Center for Clinical Bioethics

F. Daniel Davis, PhD

Section: Faculty

Senior Research Scholar

Dan Davis, Ph.D. received his Ph.D. in philosophy with distinction from Georgetown University with a specialization in the philosophy and ethics of medicine. Under the auspices of the Center for Clinical bioethics, he co-directs (with Sister Carol Taylor) Georgetown's interdisciplinary curriculum in clinical ethics. A member of the Georgetown University Hospital Ethics Committee, he also co-chairs the Committee's Task Force on End of Life Care and serves as a senior ethicist on the Ethics Consultation Service. At Georgetown's School of Medicine, he serves as associate dean for educational planning and evaluation with responsibility for the design, development, and evaluation of curricular innovations and student assessment.

His scholarly interests include clinical reasoning, decision making, theory and method in clinical ethics, end of life care, the moral development of health professionals, and educational reform in medicine.

Contact Information:

F. Daniel Davis, PhD

Office of the Dean for Medical Education
School of Medicine
Georgetown University
3900 Reservoir Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20007-2197
Tel: 202/687-4556
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