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C Levitt1, B Freedman, J Kaczorowski

  • 1Department of Family Medicine, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital (SMBDJGH), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
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Developing a family practice ethics curriculum is complex. Key factors like encounter frequency, management difficulty, and discussion helpfulness should guide content selection, with small-group case discussions being a preferred teaching format.

Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional EthicsEmpirical ApproachMcGill University

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Bioethics
  • Family Medicine

Background:

  • Developing a comprehensive ethics curriculum in family practice requires understanding physician perspectives on ethical issues.
  • Identifying the importance of ethical dilemmas based on frequency, difficulty, and discussion helpfulness is crucial for curriculum design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify key ethical issues for a family practice ethics curriculum.
  • To assess physician perceptions of ethical issue importance based on encounter frequency, management difficulty, and discussion helpfulness.
  • To examine differences between faculty and residents, and by gender, and to determine preferred teaching formats.

Main Methods:

  • A questionnaire was distributed to 475 family practice residents and faculty at McGill University.
  • 319 usable responses (67% response rate) were analyzed.
  • Statistical tests (chi-square, ANOVA, t-tests) were used to compare perceptions and preferred teaching formats.

Main Results:

  • No consistent relationship was found between encounter frequency, difficulty, and discussion helpfulness for most ethical issues.
  • Faculty and residents, men and women, showed minimal differences in perceived importance of ethical issues.
  • Women reported fewer encounters but found them more difficult and deserving of discussion; small-group, case-oriented discussion was favored.

Conclusions:

  • Narrowing curriculum content is challenging; frequency, difficulty, and helpfulness are important but should be considered contextually.
  • Separate or combined consideration of these factors is necessary when time is limited.
  • Small-group, case-based discussions are the preferred format for teaching ethical dilemmas in family practice.