Series 4: Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics, 1985 - 2018
Scope and Contents
This series contains administrative materials relating to the establishment and ongoing work of the Pacific Center, and detailed files about two major projects: the genetics and insurance project and the California Consortium on Patient Self-Determination.
Dates
- Creation: 1985 - 2018
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Historical Note
The Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics was created by USC in January 1991 as a multi-disciplinary and inter-institutional center dedicated to developing and implementing policies about health care and research. Capron was Founding Co-Director until his retirement in 2023. The Pacific Center's goal was to examine issues from an ethical perspective and its work included research, working groups, conferences, coalition building, government consulting, curriculum development, clinical consultation, and ethics committees.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
The series is arranged into three (3) sub-series:
Sub-series 4.1: Administrative Files
Sub-series 4.2: Genetics and Insurance Project
Sub-series 4.3: California Consortium on Patient Self-Determination
Files are arranged chronologically within each sub-series.
Repository Details
Part of the Bioethics Research Library Archives Repository