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Using simulated case studies to evaluate a clinical ethics course for junior students
Journal of Medical Education
|May 1, 1982
Summary
This study shows that a clinical ethics course can objectively improve medical students' ethical reasoning. Students demonstrated increased reflectiveness in ethical decision-making after the program.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Bioethics
- Clinical Ethics
Background:
- Clinical ethics education is crucial for medical professionals.
- Assessing the impact of ethics training on student reasoning is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate an experimental clinical ethics teaching program for junior medical students.
- To develop and assess objective evaluation techniques for ethical reasoning.
Main Methods:
- A 12-14 hour clinical ethics seminar was implemented for junior medical students.
- Teaching sessions utilized actual cases presented by students.
- An evaluation technique using simulated clinical-ethical cases was developed and applied.
Main Results:
- Objective evaluation techniques for assessing ethical reasoning were successfully developed.
- Junior medical students showed enhanced reflectiveness in ethical decision-making post-course.
Conclusions:
- It is feasible to objectively assess students' ethical reasoning after ethics training.
- Clinical ethics courses can demonstrably increase students' reflectiveness on ethical decisions.