished

This post is presented in conjunction with the March 2020 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics. You can read the full article and commentaries here. by Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, Chris Feudtner, Mary Beth Benner, Felicia Cohn & on Behalf of the Healthcare Ethics Consultant Certification Commission In June 2018, the Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HCEC) Certification Commission (the Commission) began accepting applications, and since then three candidate cohorts have received the Healthcare Ethics Consultant-Certified (HEC-C) designation. While these individuals have reported favorable experiences, concerns about the HEC-C program—both the certification process and what the designation represents—exist.…
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