Abstract:

The author’s skepticism about certifying bioethicists has a 20-year history. The hazards of certification include doubts about whether an online, multiple-choice exam measures what is important in bioethical deliberation. Other worries include the potential neglect of informal reasoning processes used by patients and families, the creation of a false sense of expertise, and how certification can disenfranchise lay members of ethics committees. This essay does not seek to reverse the growing trend toward certification but urges humility both in the process of certification and in interpreting the results. Humility is here defined through the works of Judith Andre and Jack Coulehan. Three kinds of humility are described as important for bioethics work: epistemic, moral, and ontological. The current qualifications for taking the certification exam are discussed, and suggestions for a better approach are offered.

摘要：

作者对认证生物伦理学家的怀疑已有20年的历史。认证的危害包括对在线多项选择考试是否可以衡量在生物伦理学审议中重要内容的怀疑。其他忧虑包括可能忽视患者和家属使用的非正式推理过程，产生虚假的专业知识以及认证如何剥夺道德委员会成员的权利。本文并非试图扭转认证的增长趋势，而是在认证过程和结果解释中都提倡谦虚。谦卑在这里是通过朱迪思·安德烈（Judith Andre）和杰克·库伦（Jack Coulehan）的作品来定义的。三种谦卑被描述对生物伦理​​学工作很重要：认识论，道德和本体论。