Bander Center Education
Saint Louis University School of Medicine’s Bander Center for Medical Business Ethics offers learning opportunities for physicians across the full span of their careers, from the first year of medical school through career maturity.
Medical Student Opportunities
The Bander Center prioritizes early education for the greatest impact over the course of a physician's career. Nearly every dimension of medical practice — from clinical services, to prescriptions and tests, to research — involves the exchange of money and financially affect parties across the healthcare ecosystem. Exploring topics in medical school prepares future physicians to navigate the realities of healthcare while grounding their clinical practice in the Jesuit mission of cura personalis, "care for the whole person."
Leadership in the Business of Medicine - Preclinical Course
Leadership in the Business of Medicine is a longitudinal preclinical course taken during the first three semesters of medical school. It introduces students to the structure, financing, leadership and ethical dimensions of the U.S. healthcare system.
Through content sharing, small-group applied activities and panel discussions, students learn how the business of healthcare influences patient care and physician practice, preparing them to become effective, patient-centered leaders within complex healthcare organizations. Key topics include:
- Healthcare business
- Insurance
- Organizational structures
- Physician leadership
- Contracts
- Errors and harm
Bander Center Casebook
“Exploring Integrity in Medicine: The Bander Center for Medical Business Ethics Casebook” is a case-based curriculum based on real events and developed from physician testimonies, case reports and medical news. It provides a framework to:
- Identify ethical issues
- Develop problem-solving skills
- Understand relevant facts, principles and laws
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Continuing Medical Education Opportunities
The Bander Center provides continuing medical education modules for physicians at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and across the nation. Its events offer physicians, attorneys, healthcare administrators and others a real-time application, empowering them to navigate the evolving medical business landscape with confidence and focus.
Medical Business Ethics Summit
This annual event brings together leaders from medicine, law, business and ethics to further dialogue on the ethics of healthcare business practices.
Explore the Medical Business Ethics Summit
Endowed Lecture Series
View lectures and webinars covering topics such as AI in healthcare, value-driven decision making, preventative care, drug pricing and more.