About BENUM

Our vision is to utilize bioethics to advance health equity and enrich the quality of health care decisions and practices for all persons within our communities. We convene and collaborate with those in the Upper Midwest region of the US who have an interest or expertise in health care ethics.

Our Vision

Utilize bioethics to advance health equity and enrich the quality of health care decisions and practices for all persons within our communities. 

Our Mission
  1.  Foster, promote, and share best practices in health care ethics though education, research, and public engagement,
  2. Advance the availability of high quality clinical, social, and organizational ethics resources.

Our Guiding Principles

  • To be unfettered by special interests
  • To listen actively, think critically and act wisely
  • To lead and promote the leadership of others
  • To collaborate with those who commit to civil discourse.
  • To work diligently towards our mission

Our Core Values

  • Respect for human dignity
  • We believe that all persons have intrinsic worth
  • We promote and protect the interests of those whose voices have not been heard or heeded.
  • We commit to the just delivery of healthcare

Our Case Statement

The Bioethics Network of the Upper Midwest (BENUM), founded in 1984, is a Kansas City-based nonprofit nationally recognized for its work in practical bioethics.
Read more about the Center in our Case for Practical Bioethics.

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Our Team

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Join BENUM

BENUM is an organization open to all in the Upper Midwest region of the US who have an interest or expertise in health care, including:

Health care professionals

Health care organizations such as health care systems, hospitals, clinics, post-acute or other ambulatory sites of care

Governmental agencies such as state, tribal, local, or territorial health departments

Members of the public

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