Animating Clinical Ethics: A Structured Method to Teach Ethical Analysis Through Movies

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Bioethics
• Film Studies

Background:

• Movies offer didactic potential for teaching clinical ethics.
• A gap exists in systematic methods for analyzing ethical content in film clips.
• Developing critical thinking from film requires structured analytical approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a pedagogical proposal for systematic ethical analysis of film sequences.
• To facilitate medical students' transition from anecdotal reflections to abstract ethical thinking.
• To enhance the comprehension and application of clinical ethics principles.

Main Methods:

• A structured, stepwise method for analyzing film sequences.
• Identifying the core ethical problem within a selected scene.
• Reflecting on theoretical principles and their contextual application.

Main Results:

• The method encourages systematic ethical problem identification.
• It emphasizes the application of ethical norms and values in context.
• Reinforces comprehension of theoretical frameworks and their limitations.

Conclusions:

• The proposed method bridges theoretical clinical ethics teaching and clinical practice.
• It provides a constructive tool for enhancing ethical reasoning skills.
• Improves understanding of ethical principles' pertinence and limitations in real-world scenarios.