A search committee has been formed to find a successor to Ruth Faden, director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, who announced in June that she would step down from that position and remain on the faculty.
In a letter to the university community, Robert C. Lieberman, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, said that the committee has been charged with conducting "a comprehensive international search and assembling a diverse pool of exceptional candidates for this important leadership position."
The opportunity to identify the next director, Lieberman said, is an important moment for Johns Hopkins.
"The Berman Institute has long been a model for collaboration at Johns Hopkins. One of the largest and most influential bioethics centers in the world, it is fueled by an expert faculty that spans our schools of Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, and Arts and Sciences," Lieberman said. "The institute tackles the world's most pressing and challenging ethical issues; trains and mentors future leaders in bioethics, health, and science; and provides policy advice for government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and private sector organizations."
The search committee, whose members span the university, will be chaired by Peter Pronovost, a professor in the School of Medicine; senior vice president for patient safety and quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine; and director of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality at Johns Hopkins. Phil Tang, vice provost for academic services, will serve as vice chair. Isaacson, Miller, a leading global executive search firm, will help facilitate the search process.
Members of the university community are encouraged to share their thoughts about the position and submit nominations directly to the search committee at JHUBioethicsSearch@jhu.edu.
The members of the Berman Institute of Bioethics Director Search Committee are as follows:
- Peter Pronovost, chair; professor, departments of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine; senior vice president for patient safety and quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine; and director of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality at Johns Hopkins
- Philip Tang, vice chair; vice provost for academic services
- Hilary Bok, associate professor and Henry R. Luce Professor in Bioethics and Moral and Political Theory, Department of Philosophy, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences; and core faculty, Berman Institute of Bioethics
- Greg Bowden, senior director of Development, Berman Institute of Bioethics
- Joseph Carrese, professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine; core faculty and director, Program on Ethics in Clinical Practice, Berman Institute of Bioethics; and chair, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Ethics Committee
- Lisa Cooper, James F. Fries Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine; director, Johns Hopkins Center to Eliminate Cardiovascular Disparities; and Johns Hopkins Gilman Scholar
- Patricia Davidson, dean of the school and professor, Department of Acute and Chronic Care, School of Nursing
- Matthew DeCamp, assistant professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine; and associate faculty, Berman Institute of Bioethics
- Lynn Deering, national advisory board member, Berman Institute of Bioethics; and president, the Charlesmead Foundation
- Jessica Fanzo, Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor of Ethics and Global Food and Agriculture, Berman Institute of Bioethics and Nitze School of Advanced International Studies; and core faculty, Berman Institute of Bioethics
- Elaine Hansen, executive director, Center for Talented Youth
- Carlton Haywood Jr., assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, School of Medicine; core faculty, Berman Institute of Bioethics; and core faculty, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
- Nancy Kass, deputy director for public health and core faculty, Berman Institute of Bioethics; and Phoebe R. Berman Professor of Bioethics and Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Alexander Levi, chair, national advisory board, Berman Institute of Bioethics; and trustee emeritus, Johns Hopkins University
- Mario Macis, assistant professor, Carey Business School; and associate faculty, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Maria Merritt, associate professor, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health; and core faculty, Berman Institute of Bioethics
- Cynda Rushton, Professor, Department of Acute and Chronic Care, School of Nursing; and core faculty and Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics, Berman Institute of Bioethics
- Yashar Saghai, Hecht-Levi Postdoctoral Fellow and director, Global Food Ethics Project, Berman Institute of Bioethics
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