WELCOME
Institute for
Medical Ethics and
History of Medicine
of the Ruhr-University Bochum
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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