PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Michael Lowe AU - Ian Kerridge AU - Miles Bore AU - Don Munro AU - David Powis TI - Is it possible to assess the “ethics” of medical school applicants? AID - 10.1136/jme.27.6.404 DP - 2001 Dec 01 TA - Journal of Medical Ethics PG - 404--408 VI - 27 IP - 6 4099 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/27/6/404.short 4100 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/27/6/404.full SO - J Med Ethics2001 Dec 01; 27 AB - Questions surrounding the assessment of medical school applicants' morality are difficult but they are nevertheless important for medical schools to consider. It is probably inappropriate to attempt to assess medical school applicants' ethical knowledge, moral reasoning, or beliefs about ethical issues as these all may be developed during the process of education. Attitudes towards ethical issues and ethical sensitivity, however, might be tested in the context of testing for personality attributes. Before any “ethics” testing is introduced as part of screening for admission to medical school it would require validation. We suggest a number of ways in which this might be achieved.