Mark T. HughesView profile
Assistant Professor
Mark T. Hughes is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. He holds dual degrees in philosophy and medicine, combining clinical practice with bioethics research and education. His roles include co-chairing the Johns Hopkins Hospital Ethics Committee and Consultation Service, directing the mandatory REWards research ethics course for principal investigators, and co-developing graduate research ethics curricula. Education: B.A. in Philosophy (University of Virginia), M.D. (SUNY Stony Brook), and M.A. in Bioethics (Georgetown University). His master’s thesis explored the concept of comfort in the healer-patient relationship. Research focuses on medical ethics education, clinical ethics in residency training, and research ethics. His work emphasizes translating ethical theory into practical clinical and research settings. Recent publications address ambulatory education curricula, pediatric resident ethics dilemmas, and family decision-making in palliative care. Notable contributions include the CURVES mnemonic for assessing decision-making capacity and leading the Ethics for Lunch series addressing pandemic-era clinical ethics challenges. He received the Blaustein Scholarship in Clinical Ethics (2005-2010), supporting his work developing ethics curricula for pediatrics, surgery, and medicine residency programs. Teaching responsibilities include lecturing in the Research Coordinator Training Program and medical student clinical ethics instruction. His clinical work spans general internal medicine primary care and palliative care.
