Attitude and Perception of Medical Graduates on Medical Ethics: A Cross-sectional Study

The study aims to understand the current levels of knowledge and attitude of medical graduates toward medical ethics.

A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 138 medical graduates via Google Forms. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS v20 and expressed as frequency and percentages.

Among the 138 medical graduates with a mean age of 26.25 ± 2.55 years, the vast majority (94.2%) of participants believe that medical ethics is either significant or highly significant in clinical practice. 57.2% medical graduates feel moderately assured about resolving ethical dilemmas, 97.8% agree or strongly agree that medical ethics should be an integral part of the medical curriculum. Most respondents (80.4%) felt they handled the ethical dilemmas adequately, indicating a general sense of competence despite the challenges faced. 39.9% participants believe the current medical curriculum does not provide sufficient training in medical ethics.

This study concludes positive attitudes among medical graduates toward medical ethics and their perceived competence in handling ethical dilemmas. The insights from the study underscore the importance of contextually relevant and integrated approaches to teaching medical ethics that can better prepare graduates for the ethical challenges they will face in their professional lives.