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Ethics curricula in surgery: needs and approaches.

¹Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8109, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. ijkodner@aol.com

World Journal of Surgery

|June 12, 2003

Summary

Surgical ethics education is crucial due to increasing complexity in procedures. Curricula should evolve with a surgeon's career stages for better ethical practice.

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Area of Science:

Medical Ethics
Surgical Education

Background:

Surgical practice involves complex applied ethics.
Reduced opportunities for ethical role modeling necessitate formal ethics training.

Observation:

Current ethics curricula exist from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American College of Surgeons.
These curricula offer practical methods for daily ethical challenges faced by surgical residents.

Findings:

Formal ethics curricula are essential for surgical residents.
Continued ethics education is needed throughout a surgeon's career.

Implications:

Tailoring ethics education to a surgeon's career stage (from student to advanced surgeon) can enhance training.
Improved ethics education can better prepare surgeons for complex medical and surgical interventions.

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