{"id":2290,"date":"2021-07-27T15:56:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/humanities-blog\/?p=2290"},"modified":"2021-07-28T16:46:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T15:46:13","slug":"academic-spotlight-dr-alex-mullock-on-medical-ethics-and-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/humanities-blog\/2021\/07\/27\/academic-spotlight-dr-alex-mullock-on-medical-ethics-and-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Spotlight: Dr Alex Mullock on Medical Ethics and Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” fullwidth=”on” next_background_color=”#000000″ global_module=”322″][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=”322″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ menu_id=”7″ submenu_direction=”downwards” fullwidth_menu=”off” background_layout=”dark” module_class=”main-navigation” \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”on” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#1d1d1d”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ specialty_columns=”2″][et_pb_row_inner locked=”off”][et_pb_column_inner type=”4_4″ saved_specialty_column_type=”2_3″][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”3.0.106″ title=”on” meta=”on” author=”on” date=”on” categories=”on” comments=”on” featured_image=”on” featured_placement=”above” text_color=”dark” text_background=”off” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off” \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.6″ background_layout=”light” parent_locked=”off”]<\/p>\n

Dr Alex Mullock<\/a> is a\u00a0Senior Lecturer in Medical Law\u00a0at Manchester, as well as Programme Director for Health Care\u00a0Ethics and Law LLM\/MA\/MSc.\u00a0In her academic spotlight, she shares with us her background, what attracted her to work at Manchester and her area of research.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Background\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Before my current position at Manchester, I did a PhD at Manchester (2008-2011) on a project examining criminal issues in healthcare.\"Portrait Prior to that, I worked as a teacher for several years teaching A level law. I had originally planned to go into legal practice after my first degree, and I worked for a short time as a paralegal in civil litigation and family law. I was undecided whether to complete the solicitor or barrister vocational training and so I decided to do a Masters instead (at Keele University), which led to my first teaching job.<\/p>\n

Joining Manchester<\/h2>\n

The University of Manchester has an amazing reputation for Medical Law and Bioethics, with a world-leading centre \u2013 the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy<\/a> \u2013 founded by Margot Brazier and John Harris over 30 years ago.<\/p>\n

My research<\/h2>\n

When first studying law, I was most interested in social and moral aspects of the law, rather than commercial or financial matters. My favourite undergrad courses were criminal law, family law and medical law, which led me to do a research Masters in which I focused on Medical law. When I decided to consider embarking on a PhD, I was incredibly fortunate that the opportunity arose to examine criminal question in healthcare, within a project led by Professor Margot Brazier at Manchester.\"Embryo<\/p>\n

I have recently advised the Government of Jersey Citizen\u2019s Jury on assisted dying, which is due to report later in 2021, with a recommendation to legalise assisted dying in Jersey. This work has led me to revisit this topic at an interesting time, with the current House of Lords bill and developments in Scotland raising questions about this contentious question. I have also been researching non-fatal surgical harm and malpractice, with an article about the criminal convictions of two surgeons in 2017. My third current area of interest is reproductive law and ethics, and I have just co-authored an article on surrogacy and uterus transplantation.<\/p>\n

Postgraduate engagement<\/h2>\n

I am the Programme Director for the Healthcare Ethics and Law LLM\/MA\/MSc and so I am very involved with all aspects of the course. I meet students during the induction in the first week, and then my main teaching is in the second semester when I lead one of the optional courses, Medicine, Law and Society. The final part of the course requires a dissertation and I run several dissertation workshops for the whole group, as well as supervising some students individually.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav _builder_version=”3.0.106″ in_same_term=”off” show_prev=”on” show_next=”on” prev_text=”Previous” next_text=”Next” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off” \/][et_pb_comments _builder_version=”3.0.106″ show_avatar=”on” show_reply=”on” show_count=”on” background_layout=”light” header_font_size_tablet=”51″ header_line_height_tablet=”2″ custom_button=”on” button_icon_placement=”right” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_use_icon=”off” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover=”null” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover=”null” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover=”null” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover=”null” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover=”null” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Related posts” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off”]<\/p>\n

Related<\/h1>\n\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”3.0.106″ area=”sidebar-1″ orientation=”left” show_border=”off” background_layout=”light” locked=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Connect Title” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ background_color=”#1d1d1d” module_class=”footer-section” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” global_module=”380″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” global_parent=”380″ locked=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” parallax_3=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” make_equal=”off” module_id=”footer-row” _builder_version=”3.0.89″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Contact Us Title” global_parent=”380″ background_layout=”dark” text_text_color=”#ffffff” parent_locked=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n

Contact Us<\/h4>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Contact Us” global_parent=”380″ text_text_color=”#aaaaaa” parent_locked=”off” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” module_class=”contact-us” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n

+44 (0) 161 306 6000<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Find Us Title” global_parent=”380″ background_layout=”dark” text_text_color=”#ffffff” parent_locked=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n

Find Us<\/h4>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Address” global_parent=”380″ background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” module_id=”address” parent_locked=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n

The University of Manchester
Oxford Rd
Manchester
M13 9PL
UK<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Connect Title” global_parent=”380″ background_layout=”dark” text_text_color=”#ffffff” parent_locked=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n

Connect With Us<\/h4>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code admin_label=”Social Media” global_parent=”380″ parent_locked=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.6″]<\/p>\n