4th Year Medical Student
Course in Medical Ethics
The timing and content of this course are
based on two assumptions. First, that 4th year medical students have had
sufficient exposure to clinical medicine to appreciate the relevance and
importance of their ethical issues in medicine. Second, that medical ethics
presents issues of sufficient importance that all medical students must have a
solid foundation in these issues and concepts before they begin their
post-graduate training.
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Course
Objectives
- Explore the complexities of
ethical issues in the practice of medicine.
- Provide a foundation of
philosophical and moral reasoning skills.
- Encourage reflection on personal
and professional moral commitments in the practice of medicine and promote
discussion between professionals.
- Employ this knowledge and these
skills in a clinical setting.
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Course
Themes
- Introduction to Medical
Ethics
- Ethical Theory and Difficult
Cases
- Informed Consent in Clinical
Medicine and Research
- Justice --Access to
Healthcare
- Medical Mistakes
- Conscientious Objection and
Civil Disobedience: Claims of Conscience
- Conflicts of
Interest
- Palliative Care and End of Life
Issues
- Communication in the Doctor
Patient Relationship
- What Constitutes a "Good"
Doctor
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Syllabus from
Spring 2006
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