Ray E Moseley, PhD

Ray Moseley, Ph.D. Program in Bioethics, Law and Medical Professionalism University of Florida College of Medicine

Dr. Moseley received his Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Medical Ethics at the University of Tennessee and completed his Doctorate in Bioethics at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Moseley is the Director of the UF Health Clinical Ethics Consultation and holds the Grace H. Osborn Professorship in Bioethics and is a member of the Bioethics, Law and Medical Professionalism Program, UF College of Medicine

He is the Founder and Senior Board Member of the Florida Bioethics Network (FBN), and plays a key role in the development of the FBN as a significant statewide resource. Dr. Moseley is an expert on hospital ethics services/committees and research ethics, and he serves as vice chair of the UF IRB and is the co-author of the FBN Guidelines for Ethics Committees, and the author of the CITI Training modules for members of clinical ethics committees/consultants. He regularly consults with national and international governments/institutions on the development of health care ethics services and human subject’s protections programs.

His research focuses on technological approaches to effectively addressing clinical ethics issues, and his research has included major grants to develop an innovative Ipad App which assists with developing and documenting Advance Directives, including Video Advance Directives, and a project to create and evaluate an interactive electronic informed consent form and process. His publications include articles on “Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment”, “Advance Medical Directives”, “Genetic Testing”, and “Ethics Committees”.

• Ethics in healthcare