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Marjorie Shaw, J.D., Ph.D.

(Pronouns: she/her/hers)

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Administrative: (585) 275-5800

Office: (585) 275-0174

Biography

Professional Background

Marjorie Hodges Shaw, J.D., Ph.D., HEC-C is an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and Director of Clinical Bioethics at Strong Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Shaw teaches on the intersection of law and health care, medical judgment and decision-making, and bioethics. She serves as a chair of the Strong Memorial Hospital Ethics Committee. Her dissertation explored coaching as a form of instruction and as a component of medical ethics education. Her current research interest include issues in clinical ethics consultation, law and ethics in clinical education, and applied ethical decision-making in health care.

Previously, she served as Judicial Administrator for Cornell University. She co-founded (with Steve Worona) and served as Director of the Cornell University Computer Policy and Law Program, (now the Cornell University Institute for Internet Culture, Policy, and Law).

Dr. Shaw received her undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University (1987), where she was inducted as a member of the Golden Chain Senior Honor Society. She received her J.D. from Cornell University Law School (1991), her MA in Philosophy from the University of Rochester (2004) and her Ph.D. in Education from the University of Rochester (2011). She completed her Fellowship in Clinical Ethics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2012 and her ASBH Healthcare Ethics Certification in 2018.

Credentials

Education

1987
BA | N Carolina St Univ at Raleigh
Political Science

1991
JD | Cornell Law School
Law

1993
Mediator | Harvard University
Harvard Negotiation

2004
MA | University of Rochester
Philosophy

2011
PhD | University of Rochester
Education

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

2010 - 2012
Clinical Ethics Fellow, University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital

Awards

2023 - Present
AOA Faculty Inductee
Location: URSMD

2022 - 2022
Faculty Marshall
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Location: Commencement

2020
Editor's Choice, Exemplary Publication Resource

2019
Susan B. Anthony Center, International Travel Award

2019
The University of Rochester Educational IT Innovation Grant Award

2018 - 2019
Paul M. Schyve Center for Bioethics, International Travel Award

2016
Innovation in Medical Education Award
Sponsor: AAMC NEGEA

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Publications

Journal Articles

2/2023
Shaw, M. H., Nabaozny M.; Kaufman, D. "Almagest Again? An Epistemological Critique of Nielsen Busch and Mjaaland." The American Journal of Bioethics. 2023; 23(2): 33-35.

2/2023
Shaw M.H. "Comment on Truog RD. The Uncertain Future of the Determination of Brain Death." JAMA. 2023; .

2023
O'Connor A.B.; Gorgone M.; Rizk N.; Gaughf C.; Gracey C.F.; Shaw M.H., Morgan, A. "Forum theatre for training residents to be allies." Clin Teach. 2023; e13565.

Books & Chapters

2021
Book Title: The Reflector
Author List: Battaglia J.; Shaw M.H.; Daiss S.D.P.; Gdowski M.
Published By: Boydell & Brewer, Inc. 2021

2020
Chapter Title: Traditional and Applied Clinical Ethics: Contemporary and Evolving Challenges
Book Title: The Medical-Legal Aspects of Acute Care Medicine.
Author List: Shaw M.H. Chiafery M. and Kaufman, D.C.
Edited By: James Szalados.
Published By: Springer Nature 2020 in Switzerland

2019
Chapter Title: Brain Death
Book Title: Adult Critical Care Medicine: A Casebook
Author List: Shaw, Margie Hodges and David Kaufman C.
Edited By: Jennifer A. LaRosa
Published By: Springer Nature Switzerland 2019

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