VIP Biography for
J. Russell Burck, Ph.D.
 | J. Russell Burck, Ph.D. |
| Industry | Healthcare/education/ministry |
| Title | Associate Professor Emeritus, Religion, Health & Human Values/Director, Program in Ethics and Consultation Service |
| Expertise | Clinical ethics, chaplaincy |
| Current Organization | Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center (RPSLMC) |
| Type of Organization | Hospital/healthcare university |
| Major Product | Clinical ethics consulting, ethics education of healthcare professionals; Travel blogger, internet marketing |
| Area of Distribution | National |
| University/Degree | B.A., Germanic Languages, Princeton University, NJ, 1959; B.D., 1964; Ph.D., Pastoral Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1976 |
| Born | December 28, 1937, Roswell, New Mexico |
| Honors & Awards | Marquis Who's Who, 58th Edition, 2004; Nominated to American Biography, 2003 |
| Published Works | 60 publications |
| Affiliations | American Society for Bioethics and the Humanities; Past President, Chicago Clinic Ethics Program; Fellow, Institute of Medicine of Chicago; Board Certified Member, Association of Professional Chaplains |
| Hobbies & Sports | Hiking, reading, films, opera |
| Career Accomplishments | Major player in Ethics Consultation Service, Ethics Grand Rounds, Rush University Lectures in Health Care Ethics, first online certificate of graduate study in healthcare ethics in U.S. Lay Member, Ethics and Peer Review Comm., Amer. Assoc. of Electrodiagnostic Medicine when it formulated ethics guidelines. Project directed Clergy Ethics Study Group, Chicago, working with Amer. College of Chest Physicians on ethics of integrating new technology into clinical care, reviews articles for "Critical Care Medicine". Nominated by Assoc. of Professional Chaplains to President Clinton's Bioethics Advisory Commission. Awards: Academy of Parish Clergy named co-edited book, "Clergy Ethics in a Changing Society: Mapping the Terrain", one of 10 best for ministry in 1991 |
| Work History | Educator in pastoral care (Protestant contexts), Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic, 1971-74; Lecturer, Tuebingen University, 1972-74; Director, Chaplaincy Services, Larned State Hospital, Larned, KS, 1976-78; Assistant/Associate Professor of Religion and Health, RPSLMC, 1978-present; Director, Program in Ethics and Ethics Consultation Service, RPSLMC, 1988-present |
| Children | Peter, Lise |
| Spouse | Dorothy Antoinette (Pilc) |
| Married | August 6, 1960 |
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