Open AccessEthics in medical curriculum; Ethics by the teachers for students and society
Author(s) -
Karuna Rameshkumar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.56192
Subject(s) - curriculum , engineering ethics , ideal (ethics) , medicine , medical ethics , specialty , subject (documents) , process (computing) , nursing ethics , medical education , ethical issues , pedagogy , sociology , law , family medicine , political science , engineering , computer science , psychiatry , library science , operating system
There are many ethical issues involved in the practice of modern medicine. It can be a simple one-on-one issue with complex ramifications. The training of medical ethics should be a continuous process. The ideal time to introduce ethics is a subject of many debates. Though it has to be introduced during the undergraduate curriculum, it requires reinforcing during specialty training also. The teaching of medical ethics can utilize various methodologies. There should be a proper evaluation of the ethical aspects learned.