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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2013 Dec;8(5):40–51. doi: 10.1525/jer.2013.8.5.40

TABLE 1. FIC Bioethics Programs Accepting Trainees from the Middle East, North Africa, and Iran.

Name of Program Years
Funded		 Awardee
Institutions		 Degree or Non-
degree		 Length of Training Program
[range or by course]		 Locations of
Teaching		 Nationalities of
Trainees
Middle East Research
Ethics Training Initiative (MERETI)
www.mereti.net,
www.mereti-network.net		 2005–
present		 University of
Maryland

  • Certificate in Research Ethics

  • Master’s of Science of Clinical Research with a concentration in research ethics

  • Certificate: 2 years

  • Online Certificate: 1 year

  • Master’s: 2–3 years

 University of
Maryland,
Baltimore,
MD		 Egypt, Jordan,
Sudan
Yemen, Lebanon,
Libya, and Syria
University of Toronto 2004–
present		 University of
Toronto		 Master’s of Health Sciences in Bioethics, International Stream Master’s: 2 years University of
Toronto		 One each from
Iraq (2008), Iran (2005),
Syria (2006),
Libya (2007),
Lebanon (2007),
Egypt (2008),and
Sudan (2008)