Graduates from the Saint Louis University Center for Health Care Ethics have an exceptional job placement rate. Nearly all of our SLU graduates looking for full-time employment in an ethics-related field have actually discovered positions within months of graduation, and doctoral prospects are well-prepared for placements in academic community.

Recent appointments include academic, medical and corporate positions, such as:

- Tenure-track assistant professor of philosophy

• Tenure-track assistant professor of health services
• Director of a university bioethics institute
• Clinical principles postdoctoral fellowships
• Vice president of ethics in health care systems
• Director of principles or mission in health care systems
  
  Academia and Post-Doctoral Fellowships
  
  Shahram Ahmadi Nasab Emran, M.D., Ph.D. (Grad '20). Visiting assistant teacher at the Department of Philosophy at Villanova University
  
  Emily Anderson, Ph.D. (Grad '07). Assistant professor of bioethics at the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  
  Alec Arnold, Ph.D. (Grad '21). Director of ministry formation at Bon Secours Mercy Health
  
  Lauren Baker, Ph.D.( Grad '22) Instructor of medicine and co-investigator for the Healthcare, Values, and the Spiritual Life Program at Washington University
  
  Abram L. Brummett Ph.D. (Grad '19). Clinical ethics fellow of the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College
  
  Kelly Dineen, R.N., J.D., Ph.D. (Grad '15). Assistant teacher and co-director of the Bander Center at the Albert Gnaegi Center for Healthcare Ethics
  
  Martin Fitzgerald, Ph.D. (Grad '22) Assistant professor at Ohio State University in the Division of Bioethics
  
  Brandy Fox, Ph.D. (Grad '22). Research fellow at Stanford Training Program in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics and the Center for Integration of Research on Genetics and Ethics (CIRGE)
  
  Annie Friedrich, Ph.D. (Grad '21). Fellowship staff scientist at Washington University Bioethics Research Center
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  Tyler Gibb, J.D., Ph.D. (Grad '15). Assistant teacher at the University Western Michigan School of Medicine
  
  Amanda Hine, Ph.D. (Grad '16). Assistant teacher at Regis University
  
  Erika Ann Jeschke, Ph.D. (Grad '15). Post-doctoral research study fellow at the Uniformed Services University of Health Services
  
  Jaime Konerman-Sease, M.A. (Grad '22). Clinical principles adjunct teacher at the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics
  
  Kayla Kostelecky, J.D, Ph.D. (Grad '20). Affiliate professors, Health Services Education at Regis University
  
  D. Robert MacDougall, M.Div., Ph.D. (Grad '12). Assistant professor of philosophy in New York City College of Technology at CUNY
  
  Reverend Jarosław. L. Mikuczewski S.J, M.A., M.Sc., M.Div., Ph.D. (Grad '22). Research Fellow at Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University
  
  Jordan Mason, M.Div., HEC-C, Ph.D. (Grad '23) Assistant teacher of theology and bioethics at Belmont University
  
  Ruaim Muaygil, MBBS, MBE, Ph.D. (Grad '18). Healthcare ethics professors at King Saud University
  
  Gina Noia, Ph.D. (Grad '18). Assistant professor of theology at Ave Maria University
  
  Benjamin Parks, Ph.D. (Grad '20). Assistant professor of religious studies and medical ethics at Mercy College of Ohio
  
  Kathryn Pham, Ph.D. (Grad '22) Director at EAB Global, Inc. in the Student Success department.
  
  Andrew Plunk, MPH, Ph.D. (Grad '11). Assistant teacher of pediatric neighborhood health research study at Eastern Virginia Medical School
  
  Erica Salter, Ph.D. (Grad '11). Assistant teacher and director of the Ph.D. program at the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics
  
  Jerome Schmelzer, Ph.D. (Grad '09). River University (NH) and West Essex
  
  Devan Stahl, M.Div., Ph.D. (Grad '15). Assistant professor at Michigan State University's Center for Ethics and Humanities in Life Sciences
  
  Bradley Thornock, MPH, Ph.D. (Grad '15). Assistant teacher at Saginaw Valley State University
  
  Kevin Valadares, MHA, Ph.D. (Grad '03). Chair of health administration and associate professor at University of Southern Indiana
  
  Rebecca Volpe, Ph.D. (Grad '11). Assistant professor of bioethics at the Hershey Medical Center
  
  Kevin Voss, D.V.M., Ph.D. (Grad '12). Associate professor of approach and director of the Concordia Center for Bioethics
  
  Clinical Ethics and Medical Practice
  
  Michelle Bach, Ph.D. (Grad '20). M.D. trainee
  
  Nathaniel Brown, M.D., Ph.D. (Grad '10). Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellow at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
  
  Jacquelyn Harootunian-Cutts (Ph.D. Candidate )Clinical Ethicist at Providence
  
  Christine Gorka, Ph.D. (Grad '10). Director of the Clinical Ethics Center at Memorial Medical Center
  
  Barbara Hinze, Ph.D. (Grad '14). Clinical ethicist at Memorial Medical Center
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  James Hynds, Ph.D. (Grad '05). Senior clinical ethicist and fellowship director at UCLA Ethics Center, and checking out teacher of medication at David Geffen School of Medicine
  
  Elena Kraus, M.D., Ph.D. (Grad '13). Resident in obstetrics and gynecology at Saint Louis University
  
  Kyle Karches, M.D., Ph.D. (Grad '22). Practicing Physician & Associate Professor Internal Medicine and Healthcare Ethics
  
  Jay R. Malone, M.D., Ph.D. (Grad '19). Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine & Section Leader for Ethics and Health Policy at Washington University. Medical Director of Ethics at St. Louis Children's Hospital Services
  
  Anji Wall, M.D., Ph.D. (Grad '09). Clinical trainer of basic surgery and abdominal transplant at Stanford Children's Hospital
  
  Health Care Systems Ethics Executives
  
  Rachelle Barina, MTS, Ph.D. (Grad '16). System director of principles and formation at SSM Health
  
  Elliott Bedford, M.A., Ph.D. (Grad '14). Systems director of principles integration at St. Vincent Health
  
  David Belde, Ph.D. (Grad '05). Senior vice president of mission services at Bon Secours Richmond Health System
  
  Amanda Berg, M.A. (Ph.D. Candidate )Director of Mission at Bon Secours Mercy Health
  
  John Brehany, Ph.D. (Grad '03). Director of institutional relations at the National Catholic Bioethics Center
  
  Kirsten Dempsey, M.A. (Ph.D. Candidate )Manager of Mission Integration at SSM Health
  
  Samuel Deter, M.A. (Ph.D. Candidate )System supervisor of Formation at SSM Health
  
  Nathaniel Blanton Hibner, PhD (Grad '19). Ethics director at the Catholic Health Association of the United States
  
  Sarah Hill, Ph.D. (Grad '16). Systems director for palliative care efforts at Ascension Health
  
  Ryan Holmes, Ph.D. (Grad '18). Bioethicist in Program of Medicine and Human Values at Sutter Health
  
  John Robert Becket Gremmels, Ph.D. (Grad '15). Systems director of principles at Christus Health
  
  Birgitta Sujdak Mackiewicz, Ph.D. (Grad '15). Director of ethics at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center and Children's Hospital of Illinois
  
  Daniel O'Brien, Ph.D. (Grad '00). Senior vice president of principles, discernment and church relations at Ascension Health
  
  Michael Panicola, Ph.D. (Grad '00). Senior vice president of objective, legal and federal government affairs at SSM Healthcare
  
  Mark Repenshek, Ph.D. (Grad '05). Senior director of principles integration and education at Health
  
  Alan Sanders, M.A., Ph.D. (Grad '08). Vice president of ethics combination and method at Trinity Health
  
  Sarah Sawicki, M.A. (Grad '23). Ethicist at the UAB Hospital Clinical Ethics Program
  
  Kristen Senetar, M.A., MSPH (Ph.D. Candidate ). Director of Ethics at Mercy Oklahoma City
  
  Kaitey Sheldon, M.A. (Ph.D. Candidate). Ethicist at OSF Healthcare St. Francis Medical Center
  
  John Paul Slosar, M.A., Ph.D. (Grad '03). Vice president of ethics integration and education at Ascension Health
  
  Ann Suziedelis, Ph.D. (Grad '04). Vice president of spiritual care and ethics at Holy Cross Hospital
  
  Private Practice (Bioethics Consulting)
  
  Heather Danesh, Ph.D. (Grad '10). Attorney at law and specialist
  
  Craig Paterson, Ph.D. (Grad '10). Director and consultant at BioEthics World
  
  Jill Van Derven, Ph.D. (Grad '06). Bioethics Consultants of Florida
  
  Religious Orders and Clergy
  
  Thomas Knoblach, Ph.D. (Grad '03). Pastor for St. Cantius Church in the St. Cloud Diocese
  
  Louise Lears, Ph.D. (Grad '01). Teaching accessory for the Sisters of Charity (Ohio)
  
  Research Oversight and Government Policy
  
  Holly Bante, Ph.D., MPH (Grad '12). Director of research study affairs at the University of Cincinnati
  
  Kathrine Bendtsen, M.A., Ph.D. (Grad '23) IRB Analyst at Saint Louis University
  
  Aaliyah Eaves, J.D., Ph.D. (Grad '19). Healthcare Resolutions Specialist for the U.S.