Autumn Fiester

Autumn Fiester, PhD

fiester@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
  • Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
  • Vice Chair for Education
  • MBE/MSME Program Director
  • Director, Penn Program in Clinical Conflict Management
  • Education:
  • University of Pennsylvania, PhD, Philosophy
  • Harvard University, AM, Sociology
  • Bucknell University, BA/MA, Political & Social Theory

Autumn Fiester (she/her) is Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Fiester is the Faculty Program Director for the Master of Bioethics (MBE) and Master of Science in Medical Ethics (MSME) degrees. She is the Director of the Penn Program in Clinical Conflict Management, which promotes conflict resolution training for clinical providers and clinical ethics consultants. Dr. Fiester conducts workshops in conflict management throughout the US and abroad. She serves in the role of Academic Conflict Management Consultant in the School of Arts and Sciences, working with academic units on strategic vision, improved communication, mediation, and organizational development. Dr. Fiester has been a member of several international bioethics initiatives including projects in Tanzania, the EU, the UAE, Singapore, and Japan. She is author of over 100 publications in the areas of clinical ethics, clinical conflict management, LGBT bioethics, and medical ethics education. Dr. Fiester is the recipient of the University of Pennsylvania's Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Dr. Fiester's CV
Selected Publications
2022 The Journal of clinical ethics Fiester A
Developing Skills in the HEC Communication Competency: Diagnostic Listening and the ADEPT Technique.
2022 HEC forum : an interdisciplinary journal on hospitals' ethical and legal issues Fiester A
The "Ladder of Inference" as a Conflict Management Tool: Working with the "Difficult" Patient or Family in Healthcare Ethics Consultations.
2021 The American journal of bioethics : AJOB Fiester A, Yuan C
Ethical Issues in Using Behavior Contracts to Manage the "Difficult" Patient and Family.
2020 The American journal of bioethics : AJOB Fiester A
Myopia in Reportability of Ethical Concerns in Healthcare Ethics Consultation.
2020 HEC forum : an interdisciplinary journal on hospitals' ethical and legal issues Stites SD, Rodriguez S, Dudley C, Fiester A
Medical Students' Exposure to Ethics Conflicts in Clinical Training: Implications for Timing UME Bioethics Education.
2019 The American journal of bioethics : AJOB Fiester A
Taxonomizing the Clinical Ethics Critics.
2018 AJOB empirical bioethics Stites SD, Clapp J, Gallagher S, Fiester A
Moving Beyond the Theoretical: Medical Students' Desire for Practical, Role-Specific Ethics Training.
2018 Moral Expertise: An Anthology Fiester A
Clinical Ethics Expertise & the Antidote to Provider Values-Imposition
2017 The American journal of bioethics : AJOB Weiss EM, Fiester A
From "Longshot" to "Fantasy": Obligations to Pediatric Patients and Families When Last-Ditch Medical Efforts Fail.

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