Please read and follow the instructions carefully, completing and submitting all items listed below. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Who may apply?

The target audience for the fellowship includes physicians, nurses, chaplains, and social workers. Other members of the community (e.g. attorneys or administrative team members) may also apply. It is highly recommended that applicants have a background in a clinical setting.

A complete application includes:
  • Complete and accurate "Your Basic Information" page
  • A CV or resume
  • One document that includes your responses to the following four essay questions:
    • Your background. Let us know who you are, where you came from, and how you got to where you are today.
    • Please describe the roots of your interest in ethics and the reasons why you want to participate in the fellowship program. Include a description of how you will put the skills and knowledge to use in your own clinical practice or within your organization at large.
    • Describe a medical ethics dilemma you have encountered in your work. Explain how you navigated the situation and what you learned from the encounter.
    • Fellows will be required to participate in didactic seminars, share in ethics consultation responsibilities, and complete a scholarly project during their year of fellowship. This may be a research project, and "ethics quality improvement" project for their own clinical unit, or a creative project in ethics (e.g. collecting or writing narratives). Please describe a project you can envision accomplishing in your nine month fellowship. Additionally, please share time management strategies you intend to utilize in order to participate fully in fellowship responsibilities as described above.
  • A letter of support from your supervisor or department leader. This letter must indicate endorsement of absence for the fellowship from your current position for business hours every Wednesday, 8/26/26 through 5/19/27.
    • This can be uploaded to this survey or emailed to FCME@IUHealth.org by the letter writer.
  • A letter of recommendation from an individual qualified to comment on your skills and merit for the Fellowship. This letter must be from a different individual than the Letter of Support.
    • This can be uploaded to this survey or emailed to FCME@IUHealth.org by the letter writer.
Please note that the usage of generative AI (ChatGPT, Dall E, etc.) in this application, and throughout the Fellowship, is prohibited.

Interview Date
If you are chosen for the next step of the process, an interview with members of IU Health's Department of Clinical & Organizational Ethics, the interview date will be Monday, May 11th. Please note that if this is not doable, the department will work with you to coordinate another interview date.


If you have additional questions, please email FCME@IUHealth.org.

Thank you for your interest in the program!

Application Deadline: Friday, March 20th @ 5:00 PM (Eastern Time)

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