Donald Carter, DBe, MDiv, MBA

Dr. Donald Carter III is a biomedical ethicist and Assistant Professor of Bioethics and Professionalism at Mercer University School of Medicine. He holds degrees from Fisk University (BA), Tennessee State University (MBA), Vanderbilt University (MDiv), and Loyola University Chicago (Doctorate in Bioethics). A 2023 Hastings Center Sadler Scholar, his research focuses on clinical ethics, organ transplantation, theological ethics, AI in medicine, race and social justice, and the medical humanities. Dr. Carter currently serves as co-chair of the Race Affinity Group within the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) for the 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 terms.