A Proposed Model of Core Competencies for Research Ethics Consultants

Abstract

Research ethics consultation services (RECS), which function as an advisory service to facilitate the resolution of complex ethical issues in clinical research, have been proliferating over the last decade. However, the qualification of an individual who provides RECS, or “a research ethics consultant,” has not been thoroughly investigated, in contrast to healthcare ethics consultants, whose core competencies have been discussed and clarified to a great extent. In this study, we investigated core competencies necessary for research ethics consultants, referring to the core competency models of ethics consultants developed in the healthcare practice context, and propose a competency model for research ethics consultants.

From Prohibition to Permission: The Winding Road of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada

“…Key ethical issues before the court included: the concept of "vulnerable person"; and the relationship between "suicide" and "MAiD". Given debates about competencies required for bioethicists that have occurred within bioethics communities around the world (Aulisio, Arnold, and Youngner, 2000;Baylis, 2010;Matsui et al, 2021), it is interesting to note that, of the six experts to whom the word "bioethicist" or "bioethics" was attached, only one had a PhD in philosophy (moral philosophy, specifically Kantian ethics). One was a physician with a masters in bioethics, one was a lawyer with a masters degree in law with a specialization in bioethics.…”