Ruth Macklin, Ph.D. is a Professor of Bioethics in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

The Trachtenberg Program section of this site tells you about the program, Dr. Macklin's involvement in it, and about the yearly essay contest the program sponsors for students enrolled in US and Canadian medical schools. 

The Training Program section provides details about A Training Program in Research Ethics in the Americas, announced in November, 2000.  Trainees will receive a stipend that is expected to cover living expenses (6 months in New York and 6 months in Buenos Aires), in addition to economy class airfare. An application form is provided.

Dr. Macklin's Research Ethics Course is also available online. It has details on her Research Ethics Course - Embedding Ethics in a Training Program in Clinical Research Methods.

Dr. Macklin's book, Against Relativism: Cultural Diversity and the Search for Ethical Universals in Medicine is available for online purchase from the Oxford University Press.

Macklin@aecom.yu.edu