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Students' medical ethics rounds: a combinatorial program for medical ethics education
Maani Beigy1, Ghasem Pishgahi1, Fateme Moghaddas1
1MD-MPH Student, Medical Ethics Association, Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
|July 30, 2016
Summary
Medical ethics education can be improved with innovative programs like Students' Medical Ethics Rounds (SMER). This student-led initiative significantly enhanced participants' medical ethics knowledge and attitudes.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Bioethics
Background:
- Traditional lecture-based medical ethics education is insufficient for training competent physicians.
- Developing effective medical ethics education programs is a key goal for educators and ethicists.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and evaluate an innovative, student-centered program for medical ethics education called Students' Medical Ethics Rounds (SMER).
Main Methods:
- SMER employed a blend of educational techniques: theater-based case presentations, large group discussions, expert opinions, role-playing, and role modeling.
- A pretest-posttest experimental design assessed changes in participants' knowledge and attitudes.
- 335 students participated, with 86.57% completing both assessments.
Main Results:
- Significant improvements were observed in participants' knowledge (P < 0.0500) and attitudes (P < 0.0001) towards medical ethics.
- 89.8% of participants reported increased confidence in handling ethical dilemmas.
- All educational methods utilized in SMER were reported as beneficial.
Conclusions:
- Students' Medical Ethics Rounds (SMER) shows promise as an effective method for teaching medical ethics.
- Further investigation of SMER in larger, interdisciplinary settings is recommended.
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