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J\u00f3zsef Kov\u00e1cs, MD, PhD, DSc, \u00a0Semmelweis University, Faculty of General Medicine, Department of Behavioural Sciences, Division of Bioethics. Head of Division, Professor Emeritus. Chief Physician.
\nDeputy Director General of the Department of Behavioural Sciences.
\nAddress: 1089 Budapest, Nagyv\u00e1rad t\u00e9r 4.
\nPostal Address: 1428 Budapest Pf. 2.
\nTelephone: 210-2930\/56115 or 210-2940\/56115
\nE-mail: kovacs.jozsef@semmelweis.hu<\/a>
\nWebsite: https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/magtud<\/a>
\nPersonal Website: https:\/\/scholar.semmelweis.hu\/kovacsjozsef<\/a><\/p>\n

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Education, Higher Studies:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 1973\u2014High school diploma (Budapest, Mih\u00e1ly Fazekas Municipal Practice School and Gymnasium) (3rd place in the National High School Competition in Biology)
\n\u2022 1973-1979\u2014Semmelweis University of Medicine, Faculty of General Medicine; General Medicine Diploma („Summa cum laude”)
\n\u2022 1980-1983\u2014E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University, Faculty of Humanities, Philosophy supplementary program, Philosophy Teacher’s Diploma (with honors)
\nProfessional Qualifications:
\n\u2022 1985\u2014Licensing examination in Social Medicine
\n\u2022 2002\u2014 Licensing examination in Psychotherapy (Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy)<\/p>\n

Scientific Degrees:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 1995\u2014Candidate of Medical Sciences (Title of Candidacy Thesis: Justice in Healthcare. Ethical Issues of Healthcare Macro-allocation.)
\n\u2022 2006\u2014Habilitation title in Social Sciences (Bioethics) from Semmelweis University.
\n\u2022 2010\u2014Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences title (Philosophy). Title of Doctoral Thesis: Bioethical Issues in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.<\/p>\n

Foreign Study Visits:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 1990\u2014Hastings Center (USA) (6 weeks) (studying bioethics)
\n\u2022 1990-91\u2014Centre for the Study of Philosophy and Health Care (Swansea, United Kingdom) (3 months) (studying bioethics)
\n\u2022 1993 \u2013 King\u2019s Fund College. London (3 weeks) (studying the healthcare management aspects of bioethics)
\n\u2022 1994\u2014King\u2019s Fund College. London (2 weeks) (studying the healthcare management aspects of bioethics)
\n\u2022 1995\u2014Hogeschool van Amsterdam (2 weeks) (studying the healthcare management aspects of bioethics)
\n\u2022 1999\u2014USA, State of Massachusetts (10 days) (studying the patient rights aspects of psychiatric care)<\/p>\n

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Previous Workplaces:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 1979-1982\u2014Institute for Postgraduate Medical Training (OTKI), Department of Social Medicine; Research Assistant
\n\u2022 1982-1993\u2014Semmelweis University of Medicine, Institute of Social Sciences; University Assistant Lecturer, then University Lecturer from 1990.
\n\u2022 1985-1995\u2014Part-time Research Fellow at the Department of Social Medicine, University for Postgraduate Medical Training (OTKI).
\n\u2022 From 1993 onwards continuously Semmelweis University, Faculty of General Medicine, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, as Head of the Bioethics Division; from July 1, 1997, as Associate Professor, from September 1, 2010, as Professor, and from July 1, 2025, as Professor Emeritus and Chief Physician.
\n\u2022 Between 2001-2016 and continuously from 2020 onwards– Deputy Director General of the Institute \u00a0of Behavioural Sciences.
\n\u2022 2016-2020\u2014Director of the Institute \u00a0of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of General Medicine, Semmelweis University.<\/p>\n

Higher Education Experience:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Continuously since 1982\u2014Teaching medical ethics through seminars and lectures, initially in Hungarian, then in Hungarian and English. Currently responsible for the English-language „Medical Ethics – Bioethics” courses on three faculties (Faculty of General Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy).
\n\u2022 1993\u2014Development of the curriculum for mandatory bioethics courses for students on all three Hungarian-language faculties (Faculty of General Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy), as well as on all three English-language faculties (also General Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy). Continuous involvement in student examination, supervision of theses, and direction of student research and demonstrator activities.<\/p>\n