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Rather than targeting those who recently completerda bachelor’s degree, most programs cater to professionals who are already in a relatedr field or who are simultaneouslyt working on another degree, usually in medicinde or law. Because of this, most progra m enrollees either choose a schooll close to where they live or pick the schoolp first because of the availability of the other which reduces the competition among thevarioue schools, says Autumn Fiester, the director of graduate studiesz at the University of Pennsylvaniza Center for Bioethics, whose 12-year-old program is one of the oldest in the country.
Despite the increase in master’s in bioethiczs programs, there is still little to no demand for someonse lackingother credentials, experts say. The degree is generallyu used to boostan individual’s existinb résumé or help him or her specialize. “It directe your career in a different Fiester says. For example, an attorney with a degreee in bioethics may focuxs on health care law or medical malpractice and wouldr bring a different perspective and background to the case than an attorneh withoutthe degree.
And many doctors say they approacnh their patients from a different perspective aftere receivingthe degree, says Tod an associate professor of medical humanities and bioethics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Fiester and Chambers say many of their students who are already workinh full-time — whether in hospital administration, biotech research or law often continue to work whiles in school or return to thei r employers once completing the degree. however, do receive a promotion or additiona responsibilities, such as a hospital administrato who might be put in charge of the ethica committee or internalreview board.
“This is definitelu a degree thatis enhancing,” Fiestee says.