Informed Consent in Medical Education : The Experience of The Medical Ethics Department of Ankara University Medical School *

Prof. Dr. Berna ARDA, Ankara University, School of Medicine,Department of Medical Ethics, Ankara, TURKEY Phone: +90 (312) 310 30 10 / 362 Fax: + 90 (312) 310 63 70 E-mail Address: [email protected] This study aimed to develop a new method based on mastery learning in order to consider the subject of informed consent in medical education. As a professional skill, obtaining informed consent has been included in the third year curriculum of the Medical School of Ankara University, since 2004-2005 school year. Groups of 10-15 students in each using learning guides comprised the study population. The skill was evaluated by Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) using simulated patients, and the results of the examinations were analyzed. The results of OSCE demonstrated that 94% of the students exhibited a performance consistent with the principles of mastery learning regarding informed consent.