Dr. Claude VALENTIN
Academic Qualifications and Research Work
2014 – French postdoctoral qualification authorising the supervision of doctoral research, Paris V.
« Penser l’humanitaire autrement, Actions, formations, recherches Et si l’art… »
Supervised by Professor Daniel Raichvarg.
2009 – Doctorate in Theology, University of Strasbourg.
« Au commencement de la vie, l’enfant et son médecin dans les éthiques antiques : Mésopotamie, Grèce, Israël »
Supervised by Professor René Hayer, Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Strasbourg.
2010 – Doctorate in Philosophy, Paris XII University.
« Approches éthiques des fondements de la médecine dans ses rapports à l'enfant. Enfance d'une éthique, Ethique de l'enfance »
Supervised by Professor Dominique Folscheid, Créteil, Paris XII.
2010 – Doctorate in Psychology, Paris VII University.
« Approches psychopathologiques du fondement d’une éthique de l’enfance »
Supervised by Professor Danièle Brun, Paris VII, Lariboisière–Saint-Louis.
1986 – Specialist Qualification in Paediatrics, Paris Descartes University, together with six Certificats d'Études Spéciales (CES) (French specialist postgraduate certificates).
1982 – Doctor of Medicine, Paris VII University. Award-winning graduate of the Faculty of Medicine.
« L'indice de Ruffier. Les différents protocoles et leurs conséquences. »
Supervised by Professor Henri Monod, Paris VII, Lariboisière–Saint-Louis.
Research and Editorial Responsibilities
- Research Director: Paris Descartes Sorbonne, Research Group on Art, Health and Ethics.
- Editorial Responsibilities: Member of the Editorial Board of Ethics, Medicine and Public Health (Elsevier), responsible for the section « Méditations philosophiques », in collaboration with Patrick Nerhot (University of Turin).
Teaching Experience
- 2015–2018: Lecturer and Researcher, EA 4569 Ethics, Politics and Health, Laboratory of Ethics and Forensic Medicine, Paris Descartes University.
- 2016–2017: Lecturer at Paris Sorbonne Cité, Camelia Research Group.
- 2012–2018: Lecturer in the Master's programme in Ethics: Medical Ethics and Bioethics (M1–M2 Research).
- 2009–2014: Director and Coordinator of the Diplôme Universitaire (DU) (French university diploma) in Ethics, Aesthetics and Human Dignity.
- 2010–2016: Lecturer in EM2R: « Éthique Médicale, malades et relations » (Medical Ethics, Patients and Relationships).
- 2013–2018: Director and Coordinator of the Diplôme Universitaire (DU) in Ethics, Social Issues and Humanitarian Action.
- 2012–2023: Supervisor of dissertations and doctoral theses: thirty theses and dissertations supervised (list available upon request).
- 2015–2022: University Internship Supervisor, Paris VII and Paris XIII, Paris.
- 2019–2020: Director and Coordinator of the Diplôme Universitaire (DU) in Ethics and Transculturality, Paris XII University.
- 2020–2022: Director and Coordinator of the Diplôme Universitaire (DU) in La santé aujourd’hui (Health Today), Paris XII University.
Research
- Research Director of GRASE (Groupe de Recherche en Art, Santé et Éthique – Research Group on Art, Health and Ethics), a thematic research group within LEM, Paris Descartes University.
- Coordinator of the Ethics in Paediatrics Group, AFPA.
- Founder and President of the Ethics Committee of Pédiatres du Monde.
Research Areas
- Ethical questions: spirituality, art, knowledge and culture.
- The place of the child: health, ethics and culture.
- Humanitarian and social action: respect for otherness and sustainability of initiatives.