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Yeshiva University Student Medical Ethics Society Our Mission Statement The Yeshiva University Student Medical Ethics Society (MES) is a student run organization with the goal of promoting education and awareness of medical ethics at YU. While increasing sensitivity to ethical issues in medicine that are relevant to the global community, MES is especially focused on issues of medical ethics relating to Halacha (Jewish law), Jewish Medical Ethics, and Torah values. MES strives to make Yeshiva University a global center for Jewish medical ethics, which will serve as an educational resource for laymen, rabbis, patients, doctors, and other health professionals. About the Student Medical Ethics Society The Student Medical Ethics Society (MES) was founded in the fall of 2005 with the help of the Center for the Jewish Future (CJF). Since that time, MES working closely with the CJF has grown from a small group of students with common interests to running large-scale events with university-wide participation. Over the past three years, we have hosted a diverse program of on-campus lectures by leading experts in the field of medical ethics and Halacha (Jewish law). Topics covered have included stem cell research, cloning,do not resuscitate orders,genetic testing, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis,and birth control. We also host genetic testing events through the organization Dor Yeshorim as well as NYU medical center to help combat the high incidence of various genetic diseases in the Jewish community.
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