Bert Gordijn teaches in a new 5-year, NIH-funded Master's in Research Ethics at Yenepoya University (Mangalore, India)

Name of the Program: Yenepoya University-Fogarty International Center Research Ethics Master's Program for India (YU-FIC REMPI)

The Centre for Ethics at Yenepoya University was established in February 2011 as a centre dedicated to re-awakening the centrality of bioethics in healthcare and education in India. Since then the Centre has been successfully running two postgraduate diplomas (PG Diploma Bioethics & Medical Ethics; PG Diploma Clinical Ethics). In addition, the Centre runs an annual four-day intensive summer workshop in research ethics (last week of May of each year), and a host of other value added courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students of healthcare education. Over the last seven years, we have trained more than 250 healthcare and science professionals and also mentored several institutions, both in academic bioethics and research ethics. Our alumni are now in all corners of the country and some even abroad. 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda, USA is one of the most prestigious, world-renowned healthcare associated funding agencies. The Fogarty International Center (FIC) promotes the NIH mission overseas, by supporting US and international researchers in health care. In appreciation of the trail-blazing work in bioethics education carried out by the Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya (deemed to be) University, the NIH was pleased to award an educational research grant to design, implement and assess an innovative and unique Master's program in Research Ethics, especially tailored to India's needs. The grant supports the running of the Master's program for a period of five years. The Health Ministry Screening Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has approved this program.