Executive Committee
From L-R: Lynn Jansen, Terri Schmidt, Susan Tolle, Margaret Carley,
Phyllis Beemsterboer, Mary Denise Smith, Judith Baggs,
Gary Chiodo, and Robert Shook
The Director and Associate Directors make up the Executive Committee of the Center for Ethics that oversees the programs and operations of the Center. The Executive Committee members are also part of the Center's strategic planning process.
Susan W. Tolle, M.D.
Cornelia Hayes Stevens Chair
Director, Center for Ethics in Health Care (CFE)
Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics
Member, POLST Registry Research Team
Member, CFE Advisory Council
Member, Oregon & National POLST Task Forces
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
David Barnard, Ph.D., J.D.
Miles J Edwards Chair in Professionalism & Comfort Care
Provisional Professor
Member, Teaching Interprofessional Ethics Team (TIE)
Center for Ethics in Health Care
Margaret Murphy Carley, R.N., J.D.
Executive Director, National POLST Paradigm
Chair, Oregon POLST Task Force
Center for Ethics in Health Care
Daniel L. Kennedy, R.Ph, FAPhA
Manager, Pharmacy Services
OHSU Outpatient Pharmacy
Member, Teaching Interprofessional Ethics Team (TIE)
Center for Ethics in Health Care
Terri Schmidt, M.D., M.S.
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Member, Oregon & National POLST Task Forces
Member, POLST Registry Research Team
Associate Director
Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Member, Teaching Interprofessional Ethics Team (TIE)
Peggy Wros, Ph.D., R.N.
Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Diversity
OHSU School of Nursing Portland Campus
Member, Teaching Interprofessional Ethics Team (TIE)
Center for Ethics in Health Care
