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CommonSpirit Health Ethics Internship

The CommonSpirit Health Ethics Internship offers a premier experience for students pursuing careers in healthcare ethics.

ethics internship

The CommonSpirit Health Virtual Ethics Internship provides an opportunity to build practical experience and familiarity with health care ethics in a health system. Our Ethics Interns to assist part-time with various projects in the Theology and Ethics Department and work with the Senior VP of Mission Innovation, Theology, and Ethics, our System VP of Theology and Ethics, and Division ethicists. The Ethics Internship is a one year, unpaid experience.

CommonSpirit Health Ethics Internship Opportunities

Hover over each of the icons to see examples of projects and opportunities Ethics Interns may be involved in. 

Clinical Ethics Intensive

Clinical Ethics Intensives: Preparing for and supporting Health Ethics Seminars, two-day training programs for Ethics Committee members throughout CommonSpirit Health

Key Department Ethics Initiatives

Key Department Ethics Initiatives: Participating, developing and maintaining ethics initiatives/research/tools across our health system regarding clinical, organizational or social ethics. 

Ethics Data Initiatives

Ethics Data Initiatives: Assisting with data initiatives such as predictive modeling for clinical ethics consults, as REDCap database used to document ethics consults, or patient data related to ethics consults.

Intentional Executive Networking

Intentional Executive Networking: Scheduling meetings with health care executives in various roles to increase exposure and awareness of roles and projects within a diverse, national health system.

Ethics Committee Development

Ethics Committee Development: Participate in meetings, also assist with ethics consults within an ethics committee as appropriate.

Podcast Development

Podcast Development: Leading a podcast and assisting with EthicsLab podcasts, available here: missiononline.net/ethics/ethics-lab 

Tailored Projects

Others identified by the intern related to their interest, academic focus, or expertise.

This remote opportunity allows Ethics Interns to share their experience in our $30B organization and possibly gain university credits depending on your program’s options. We will work with the university to provide school credit for the internship experience.

Requirements

Enrolled in a doctoral program in bioethics, health care ethics, theology, philosophy, medical humanities, law, healthcare administration, or other healthcare related fields.  The ideal applicant has interest in clinical or organizational ethics, innovation, and informing public audiences about these issues. They have excellent communication skills, work well with others, are a quick learner with attention to detail, and solid organizational skills.  

Inquiries can be directed to Lori Taft at Lori.Taft@CommonSpirit.org

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Partnering Institutions

Duquesne University | Loyola University Chicago | St. Louis University | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | Universidad Anahuac (Mexico) | University of Notre Dame | Yale University

Intern Cohorts

2025/2026 Cohort University of Notre Dame

2025/2026 Cohort

Allison Bajada, Ph.D (student)
Saint Louis University

Jeffrey Konst, DBe (student)
Loyola University

Antonio Lemos, Ph.D
University of Notre Dame

Allie (Santini) Orantes, DBe (student)
Duquesne University

Barbara Stephen, Ph.D (student)
Duquesne University

2025/2026 Cohort University of Notre Dame

2024/2025 Cohort University of Notre Dame

2024/2025 Cohort

Julie Gunby, Ph.D (student)
Saint Louis University

Mitchell Irvin, Ph.D (student)
Duquesne University

Nicholas Ramirez, MTS (student)
University of Notre Dame

Karina Ross, DBe (student)
Loyola University

Giovanni Tafuri, Ph.D (student)
Duquesne University

Jose Vázquez, Ph.D (student)
Universidad Anáhuac

2024/2025 Cohort University of Notre Dame

2023/2024 Cohort

2023/2024 Cohort

Adele Dinicola, Ph.D (student)
Duquesne University

Aaron Ducksworth, Ph.D(student)
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Marissa Espinoza, Ph.D(student)
Saint Louis University

Ariana Gonzalez, Ph.D(student)
Universidad Anáhuac

Jessica Rong, MS, RN, CCRN-K, Ph.D(student)
Duquesne University

Angela Trejo, MSN, BSN, RN, DBe (student)
Loyola University Chicago

2023/2024 Cohort

2022/2023 Cohort

2022/2023 Cohort

Samuel Deters, Ph.D(student)
St. Louis University 

David Cerdio Dominguez, MD, Ph.D(student)
Universidad Anáhuac México

Katie Goodman, RN, Ph.D(student)
Duquesne University

Fayla Junior, Ph.D (student)
Duquesne University

Maureen Pontarelli, DBe (student)
Loyola University Chicago

2022/2023 Cohort

2021/2022 Cohort

2021/2022 Cohort

Jack Barsody, MPH, MA (student)
Yale University
Jack is currently a Graduate Operations Intern at Intermountain Health

Jacquelyn Cutts, Ph.D (student)
St. Louis University
Jackie is currently a student at St. Louis University and participating in an internship with SSM Health

Bernardita Portales, Ph.D (student)
Universidad Anáhuac México
Bernardita is currently a Clinical Ethics Consultant and a Member of the Healthcare Ethics Committee with Clínica Alemana, Santiago, Chile

Yuriko Ryan,DBe (student)
Loyola University Chicago
Yuriko is currently a Health System Redesign Program Lead with Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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2021/2022 Cohort

2020/2021 Cohort

2020/2021 Cohort

Elisabeth Armstrong, DBe
Loyola University Chicago
Elisabeth is currently a bioethicist at Invictus Strategic Partners

Jaime Konerman-Sease, Ph.D
St. Louis University
Jaime is currently Clinical Ethics Adjunct Professor at The University of Minnesota

2020/2021 Cohort

2019/2020 Cohort

2019/2020 Cohort

Ashley Snyder, MPH, Ph.D
University of Utah School of Medicine
Ashley is currently a Research Project Manager at Geisinger

 

2019/2020 Cohort