Welcome to

University of Michigan Hospital
Ethics Committee


For Ethics Consultations, please call the Office of Clinical Affairs at 764-3186.


What does the Ethics Committee Do?

1. Analyzes Ethical Issues Using Non-judgmental Decision Making

2. Develops Policies of Ethical Conduct for Personnel of the Medical Center

3. Education of Staff and the Public


Committee Membership

David John Doukas, M.D., Chair
Jane Wilson Coon, DNSc, RN
Joseph R. Custer, M.D.
John Konnak, M.D.
Edward B. Goldman, J.D.
Susan Goold, M.D.
Jerold D. E. Lax, J.D.
Sandra Loyer, M.S.W.
Philip M. Margolis, M.D.
Thomas Miller, MD.
Clark Nugent, M.D.
Fr. Darin T. Robert
Susan Sefansky, M.S.W.



Other Links:

The UMMC Home Page

The Program in Society and Medicine Homepage

The Medical Ethics Resource Network of Michigan

Michigan and Worldwide Ethics and Humanities Resources


Last Revised: 02.14.96.


University of Michigan Hospital Ethics Committee
For comments, please e-mail: ddoukas@umich.edu