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Summary
Medical ethics education can be improved by incorporating imaginative, interpretive, and inquiry-based methods alongside traditional principles and rules. This approach enhances practical reasoning and moral engagement for better ethical decision-making.
Area of Science:
- Medical Ethics Education
- Moral Philosophy
- Clinical Reasoning
Background:
- Traditional medical ethics teaching relies heavily on the principles-and-rules approach.
- This method may not fully develop practical reasoning skills or engage the moral imagination.
- There is a need for enriched pedagogical strategies in medical ethics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore methods for enhancing medical ethics education.
- To investigate the integration of moral imagination in case-based learning.
- To augment practical reasoning beyond a strict principles-and-rules framework.
Main Methods:
- Case method in medical ethics education.
- Incorporation of modes of inquiry and interpretation.
- Focus on engaging the moral imagination.
Main Results:
- The principles-and-rules approach can be complemented by other reasoning modes.
- Engaging moral imagination enriches case-based ethical analysis.
- Enhanced practical reasoning skills observed.
Conclusions:
- Medical ethics teaching benefits from a multifaceted approach.
- Integrating moral imagination and diverse inquiry modes improves ethical reasoning.
- A richer case method enhances the development of ethical practitioners.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional Ethics