Teaching medical ethics: a model.
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o the best of our knowledge, medical ethics is not taught as a separate subject in Indian medical colleges. St John's Medical College has a programme.for teaching medical ethics to its undergraduate students. We describe here the structure of our programme, the syllabus and the teaching methodology. ite feel that we have an effective way of teaching medical ethics at vur medical college and would encourage other medical colleges to introduce the subject in their curriculum. W ith the advent of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), the Indian medical community has become more 'ethics conscious'. The Medical Council of India (MCI) has recommended that medical ethics be taught to undergraduates as a part of forensic medicine with only 4-6 hours teaching time for the entire course.( I) Medical students are expected to acquire an 'ethical sense' by observing the practices of their teachers and senior colleagues. We feel that the absence of a medical ethics programme is a serious lacuna in the Indian medical curriculum. Worldwide, many medical schools offer structured programmes for teaching medical ethics to their students.(2,3) St John's l'v1edical College was established in 1963 by the Catholic Bishop's Council of India (CBCJ). It is the only Catholic medical college in the country. One of the major objectives of the college is that its
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Issues in medical ethics
دوره 6 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998