National Student Bioethics Association presents

2025 Virtual Conference

Friday, April 25th, 4–7pm EST

Saturday, April 26th, 10am–2:30pm EST

The deadline for submitting abstracts is March 3rd, 2025. Any student or trainee, regardless of education level, is welcome to submit an abstract (including recent graduates not currently in school) as long as the topic falls within the scope of bioethics.

We welcome all types of proposals whether they be peer-reviewed research, a term paper, internship project, doctoral thesis, or personal passion-project. Your abstract will either be accepted as a 15 minute oral presentation or a 3 minute poster presentation (you can select your preferred option on the form).

Please register and join us for the National Student Bioethics Association's annual virtual conference on April 25-26th, 2025. It's free to attend and was designed for students, by students.

Past Conferences

  • Ethics in Motion: Bioethics for a Dynamic World

    Date

    April 26–27th, 2024

    Keynote Speaker

    Dr. Daphne Martschenko


    Best Oral Presentations

    Ambria Williams

    New York University Law

    Science Fiction, and Biomedical Technology: Utilizing Science Fiction to Engage the Public in Health and Biomedical Device Law

    Rachel Ingraham

    Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Center Bioethics

    Structural Racism as Characterized by Ethics Consultation Patterns in a Safety-Net Hospital


    Best Poster Presentations

    Patricia Otero Valdes

    Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

    Students' Perspectives of Medical Education's Introduction of Interpreter Services and Medical Spanish Opportunities

    Francesca Jereis

    CUNY Hunter College

    Healthcare Standard For Federal Prisoners: Examining the Eighth Amendment and Principle Of Equivalence of Care

  • Bioethics: Centering Student Voices

    Date

    April 23rd, 2023

    Keynote Speaker

    Dr. Mildred Cho


    Best Oral Presentation

    Chelluh McGill

    Tulane University

    Narrative Ethics and Maternity


    Best Poster Presentation

    Folasade Lapite

    University of Pennsylvania

    Tampax's Side Story: The Influence of Menstrual Product Manufacturers on Menstrual Education and its Perception

  • Inaugural National Student Bioethics Conference

    Date

    May 21st, 2022


    Best Oral Presentation

    Daniela Feingold

    Harvard University

    Differences in Perceived and Experienced Quality of Life in Patients with Disabilities: Bridging the Gap


    Best Poster Presentations

    Tia Abusham

    California Health Sciences University

    Damaged Patient Identity & Immigrants of Color in Healthcare

    Selin Ocal & Janel Ramkalawan

    Duke University

    Racism in Pain Management for Sickle Cell Crises: A Case Study to Elucidate Opportunities for Medical Students to Advocate for Patients