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Medical students' affirmation of ethics education.
Acad Psychiatry. 2009 Nov-Dec; 33(6):470-7.AP

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Despite the acknowledged importance of ethics education in medical school, little empirical work has been done to assess the needs and preferences of medical students regarding ethics curricula.

METHODS

Eighty-three medical students at the University of New Mexico participated in a self-administered written survey including 41 scaled questions regarding attitudes, needs, and preferences toward medical ethics and ethics education.

RESULTS

Students reported strong personal interest in learning more about ethics in clinical medicine and research. They most strongly endorsed as valid objectives of ethics education the goals of helping professionals "better recognize ethical issues and clarify values-laden choices," "improve patient care and clinical decision-making," and "improve ethical practices in clinical research." Participants strongly agreed that "professional attitudes and values are an appropriate focus for medical education" and also expressed strong interest in learning more about specific ethical topics and learning methods. Women more strongly endorsed interest in additional ethics education and a preference for increased ethics education than men. Preclinical participants expressed a greater desire for additional training on all ethics topics than clinical students.

CONCLUSION

The medical students surveyed strongly affirmed ethics education in medical school and expressed clear preferences for curricular topics and teaching methods.

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Lehrmann JA
Zablocki VA Medical Center, Mental Health Division, Milwaukee, WI 53295, USA. jon.lehrmann@va.gov
Hoop J
No affiliation info available
Hammond KG
No affiliation info available
Roberts LW
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultAttitude of Health PersonnelCurriculumData CollectionEthics, MedicalFemaleGoalsHumansMaleNew MexicoSex FactorsStudents, MedicalYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19933891

Citation

Lehrmann, Jon A., et al. "Medical Students' Affirmation of Ethics Education." Academic Psychiatry : the Journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry, vol. 33, no. 6, 2009, pp. 470-7.
Lehrmann JA, Hoop J, Hammond KG, et al. Medical students' affirmation of ethics education. Acad Psychiatry. 2009;33(6):470-7.
Lehrmann, J. A., Hoop, J., Hammond, K. G., & Roberts, L. W. (2009). Medical students' affirmation of ethics education. Academic Psychiatry : the Journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry, 33(6), 470-7. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.33.6.470
Lehrmann JA, et al. Medical Students' Affirmation of Ethics Education. Acad Psychiatry. 2009 Nov-Dec;33(6):470-7. PubMed PMID: 19933891.
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