Janeta Fong Tansey, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry 2880 John Pappajohn Pavilion 319-353-6310 1-105 Medical Education Building Iowa City, IA 52242 319-335-9240 E-mail: janeta-tansey@uiowa.edu

Graduate Education

• Loyola Stritch School of Medicine (M.D.)
• University of Iowa College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry (residency)
• University of Iowa Graduate College, Department of Religion (Ph.D.)

Teaching Activities

• Director, Psycho-Oncology Service
• Course Director, Psychiatry Clerkship and Senior Electives in Psychiatry
• Course Director, Psychiatric Ethics for Residents
• Clinical Instructor, Medical Ethics and Professionalism
• Clinical Instructor, Adult Psychiatry

Research Interests

• Medical and Psychiatric Ethics
• Ethics and Spirituality in Cancer Care and Psycho-Oncology
• Moral Theory: Religious and Philosophical Traditions
• Medical Professionalism and Strategies for Remediation
• Religion and Gender in Cultural Competency

Recent Publications

• Tansey J: Medical and Legal Ethics (book chapter) in Wilbur J, Graber M, Kukoyi O, House H, Graber M (eds.): Family Practice Examination and Board Review, McGraw Hill, 2005.
• Graber M, Tansey J. "Autonomy, consent and limiting health care cost." Journal of Medical Ethics, 31:7, 2005.
• Bergus G, Vvogelgesang S, Tansey J, Franklin E, Feld R. "Appraising and applying evidence about a diagnostic test during a performance-based assessment." BMC Medical Education, 4:20, Oct. 13, 2004.

Current Projects

• Ethics, Professionalism, and Cultural Competency Curricula for Physicians-in-Training
• Ethics and Spirituality in Cancer Care and Psycho-Oncology
• Emotional Perception and Intuition in Moral Epistemology (Ph.D. dissertation topic)

University Service

• Iowa Depression and Clincial Research Center, University of Iowa (Ethics Consultant)
• Psyciatric Interest Group for Medical Students (Faculty Sponsor)

Professional Service

• Attending Physician, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
• American Psychiatric Association (member)
• Iowa Psychiatric Society and Ethics Subcommittee (member)
• Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (member)
• American Psycho-Oncology Society (member)
• Academy for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry (member)
• Association for Directors in Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (member)
• Kennedy Institute of Ethics (member)
• The Hastings Center (member)