Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Justin Penny is the Associate Program Director of the University of Minnesota Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program (Smiley's) within the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. He practices full spectrum family medicine, including hospital medicine, obstetrics, primary care, and LGBTQ+ comprehensive care.
Through his joint appointment in the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics, he is part of the Clinical Ethics Consult team providing clinical ethics services for the MHealth Fairview system and serves on the UMMC Ethics Committee.
Dr. Penny's current academic and research focus is the intersection of LGBTQ+ care and Bioethics, care delivery and medical education concerning transgender and gender nonconforming care, and the needs of an aging LGBTQ+ population.
Dr. Penny has a BS in Biology and a BA in Classics from the University of Kentucky. He completed his DO and MA in Bioethics from Kansas City University. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Minnesota. He is board certified in Family Medicine from the American Board of Family Medicine as well as Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment from the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. He has earned the Healthcare Ethics Consultant Certification (HEC-C) credential through the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH).
Friday, September 20, 2024
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM CT