CBEC-SIUT Faculty Reflections

I believe that some of the most rewarding experiences and the greatest events that occur in life often rest on serendipity, some-thing you have not planned for as one does 5 year and a 10-year plans. I think CBEC, the way it came about in SIUT, is an example of this, a leap of faith on the part of Dr. Adib Rizvi and myself. Our biggest national challenge in the last 20 years has been to develop diverse educational activities, from formal degree awarding bioethics the Center to workshops in provinces for researchers and other health care related professionals. monumental task undertak-en by a small but dedicated faculty.

Farhat Moazam, Professor and Chairperson

Twenty years ago, our first conference, “Foundations of Moral Thought: From the Greeks to the Contemporary Bioethics,” was a litmus test for us, for the Centre, of what was ahead of us. We had a tremendous response to that… Twenty years later, we still look ahead. There is no highway. We have to build our own way forward even now. Every step has to be thought through, and every step has to be is what we have learned.

Aamir Jafarey, Professor

When I first enrolled in the PGD, I had no idea that years later, I would eventually become a faculty member at the center. These two decades CBEC have been nothing of a rollercoaster. The has grown and so have I. reworked traditional methods for a field that is by shades of grey and that’s the kind of innova-tion I hope we can continue into the future.

Bushra Shirazi, Professor

I came to CBEC following its 10-year exter-nal review, which recommended bringing in someone with a social sciences background. CBEC has shaped my professional journey. Last year, while helping put together the special anniversary edition of our newsletter and planning the 20-year conference, I felt the warmth of the Centre’s rich.  I sifted through old photographs, collected memories faculty and alumni. That realize that I am a small part of something bigger.

Sualeha Shekhani, Assistant Professor

While I had been drawn to abstract ideas in philosophy since my first year in university, it was only at CBEC that I saw how philosophy breathes differently when rooted in lived contexts, engaging with real people, and social structures. This conference was a culmination of applying  bioethics:  thinking,  creating,  organizing,  and making it meaningful for people from across disciplines. What CBEC has given me is not just training in bioethics, but a way of seeing life holistically.

Farid bin Masood, Senior Lecturer

I have been part of CBEC since its beginning, and it has become a place for my intellectual growth. As a clinician interested in bioethics, I have always searched for spaces where my intellect could be nourished, and I kept coming back here, whether I was a faculty or not. I believe we need more

places like this where clinicians can engage in reflection. Being one of the organizers and a presenter as well, was full  of  learning  like  any  other  experience  at  CBEC.

Nida Wahid Bashir, Part-Time Faculty