Truly amazing and eye-opening, the NCBC Certification Program was an exceptionally rewarding and intellectually enriching experience. The professor’s expertise and engaging teaching style made every module impactful, while real-world scenarios allowed for meaningful application of the material. I would enthusiastically recommend this program to health care professionals, Church and ministry leaders, and ethics committee members seeking practical, high-quality formation.

—Julie Stark, MTS, BA
Ethics Committee member
CHRISTUS Health/CHRISTUS Spohn Ministry
Corpus Christi, TX
2025-2026 Graduate

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The NCBC Certification Program offers a rewarding and challenging educational opportunity to both foster and enhance knowledge in bioethics. Additionally, what is significant for me in my role as a Clinical Manager is that the program offers an up-to-date knowledge base of information, applicable to both my professional and personal life, that is faithfully grounded in the Catholic moral tradition.

 I am undeniably grateful for tremendous learning experience of the NCBC’s Certification Program. I earnestly and highly recommend it to interested Catholics and to those of good will.

—Russell A. Lee, MSN, RN, CRNI
Clinical Manager
Franciscan Health
Munster, IN
2024-2025 graduate

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The NCBC Certification Program has been a tremendous help to me, allowing me to update and deepen my knowledge in Bioethics. I am sincerely grateful for the opportunity to participate. Our students at the John Paul II Institute will greatly benefit from the insights and formation this program provides. I extend my sincere gratitude.

—Fr. Dr. Tom Kainikkara
Vice President
John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute
Thuruthy, Kerala, India
2025-2026 graduate

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As a new VP of Mission and Ministry at a prestigious Catholic Hospital, I was eager to seek training in order to lead our Ethics Committee with greater confidence. Within weeks of beginning the NCBC Ethics Certification Program, I was integrating what I learned into hospital conversations. While going through the program, I was also leading an effort at my hospital to create a new policy statement which reflects our Catholic identity and the timeless wisdom of the ERDs. This course gave me everything I needed and more to facilitate robust conversations during the development of this policy.

—Ben Walther
Vice President of Mission, Ministry and Pastoral Care
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center
Westlake, OH
2025 graduate

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I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the entire National Catholic Bioethics Center team for the excellence of the NCBC Certification Program. I can honestly say it has been an amazing ride, intellectually, professionally, and spiritually. I have learned more than I could have anticipated. Again, please extend my thanks to everyone at the NCBC who contributed to the Program. Their expertise and faithfulness to the Church’s healing mission are evident throughout.

—Deacon Tony Peters
Mission Integration/Pastoral Care
St. Francis Healthcare System
Cape Girardeau, MO
2025-2026 graduate

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