Established in 1995, the Berman Institute now consists of more than 35 faculty from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, School of Nursing, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Faculty work collaboratively across the Institute’s program areas.

Areas in which we work:
Core Programs
-Public Health Ethics
-Clinical Ethics
-Science Ethics

Cross-Cutting Programs
-Research Ethics
-Global Bioethics

The Berman Institute trains and mentors future leaders in the fields of bioethics, health and science through the Ph.D. concentration in bioethics and health policy, the Master of Bioethics Program, the Hecht-Levi Fellowship program, the Johns Hopkins-Fogarty African Bioethics Training Program; the Arts and Sciences minor in bioethics; the bioethics certificate, and intensive courses in bioethics. The Berman Institute also provides policy advice for government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private sector organizations.