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Email

janet.malek@bcm.edu

Positions

Director

Houston Methodist System Biomedical Ethics Program

Professor

Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
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Education

PhD from Rice University

05/2004 - Houston, Texas United States

BA from Duke University

05/1998 - Durham, North Carolina United States

Professional Interests

• Clinical Ethics, Pediatric Ethics, Reproductive Ethics, Professionalism Education

Professional Statement

Janet Malek, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú and a Clinical Ethicist at Houston Methodist Hospital. She earned her PhD in philosophy and bioethics from Rice University in 2004 and now teaches health care ethics and professionalism for medical students, residents, and faculty. Dr. Malek also conducts research on the implementation of genomic sequencing into clinical practice and serves as an ethics consultant at Houston Methodist, a national leader in clinical ethics consultation practice and training.
She serves on ASBH’s Core Competencies 3rd Edition Task Force and is a Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care. Her research focuses on issues related to clinical ethics, genomic and reproductive ethics, and professionalism education

Websites

Selected Publications

• Smith, HS, KB Brothers, SJ Knight, SL Ackerman, C Rini, DL Veenstra, AL McGuire, BS Wilfond, J Malek "Conceptualization of Utility in Translational Clinical Genomics Research.." American Journal of Human Genetics.;Forthcoming
• Farrell, RM, J Malek, CT Scott "." Accountability in Research. 2022 Feb;29(2):67-76. Pubmed PMID:
• Bryant, B, A Adler, D Mann, J Malek "." Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 Apr;31(4):397-403. Pubmed PMID:
• Malek, J and C Horner "." J Clin Ethics. 2020;31(3):233-240. Pubmed PMID: