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A process for developing a curriculum in ethics and human values
I N Hassenfeld1, J F O'Donnell, L C Epstein
1Albany Medical College, NY.
Summary
This article outlines a curriculum development framework for medical education, focusing on defining educational goals, implementation strategies, and evaluation processes for ethics and human values. The approach is applicable to cancer education planning.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Ethics in Medicine
- Curriculum Development
Background:
- The 1989 Northeast Group for Educational Affairs meeting convened authors to plan a new medical school with unlimited funding.
- The core task involved defining educational goals, student achievement plans, and evaluation methods.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the process and results of curriculum planning for a hypothetical new medical school.
- To detail an ethics and human values curriculum applicable to cancer education.
Main Methods:
- Deliberation on educational goals, knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes.
- Development of a four-year implementation plan for teaching.
- Emphasis on defining outcomes, evaluation, and the pathway to achieve them.
Main Results:
- A structured approach to curriculum design was established.
- An ethics and human values curriculum framework was detailed.
- The planning process was validated for its applicability to cancer education.
Conclusions:
- The described curriculum-planning process provides a transferable model for medical and cancer education.
- Defining outcomes, evaluation, and implementation pathways is crucial for effective educational design.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional Ethics