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Institute for
Medical Ethics and
History of Medicine
of the Ruhr-University Bochum
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Administration
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Jochen Vollmann
Director
PD Dr. med. Stefan Schulz
Head of the Medico-historical Collection
Medizinhistorische Sammlung
Secretarial office
Stefanie Happel
Administrative staff
Tel: +49 (0)234 – 32-23394
Fax: +49 (0)234 – 32-14205
ethik.geschichte.medizin@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Opening hours – office
Mon 9am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm
Tue 9am – 1pm, 3pm – 5pm
Wed 9am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm
Thu 9am – 1pm
(+ mobil contact: Do. 2pm – 3pm, Fr. 9am – 1pm)
News
Obituary of Prof. Dr. Hans Martin Sass (1935-2023)
On February 6, 2023, Hans-Martin Sass, retired Professor of Philosophy at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, and Senior Research Scholar and Director of…
Prof. Dr. Dr. Vollmann on the COVID-19 pandemic
On this overview page we present collected materials of Professor Vollmann about the COVID-19 pandemic. An update takes place constantly. RECOMMENDATIONS AND MATERIALS ON…
Help for Colleagues From Ukraine: International Fellowship Programme
Due to the catastrophic war in Ukraine, the Institute for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine would like to use the Visiting Fellowship Programme…
Prof. Dr. Dr. Vollmann on physician-assisted suicide
Physician-assisted suicide plays an important role in the current debate on ethical issues at the end of life. Prof. Dr. Dr. Jochen Vollmann has…