Bander Center for Medical Business Ethics

Saint Louis University School of Medicine’s Bander Center for Medical Business Ethics equips physicians, residents and medical students with tools and training to ethically navigate business practices in healthcare and research. 

What are the Bander Center's Guiding Principles?

Established in 2007, the Bander Center for Medical Business Ethics champions ethical integrity in healthcare business operations. While traditional medical ethics focuses on the individual patient, the center focuses on financial and systemic choices that affect the doctor-patient relationship, including: 

• Health system leadership structures
• Physician leadership and influence
• Physician contracts and incentive structures
• Hospital and payer contracts
• IT infrastructure

Through research, education and community engagement, the center improves understanding and communication about the ethical relationships between providers, patients, businesses and the broader society. 

The Power of Dialogue

The Bander Center believes a better future is built through sharing both professional and personal stories. By encouraging open, reflective discussions, the center empowers voices from across the community to learn from and encourage one another while addressing the complexities of modern healthcare business practices. 

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Bander Center Services

• Professional Development: annual medical business ethics summit and lecture series
• Medical Ethics Curriculum: medical business ethics class and a casebook analyzing real-world medical ethics scenarios
• Research and Scholarship: collaborative research opportunities with the Department of Healthcare Ethics
• Resources: curated links useful for class discussions and guidelines
• Mission Alignment: teaching rooted in the School of Medicine’s Jesuit values, including holistic care, human dignity, social justice and the common good 

Leadership

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