Reflecting on senior medical students' ethics reports at the University of Auckland

In January 2010, fifth year medical students in the medical programme at the University of Auckland were asked to write a 1200-word report as part of their ethics assessment. The purpose of the report was to get students to reflect critically on the ethical dimension of a clinical case or situation...

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Published in:Journal of medical ethics 2011-10, Vol.37 (10), p.627-630
Main Author: Malpas, Phillipa J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied ethics
Attitudes
Authorship
Behavior
Bioethics
Colleges & universities
Curriculum
Education
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - methods
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - standards
Educational Measurement - methods
Educational Measurement - standards
Ethical behavior
Ethical instruction
Ethics, Medical - education
Humans
Learning
Medical education
Medical ethics
Medical schools
Medical students
Moral judgment
New Zealand
Nursing students
Patient assessment
Physicians
Students
Students, Medical - psychology
Teaching
Teaching and learning ethics
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Summary:In January 2010, fifth year medical students in the medical programme at the University of Auckland were asked to write a 1200-word report as part of their ethics assessment. The purpose of the report was to get students to reflect critically on the ethical dimension of a clinical case or situation they had been involved in during the past 2 years. Students were required to identify and discuss the salient ethical issues that arose as they saw them, and consider what they had personally learnt from the situation. The purpose of the following discussion is twofold: first, to outline some of the ethical issues raised by year five medical students in their ethics reports; and second, to reflect on what we, as educators and health professionals can learn from their experiences and insights.
ISSN:0306-6800
1473-4257
DOI:10.1136/jme.2011.042903