Dr. Thalia (Talia) Arawi

Expert Trainer

Dr. Thalia (Talia) Arawi is the Founding Director of the Salim El-Hoss Bioethics and Professionalism Program (SHBPP) at the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center. The SHBPP is the first and only Regional Bioethics and Professionalism Program in the Arab Region and was recently announced as the first WHO Collaborating Center for Ethics in the Arab Region. Dr. Arawi is the first Arab to specialize in Bioethics. She is also the Clinical Bioethicist, Clinical Ethics Consultant, and Certified Healthcare Mediator at AUBMC, where she established the first Bed-Side Clinical Ethics Consultation Service in the Arab Region.

  • Ethics Expertise for Healthcare

  • Hospital Ethics Committee Development and Training

  • Biomedical & Bedside Clinical Ethics Curriculum Development

Nationality: Lebanon
Speaks: English, French  and  Arabic

Short Biography

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree: Sociology (BA)
  • Master’s Degree: Political and Moral Philosophy (MA)
  • PhDs: Philosophy and Bioethics

Domain Expertise

  • Bioethics: Clinical ethics, biomedical ethics, philosophy of medicine, humanitarian medicine, ethics in conflict zones.
  • Mental Health Ethics: Ethics and mental health in healthcare.
  • Medical Education: Medical education with a focus on virtue and professionalism.

Languages

  • English (Fluent,)
  • Frmch (Fluent)
  • Arabic (NAtive)

Major Roles

  • Founding Director of the Salim El-Hoss Bioethics and Professionalism Program (SHBPP) at the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center.
  • Clinical Bioethicist, Clinical Ethics Consultant, and Certified Healthcare Mediator at AUBMC.
  • Senior Fellow at ge2p2 Global, advancing ethical and scientific rigor in research.
  • Member of the Global Forum for Research Ethics and Integrity (GFREI).
  • Member of the ERIP CoARA Working Groups focused on Ethics and Research Integrity Policy in AI and Data.
  • First Arab member appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Bioethics.
  • First elected Chair of BiNWIAR, a network for enhancing women’s health in the Arab World.
  • Consultant at the Center for Conflict Resolution in Healthcare LLC, Memphis, TN.
  • Liaison Officer and Bioethics Focal Point to the Prime Minister.