#1  September 4, 2013-- Introduction to Research Ethics; History of research ethics; Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Assignments (please complete prior to session):

      Required Reading:

• Introduction, Scandals and Tragedies of Research with Human Participants, in Emanuel, EJ, Crouch, RA, Arras, JD, Moreno, JD, & Grady, C., Eds. (2003). Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. 
• Emanuel EJ, Grady C. Four paradigms of clinical research and research oversight. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. 2006;16:82-96.
• Jones JH. The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. Chapter 8 in Emanuel et al (eds). The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics. 2008. New York: Oxford University Press.

Optional:

               Reverby SM.  Rethinking the Tuskegee Syphilis Study:  Nurse Rivers, Silence and the Meaning of Treatment, Nurs. History Rev.    7(1999): 3-28.

Other class preparation:  Do 10-15 minutes of internet research on the role(s) to which you will have been assigned in the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. Assignments can be found in the Resources section of the Collab site. 

In-class Activity: Understanding Tuskegee (a semi-role play)