Our Research
MacLean Center research has always been at the forefront of both medicine and ethics, with clinical research advancing alongside medical innovations. The Center’s faculty publishes extensively on topics such as research ethics, end-of-life care, surgical ethics, pediatric outcomes, health policy, health disparities, genetics, and transplantation ethics.
Research Spotlight
Our faculty members are working on a wide range of research projects including surgical, transplant, psychiatric, reproductive, global health, medical education and pediatric ethics; end-of-life studies; the doctor-patient relationship; infectious diseases; and law and ethics, as well as social sciences and philosophy.
Below you’ll find some of our most recent efforts in the field.
Rapid Innovation and Adaptation in Contraceptive Care Using Telemedicine: Evaluating Impact and Sustainability at Planned Parenthood of Illinois
by Debra Stulberg & colleagues in Telemedicine and e-Health
Palliative General Anesthesia at Terminal Extubation: “Go Gentle into that Good Night”
by Christos Lazaridis in Neurocritical Care
Deaf Joy: Recuperating the Present, Nuancing Potentiality, and Eating Ice Cream
by Michele Friedner in Sign Language Studies