The Centre for Ethics (CFE) at Yenepoya University, Mangalore was established in February 2011. Dr. Vina Vaswani, Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, who had completed her Master's in Bioethics in 2008, as an Erasmus Mundus student, was appointed Director. It was the first ethics-dedicated centre in a medical college in India. The Centre was set up to bring about a reawakening of medical ethics and bioethics in the health care setting, through academic programs, research and cultural exchanges. Supported by an educational research grant (1R25TW010305) from National Institutes of Health, USA, CFE runs a two-year, full-time Master's in Research Ethics. In addtion, the CFE offers two postgraduate diploma courses - one in Bioethics/Medical (PGDBEME) and the other in Clinical Ethics (PGDCE), along with other short courses and student activities in various sub-disciplines of bioethics.
Yenepoya University is the first deemed university in the district of Dakshina Kannada (Mangalore) in the south of Karnataka. The Islamic Academy of Education was established in 1991 as an educational trust. The trust proposed the formation of a deemed university in 2008 and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India recognized Yenepoya University on 27 February 2008. Yenepoya Medical College, Dental College, Nursing College and Physiotherapy College are constituent colleges of Yenepoya University.
Yenepoya University is the first deemed university in the district of Dakshina Kannada (Mangalore) in the south of Karnataka. The Islamic Academy of Education was established in 1991 as an educational trust. The trust proposed the formation of a deemed university in 2008 and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India recognized Yenepoya University on 27 February 2008. Yenepoya Medical College, Dental College, Nursing College and Physiotherapy College are constituent colleges of Yenepoya University.
CONDOLENCE MEETING
Ashru Tarpan (Teary Farewell)
The Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya (deemed to be University), Mangalore held a meeting at 11 AM on 23 October 2024, in the Forensic Medicine Demo Room 2, to condole the loss, and celebrate the memory of a dear friend, philosopher and guide, with many other attributes rolled into a person Dr Richard Cash. Dr Mala Ramanathan and Dr Amar Jesani attended online.
The Centre for Ethics places on record the selfless service of Dr Richard Cash in the field of Bioethics, Public Health and Research Ethics with humility and compassion and his unabashed love for different cultures. He was truly a global citizen. When he visited Yenepoya University, the first time and planted a sapling, he also left behind a part of his heart and soul with us, meeting with students, faculty, researchers. We are very happy to say that Richard’s tree is thriving and growing proudly in the soil of Yenepoya.
Dr Ravi Vaswani spoke about the simplicity of Richard and his ability to smile despite fatigue and tiredness. Dr Uma and Dr Vina expressed their appreciation to this academic giant who taught concepts in a simple conversational manner. He had a gift for making complex things simple and interesting.
Dr Amar spoke about the simplicity of life Richard led, and his ability to get acculturated. Richard’s teaching assignment in Bangladesh and Sri Chitra Institute forged strong bonds with Mala and Amar which in turn influenced their way of thinking.
Dr Mala spoke of the inspiration she received from him and his engagement with community, friends and families. His affection was like a vast ocean.
Both Amar and Mala said that even in condolence we are celebrating the well lived worthy life of Dr Richard Cash. His tree continues to grow as we cherish his memories and try to walk in his footprints.
The students of PG Diploma in Bioethics and Medical Ethics, the Faculty of the Centre for Ethics were present. A minute of silence was observed.
The Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya (deemed to be University), Mangalore held a meeting at 11 AM on 23 October 2024, in the Forensic Medicine Demo Room 2, to condole the loss, and celebrate the memory of a dear friend, philosopher and guide, with many other attributes rolled into a person Dr Richard Cash. Dr Mala Ramanathan and Dr Amar Jesani attended online.
The Centre for Ethics places on record the selfless service of Dr Richard Cash in the field of Bioethics, Public Health and Research Ethics with humility and compassion and his unabashed love for different cultures. He was truly a global citizen. When he visited Yenepoya University, the first time and planted a sapling, he also left behind a part of his heart and soul with us, meeting with students, faculty, researchers. We are very happy to say that Richard’s tree is thriving and growing proudly in the soil of Yenepoya.
Dr Ravi Vaswani spoke about the simplicity of Richard and his ability to smile despite fatigue and tiredness. Dr Uma and Dr Vina expressed their appreciation to this academic giant who taught concepts in a simple conversational manner. He had a gift for making complex things simple and interesting.
Dr Amar spoke about the simplicity of life Richard led, and his ability to get acculturated. Richard’s teaching assignment in Bangladesh and Sri Chitra Institute forged strong bonds with Mala and Amar which in turn influenced their way of thinking.
Dr Mala spoke of the inspiration she received from him and his engagement with community, friends and families. His affection was like a vast ocean.
Both Amar and Mala said that even in condolence we are celebrating the well lived worthy life of Dr Richard Cash. His tree continues to grow as we cherish his memories and try to walk in his footprints.
The students of PG Diploma in Bioethics and Medical Ethics, the Faculty of the Centre for Ethics were present. A minute of silence was observed.
IN MEMORIAM
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Dr. RICHARD CASH 9 June 1941 - 22 October 2024 Centre for Ethics deeply mourns the passing away of Dr. Richard Cash, Senior Lecturer in International Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston. Dr. Cash taught at our very popular summer workshop on research ethics - I-SWEAR. We will miss him. |
Centre for Ethics Timeline
2011: Centre for Ethics established
2011: Postgraduate Diploma in Bioethics and Medical Ethics (PGDBEME) introduced
2011: Certificate Course in Clinical Ethics Consultation (CCCEC) introduced
2012: Intensive Short Training Course in Ethical Issues in Biomedical Research started (renamed Intensive Summer Workshop in Ethics and Research I-SWEAR)
2014: Certificate Course in Clinical Ethics Consultation (CCCEC) upgraded to Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Ethics (PGDCE)
2014: Value-added course for undergraduates in Bioethics and Environmental Ethics (BEEE)
2014: Value-added course for undergraduates in Clinical Ethics and Medical Humanities (CEMH)
2015: ENCIRCLE: The Ethics Club of Yenepoya University created
2018: Master's in Research Ethics started (supported by NIH Grant 1R25TW010305)
2019: Batch 'B' for Master's in Research Ethics (supported by NIH Grant 1R25TW010305)
2020: Batch 'C' for Master's in Research Ethics (supported by NIH Grant 1R25TW010305)
2021: Batch 'D' for Master's in Research Ethics (supported by NIH Grant 1R25TW010305)
2022: Batch 'E' for Master's in Research Ethics (supported by NIH Grant 1R25TW010305)
2011: Postgraduate Diploma in Bioethics and Medical Ethics (PGDBEME) introduced
2011: Certificate Course in Clinical Ethics Consultation (CCCEC) introduced
2012: Intensive Short Training Course in Ethical Issues in Biomedical Research started (renamed Intensive Summer Workshop in Ethics and Research I-SWEAR)
2014: Certificate Course in Clinical Ethics Consultation (CCCEC) upgraded to Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Ethics (PGDCE)
2014: Value-added course for undergraduates in Bioethics and Environmental Ethics (BEEE)
2014: Value-added course for undergraduates in Clinical Ethics and Medical Humanities (CEMH)
2015: ENCIRCLE: The Ethics Club of Yenepoya University created
2018: Master's in Research Ethics started (supported by NIH Grant 1R25TW010305)
2019: Batch 'B' for Master's in Research Ethics (supported by NIH Grant 1R25TW010305)
2020: Batch 'C' for Master's in Research Ethics (supported by NIH Grant 1R25TW010305)
2021: Batch 'D' for Master's in Research Ethics (supported by NIH Grant 1R25TW010305)
2022: Batch 'E' for Master's in Research Ethics (supported by NIH Grant 1R25TW010305)
NEWS...
- 27th to 30th May 2024: 13th consecutive edition of the most popular Intensive Summer Workshop in Ethics and Research. 44 participants registered.
- 17th and 18th April 2023: Conducted a Two-day Workshop on "Scoping Review"
- 31st March & 13th April 2023: Conducted a Two-Day Workshop on "Effective Writing for Publication"
- March 2023: Received a Seed-grant from University.....More details
- 06th October 2022: Conducted a Workshop on Respect for the human dignity of the unidentified dead from mass disasters and other violence: Strategies for the ethical management of biological samples and personal data...CLICK
- 5th September 2022: Teacher's Day Celebration, Felicitate Dr Amar Jesani...
- 1st September 2022: Commencement of MSc Research Ethics Batch E
- 23rd August 2022: Disaster Victim Identification Workshop by Department Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, YDU....CLICK
- 19 August 2022: Celebrated World Humanitarian Day 2022...."It takes a Village......."
- 14 June 2022: Valedictory program for Value added courses...
- 09 May 2022: Application opens for MSc Research Ethics "Batch E" ...For more info...CLICK
- May 2022: Registration Opens for Intensive Summer Workshop in Research and Ethics: 24th May to 27th May 2022... For More info.... CLICK
- March 2022: Five-Day (21st to 15th March) Upskilling Program by Centre for Ethics
- March 2022: International Women's Day Celebration on 9th March. Dr Akkai Padmashali, an activist and a motivational speaker was the special guest for the program.
- December 2018: Dr. Nancy S Jecker Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine visits the Centre for Ethics on 10th December 2018.
- December 2018: Dr. Joseph Ali visited the Centre for Ethics for a guest lecture and interaction with the faculty, students and alumni of the Centre of Ethics on 3rd and 4th December 2018
- November 2018: CFE @ GFBR Stellenbosch: Dr. Vina Vaswani, Director, CFE; Dr. Uma Kulkarni, Professor - Ophthalmology and Dr. Ravi Vaswani, Professor - Internal Medicine were invited to attend the Global Forum on Bioethics in Research meeting at Stellenbosch, South Africa, on 13 and 14 November 2018. The theme of the meeting was biobanks and research on stored samples in LMICs. Vina presented a Pecha-Kucha paper on Policy-making on Research on Stored Samples. Ravi and Uma jointly presented a Pecha-Kucha paper on Ethical Issues in Research on Stored Samples (case-based presentation). Ravi and Uma won the Best Pecha Kucha Paper Award...Click here to read more
- October 2018: Life Time Achievement Award to Distinguished University Professor Emerita Ruth Macklin of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA on 19 October 2018, at Lecture Hall IV, Academic Block, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore. To read more click here
- Applications for PGDBEME 2019 and PGDCE 2019 now open. Click here for details...
- MSc Research Ethics (starting 16 July 2018): The NIH-funded MSc Research Ethics at the Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya deemed to be University, Mangalore, Karnataka will commence classes on 16 July 2018. The last date for submitting completed application forms has been extended to 31 May 2018. Click here to read more...
- May 2018: Annual Workshop - Intensive Summer Workshop on Ethics and Research (I-SWEAR) - The seventh edition of the annual Intensive Summer Workshop on Ethics and Research was held from 28-31 May 2018. For a detailed report click here
- May 2016: Annual Workshop - Intensive Summer Workshop on Ethics and Research (I-SWEAR) has been awarded with 18 credit hours by the Karnataka Dental Council and 6 credit hours by Karnataka Medical Council. Read more...
- April 2016: The Centre for Ethics @ Yenepoya University conducted a one-day workshop on bioethics for undergraduate students at the national level conference DeMedCon 2016 at Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar on 19 April 2016. Click here to read more.
- March 2016: Visibility program on five years of collaboration between Yenepoya University and Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany on 19th March 2016