The Mark S. Ehrenreich Prize
The Mark S. Ehrenreich Prize in Healthcare Ethics Research
The Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics at the University of Southern California, in conjunction with the International Association of Bioethics, is pleased to invite submission of abstracts of papers accepted for presentation at the 9th World Congress of Bioethics to be considered for the 2008 Mark S. Ehrenreich Prize in Healthcare Ethics Research. Submissions are subject to the following conditions:
Finalists, who will be notified by 15 April 2008, will be invited to provide a copy of the full paper for review. Papers must reach the Center by 1 May 2008 to be considered.
The winner (who will receive a prize of US $1500) and runner-up (who will receive US $500) will be notified of the selection panel's decision by 15 June 2008. The Ehrenreich Prizes will be presented during the course of the 9th World Congress in Rijeka, Croatia 3-8 September 2008.
Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics
University of Southern California
699 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071 USA
phone: (213) 740-2541
fax: (213) 740-5502
e-mail: mmiller@law.usc.edu
The Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics at the University of Southern California, in conjunction with the International Association of Bioethics, is pleased to invite submission of abstracts of papers accepted for presentation at the 9th World Congress of Bioethics to be considered for the 2008 Mark S. Ehrenreich Prize in Healthcare Ethics Research. Submissions are subject to the following conditions:
- Only one submission is permitted per person, but a single paper may have more than one author.
- To be eligible to receive the prize, at least one author of the paper must be registered for, and scheduled to present the paper at, the 9th World Congress.
- The principal author must hold a relevant doctoral or professional degree (PhD, MD, JD, DrPH, MHP, MPA, MBA, or MS or MA in Nursing or Genetic Counseling). As the prize aims to give early recognition to outstanding scholars who are beginning a career in healthcare ethics, special consideration will be given to younger scholars.
- Submitted abstracts (500 words maximum) should describe the issue, methods, and conclusions of a completed but not yet published research project in the broad field of healthcare ethics (which includes ethical issues in health policy and practice and in biomedical research).
- Abstracts (and papers) must be written in English. In order to encourage submission papers from all regions, judges will make allowance for scholars whose native language is not English.
- Abstracts must be received by 15 March 2008. Submission as an e-mail attachment (in WORD or WordPerfect) is preferred (to mmiller@law.usc.edu), but abstracts may also be submitted by mail or express delivery to the Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics at the address below.
Finalists, who will be notified by 15 April 2008, will be invited to provide a copy of the full paper for review. Papers must reach the Center by 1 May 2008 to be considered.
The winner (who will receive a prize of US $1500) and runner-up (who will receive US $500) will be notified of the selection panel's decision by 15 June 2008. The Ehrenreich Prizes will be presented during the course of the 9th World Congress in Rijeka, Croatia 3-8 September 2008.
Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics
University of Southern California
699 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071 USA
phone: (213) 740-2541
fax: (213) 740-5502
e-mail: mmiller@law.usc.edu

