The American Association for the Advancement of Science, an international organization, was founded in 1848. This organization focuses on advancing science and publishes a journal (Science), newsletters, books, and reports. The website allows you to search for bioethics which returns results in topics (bioethics; ethics, religion; human rights and bioethics; medicine, department; science and engineering, and much more).

The mission of AMA is "to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health." This mission is reflected in the continuing medical education (CME credits) offered to physicians so the physicians can continue learning in their profession and ensure that the physicians are aware of the advances and changes in the medical field. The website has tabs along the top for physicians, residents, medical students, and patients while the tabs found below include membership, education & careers, medical journals, and about AMA. The various types of memberships to the AMA will provide you with access to numerous medical journals, databases, and opportunities which enhance your learning in the this field.

"The purpose of ASBH is to promote the exchange of ideas and foster multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and interprofessional scholarship, research, teaching, policy development, professional development, and collegiality among people engaged in all of the endeavors related to clinical and academic bioethics and the health-related humanities." This website has information regarding ASBH meetings, ASBH programs, publications, journals who partner with ASBH (these scholarly journals are offered at a cheaper price to ASBH members), and jobs which provide the user with possible opportunities.

The purpose of ASLME is to be a place of dialogue and discussion for those in law, medical, and ethical professions regarding the ethics involved in scientific and medical research with the goal to improve health care, patient care, etc. This purpose is reflected in the society's two journals: Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (JLME) and the American Journal of Law & Medicine (AJLM); the two journals are available through CUA e-journals. The society's website offers numerous interesting pages such as conferences & webinairs, research & grants, blogs & forums, and multimedia (this page has past events which the user has the option of listening to).

The purpose of BIO is to be a voice and supporter of small and large biotechnology organizations around the world including associations, service providers, and academic centers. BIO's mission is to improve the quality of healthcare, agriculture, and environment through the efforts of biotechnology researchers and their science discoveries. The website has various sections including conferences & events, Members.BIO.org, news & media, national issues (health, food & agriculture, industrial & environmental, bioethics, intellectual property, regulatory, and tax & financial), state & local issues, speeches & publications, and BIO news. The sub section bioethics has documents and videos relating to conflict of interest in medical research, clinical trials, genetic discrimination, medical privacy, gene therapy, stem cell research, cloning, human subjects protection, xenotransplantation, health care applications, agency appropriations, and much more.

CBS' mission focuses on the teaching, the research, the clinical aspects, and the publication of bioethics. The website contains information regarding memberships which include institutional, student, and individual (more information can be found on the the "Organization Page" under "About Us" and on the "Becoming A Member Page"), English and French versions of the society's documents, and the newsletter (available online).

The Centre's mission is to research the legal, ethical, and social issues of genetic technology. More specifically the ethicial issues of the following topics: "the collection, storage and banking of DNA (including DNA profiling) for commercial purposes; privacy of genetic information; discrimination in insurance and employment; patenting of biotechnological inventions; structuring of the biotechnology industry; domestic and international control of commercial use of biotechnology; and regulation of stem cell research and cloning." This website allows you to search or browse four categories (genetics all, plant genetics, human genetics, and animal genetics) and select one of the six items to search (article, conference, legal case, news, statute, or web link).

CMDA's mission is to help Christian doctors, dentists, nurses, and anyone in the healthcare profession to act and live their lives as imitations of Christ, in particular "advancing Biblical principles in bioethics and health to the Church and society". This website focuses on medical and healthcare issues from a Christian perspective; there is an emphasis on prayer, trusting in God, and a relationship with God. One of the categories, Issues and Ethics, has four main topics (beginning of life, end of life, healthcare, and other) with sub topics.

Do No Harm's mission is to guide medical treatments and therapies so that human life and the human embryo are not destroyed in the process of scientific and medical advances. This is done by offering information to the public and politicians so that decisions can be made which do not cause the loss of human life and the human embryo. The website has pages dealing with stem cell research in the news, commentary, press releases, and as facts and information.

This website's message is to stop the extraction of a woman's eggs for biotechnology research (cloning, etc.) since the woman is harmed severely (ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, OHSS) by the procedure. The website contains the mission, manifesto, opeds n letters, commentary, events, and even clothes with promote the message.

The IAB was founded by the SIBI foundation "to promote, support, disseminate and consolidate the knowledge of Bioethics in order to attain its full application in fields such as Medical, Biological, Environmental and Food Sciences and Technologies; to encourage legal and pedagogical developments regarding Bioethics at a national and international level, and to foster a legal, social and ethical analysis of any problem posed by scientific advances, especially in Medicine and Biotechnology."

"The Center is unique among bioethics organizations in that its message derives from the official teaching of the Catholic Church which draws from a moral tradition that acknowledges the unity of faith and reason and builds on the solid foundation of natural law."

The mission of SMDM "is to improve health outcomes through the advancement of proactive systematic approaches to clinical decision making and policy-formation in health care by providing a scholarly forum that connects and educates researchers, providers, policy-makers, and the public." This society consists of members from around the world and includes trainees, senior researchers, educators, clinicians, managers, and policy makers. The importance of decision making in the medical field is very important to this society. This website also contains a page for the posting of jobs and fellowships for organizations and institutions who are seeking an individual with decision making skills. SMDM publishes a jounal called Medical Decision Making (MDM) which is available through CUA e-journals.