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Amy S. Martin, DBe, MA, MJ

Vice President; Clinical and Organizational Ethics
Executive Director; Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics

Amy S. Martin stepped into the roles Vice President and Executive Director at Indiana University Health in April 2022. Her interest in bioethics began as an undergraduate philosophy major at DePauw University. She continued her education at Loyola University Chicago's Department of Philosophy in Applied Health Care Ethics and the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics at Stritch School of Medicine. Amy began her career as a clinical ethicist at Presence Health (Resurrection Health) in 2007, where she remained until joining IU Health in 2018. In 2022, she earned a Master of Jurisprudence from IU McKinney School of Law. She serves as chair of the ethics work group for the Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety and is a member of other state task forces. Outside of her clinical ethics work, Amy has taught philosophy and bioethics at Loyola University, the University of Indianapolis, and the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Education

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  • 2004: DePauw University, B.A. Philosophy and Religion (Concentration: Bioethics)
  • 2006: Loyola University - Chicago, Department of Philosophy, M.A. Philosophy (Concentration: Healthcare Ethics)
  • 2006: Lutheran General Hospital/Park Ridge Center for Ethics, Clinical Ethics Fellow
  • 2016: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, D. Be. Bioethics and Health Policy (Concentration: Organizational Ethics)
  • 2022: IU McKinney School of Law, Master of Jurisprudence