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Cynthia McCarthy is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh, where she has served since 2009. Her key roles include:
- Director of the undergraduate Bioethics Certificate program
- Ethics consultant to the University's Institutional Review Board
- Ethics Facilitator for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute
- Faculty fellow in the Frederick Honors College
- Advisor for the Bioethics Bowl Club and Ethics in Action sessions
Her research focuses on health care ethics with specialization in organ donation protocols, research ethics, and clinical decision-making. With over 20 years of consulting experience, she addresses ethical dilemmas in patient interactions, behavioral health accreditation, and NIH Data and Safety Monitoring Boards. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical healthcare applications through institutional ethics committees and educational initiatives.
Her publications reveal consistent thematic progression from organ donation protocols (1990s) toward integrating theoretical ethics with clinical practice (2002), demonstrating evolving expertise in translating ethical principles into healthcare systems. This trajectory highlights her foundational contributions to national organ recovery standards and contemporary clinical ethics education.
As an educator, she teaches Health Law and Ethics (PUBSRV 1305), Medical Ethics (ATHLTR 1816), and First Year Seminars across Public Health, Athletic Training, and General Studies programs. She leads Ethics in Action—a program delivering 12 annual sessions combining seminars with applied learning experiences on public health ethics—and mentors students through the Bioethics Bowl Club.
Her Ethics in Action program cultivates interdisciplinary collaboration between students and faculty through experiential learning modules addressing real-world ethical challenges in healthcare systems, research integrity, and public health policy implementation.
