Welcome to the National Rural Bioethics Project website. The National Rural Bioethics Project, located at The University of Montana, was established to create a formal mechanism for sustained bioethics-related research and program development in rural communities and rural healthcare settings. To meet that goal, past and current studies have been designed to:
By exploring how rural healthcare providers and residents identify, discuss, and resolve ethics-related issues that complicate the delivery of healthcare, this effort will help establish a foundation for ongoing ethics-related research in rural settings. Project activities are designed to benefit: 1) healthcare personnel; 2) recipients of healthcare services; 3) formal service networks; and 4) the general public.