The Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities (CBMH) is located at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson, Mississippi. The center is designed to support the education, research and clinical missions of UMMC by focusing on ethics, professionalism, and the social context of modern health care.The center was established in 2008 by a challenge grant from the Bower Foundation and is directed by Dr. Ralph Didlake. The core faculty of the CBMH consists of full-time UMMC faculty members who have specific training and expertise in the broad spectrum of bioethics issues addressed by the center.