Hello! I'm Devin Kellis, a medical student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia. I also serve as an Editorial Fellow with the AMA Journal of Ethics focusing on the ethics of human extinction from a medical perspective. However, most of my research has focused on neuroscience and behavioral science. My undergraduate honors and masters theses, for example, focused on empathy and fear, respectively.

 

Studying in a physician-scientist training program led to my current work, which makes the case for a new medical specialty called "extinction medicine." The specialty's mission is to manage risks related to human extinction while minimizing social harm. A draft of basic arguments for the specialty is on SSRN here. An invited essay about where the idea came from is also in The Oslerian here. I'm writing a textbook on the topic in lieu of my doctoral dissertation (more on that later). 

 

I am eager to learn from and engage with others, so please do reach out if you would like to collaborate, provide criticism, share ideas, ask questions, or anything else! I am on Twitter and BlueSky (@devinkellis), at least for now. My Google Scholar is here.

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