J. Clint Parker, MD PhD

Associate Professor
ECU Nephrology Fellowship Program Director
M1 Clinical Ethics Course Director

Dr. Clint Parker graduated from the Brody School of Medicine (BSOM) in 2003 after completing a PhD in philosophy at Rice University concentrating in bioethics and moral philosophy.  He then completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Nephrology at ECU.  After practicing nephrology in private practice and teaching part time in the BSOM Department of Bioethics and Interdisciplinary Studies for 10 years, he joined the faculty at Brody School of Medicine full time in 2018.  He served as an Associate Program Director for the ECU Nephrology Fellowship Program until 2022 and recently became the Nephrology Fellowship Program Director in 2023. He also currently serves as the M1 course director for Ethical Issues in Medicine.  He is working toward a Graduate Certificate in the Healthcare Professions and is also enrolled in the ECU MAEd program.  He is applying what he is learning in his education classes to teaching medical students and fellows.  His research interests include clinical ethics, Christian ethics, moral epistemology, and professional identity formation.

Dr. Parker enjoys spending time with his family and working with his wife on their farm growing pecan trees and cultivating shitake mushroom logs.  He also enjoys reading philosophy and theology, teaching classes at his church, and having good conversations.  His family motto is “Make Wise Choices.”