Questions from the Medical School Ethics Survey

For questions 1–2, how many times have you heard an intern/resident or an attending physician speak derogatorily about a patient, either:
1.– in the patient's presence:
a) 0b) 1–2c) 3–7d) 8–10e) >10
2.– outside the patient's presence:
a) 0b) 1–2c) 3–7d) 8–10e) >10
3.If you have heard derogatory comments as noted in either question 1 or 2, how often do you find these comments to be appropriate?
a) neverb) rarelyc) sometimesd) often
4.How conducive is the medical school environment to the open discussion of your ethical concerns?
a) very conduciveb) conducivec) somewhat conducived) not very conducivee) not at all conducive
5.Since being in medical school, do you think your personal code of ethics has been:
a) enhancedb) stayed about the samec) eroded
6.When you are a resident, do you think your personal code of ethics is most likely to:
a) declineb) stay about the samec) improve
For questions 7–8, do you think this school has done a good job of fostering and nurturing your non-academic development as a:
7.Person:a) Yesb) No
8.Physician a) Yesb) No
9.If you had it to do all over again, would you still go to medical school?
a) Yesb) Not surec) No