[Ethics in medical education].

Ethik in der medizinischen Aus- und Weiterbildung.

Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 101181368 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1436-9990 (Print) Linking ISSN: 14369990 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Berlin : Springer,

Curriculum/*trends ; Education, Medical/*trends ; Ethics, Medical/*education ; Teaching/*trends; Germany

Ethics education is a topic of growing importance in the medical curriculum. Medical ethics can be defined as the skilled professional discourse on moral issues in patient care, medical research and the health-care system. Ethical competence comprises conscientiousness and the ability to give reasons for intuitive moral convictions. In the curriculum, course content and didactic approaches should be aimed at all levels (cognitive, affective, practical), as discussed in this paper. Case based seminars are the gold standard of ethics education. The teacher's responsibility is rooted in their character as role models during case discussions. Ethics education should continue throughout the curriculum. In Germany the compulsory subject "history, theory, ethics of medicine" is predominant in the curriculum, but courses vary greatly between different universities. Further research is needed in the fields of adequate assessment formats and evaluation of final outcomes of ethics education. Interprofessional ethics education (undergraduate and postgraduate) is a major challenge for the future, especially since services for clinical ethics consultation and moral case deliberation are becoming more established in German hospitals.

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Date Created: 20080913 Date Completed: 20081030 Latest Revision: 20160707

20240628

10.1007/s00103-008-0608-4

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