National Bioethics Bowl 2019

Congratulations to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the 2019 National Champions, and runners-up, Georgetown University! 

What is National Bioethics Bowl?

The National Bioethics Bowl brings teams from colleges and universities around the country each year to discuss ethical challenges in biomedicine and technology. 

Months before the event, the teams receive a case packet, containing 15 cases that raise ethical issues, and are tasked with crafting arguments for their positions on each case. Here is this year's case packet. (An example packet from a previous competition.)

At National Bioethics Bowl, teams of five compete in several rounds of debate. In each round, two teams debate; each team is presented with a case and offered the opportunity to present their position, hear the reply from the opposing team, and respond to the opposing team and to judges. (Here are the rules for the competition.)

How do teams sign up to compete?

Registration for the 2019 competition is now closed.

• Student eligibility follows the APPE guidelines. 

Cases

The 2019 cases can be found here.

Program

Here is the program for this year's competition, which took place in the Mitchell College of Business.

Our keynote lecture, "Innovative Medical Practice," was given by Jacob C. Earl (NIH, INOVA).

Location

The University of South Alabama is located in Mobile, Alabama.

Here is an interactive map of the campus. The address of the Humanities Building is 5991 USA Drive North and the Student Center is 350 Campus Drive.

Downtown Mobile features great restaurants, music venues, and museums to visit while you are here. Check out Yelp or Visit Mobile's food and dining guide for restaurant recommendations.

Additionally, the new Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice are a two hour drive from Mobile. With exhibits on the slave trade, the Jim Crow south, lynchings, and mass incarceration, the museum and memorial explore the historical thread of racial inequalities in the US. 

Travel & Accommodations

Nearby Airports

Mobile Regional Airport (MOB)
Pensacola International Airport (PNS)
Gulfport/Biloxi International Airport (GPT)

Hotels

Homewood Suites by Hilton
Hampton Inn Providence Park
Springhill Suites Mobile

Public Transit

Wave Public Bus 
JagTran University Shuttle
Uber
Lyft