Eric Scott Swirsky
Clinical Associate Professor, Biomedical and Health Information Sciences
Director of Graduate Studies, Biomedical and Health Information Sciences
PhD Program Coordinator, Biomedical and Health Information Sciences
Focus Areas
Office Phone
Office
1919 W. Taylor St., 250 AHSB
Mail Code
530
Office Hours
By appointment
About
Eric Swirsky serves as faculty, director of graduate studies, and PhD program director in the Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences. He also holds an appointment in the College of Medicine Department of Medical Education collaborating in the development of curricula related to clinical medical ethics, professionalism, and responsible use of medical technologies. Eric holds a BA in religious studies, an MA in South Asian studies, a juris doctor degree, and a master’s in health professions education. Eric serves numerous health and education-related boards, including contributions to the Illinois Health Information Exchange (ILHIE) Advisory Committee, the Chicagoland COVID-19 Pandemic Response Commons, and the Board of Directors of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. His current research involves testing of an instrument measuring variables related to moral distress resulting from the hidden curricula of health professions education.
Selected Grants
National Library of Medicine (NLM)/NIH, Chicago Initiative for Biomedical Informatics and Data Science Training (CIBIDS), Faculty mentor
College of Applied Health Sciences Annual Fund Grant, Diversity Ethics Research Project: Addressing the normative whiteness of bioethics, PI
Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University of Illinois at Chicago – Departmental Teaching Excellence Award (DTEA), Teaching Excellence with eMedia Resources, PI
Selected Publications
“Using social media in research: new ethics for a new meme?”, American Journal of Bioethics
Ethical Decisions in Healthcare: Patients, Families, and Professionals, Kendall Hunt Publishing
Service to the Community
As an ethicist-attorney, Swirsky serves on UI Health’s Ethics Committee, the Research Ethics Consultation Service, the editorial board of The American Journal of Bioethics, and his recent appointment to the Board of Directors for the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education.
Leadership in the Profession
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Board of Directors
The American Journal of Bioethics, Editorial Board Member
OVCR Clinical and Human Subjects Research Compliance Oversight Committee, Committee Member
Notable Honors
2017 - Honors College Instructor of the Year, UIC Honors College
2016 - The Excalibur Award for Teaching Excellence, College of Applied Health Sciences Student Council
2015 - Educator of the Year, College of Applied Health Sciences
2014 - Excellence in Teaching Citation, Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Education
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE), 2023
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINE – MACLEAN CENTER FOR CLINICAL MEDICAL ETHICS
Fellow, 2012
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY – WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW
J.D., 2000
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – MADISON
M.A., South Asian Studies, 1996
ITHACA COLLEGE
B.A., Religious Studies, 1991