RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Teaching medical ethics symposium. A student-led approach to teaching.
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 139
OP 143
DO 10.1136/jme.13.3.139
VO 13
IS 3
A1 Southgate, L J
A1 Heard, S R
A1 Toon, P D
A1 Salkind, M R
YR 1987
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/13/3/139.abstract
AB It is increasingly agreed that ethics has a place in undergraduate medical education. There is, however, debate about how it should be taught, and by whom. We present our experience of teaching ethics in a general practice module over six years. During this period there has been a shift from a teacher-centred to a student-centred approach in which students choose ethical issues to explore within a framework provided. The issues raised are discussed with examples, and the future directions of our ethics teaching outlined.