Zablocki VA Medical Center, Mental Health Division, Milwaukee, WI 53295, USA.
Acad Psychiatry. 2009 Nov-Dec;33(6):470-7. doi: 10.1176/appi.ap.33.6.470.
Despite the acknowledged importance of ethics education in medical school, little empirical work has been done to assess the needs and preferences of medical students regarding ethics curricula.
Eighty-three medical students at the University of New Mexico participated in a self-administered written survey including 41 scaled questions regarding attitudes, needs, and preferences toward medical ethics and ethics education.
Students reported strong personal interest in learning more about ethics in clinical medicine and research. They most strongly endorsed as valid objectives of ethics education the goals of helping professionals "better recognize ethical issues and clarify values-laden choices," "improve patient care and clinical decision-making," and "improve ethical practices in clinical research." Participants strongly agreed that "professional attitudes and values are an appropriate focus for medical education" and also expressed strong interest in learning more about specific ethical topics and learning methods. Women more strongly endorsed interest in additional ethics education and a preference for increased ethics education than men. Preclinical participants expressed a greater desire for additional training on all ethics topics than clinical students.
The medical students surveyed strongly affirmed ethics education in medical school and expressed clear preferences for curricular topics and teaching methods.
尽管医学伦理教育在医学院校中具有重要地位，但几乎没有实证研究来评估医学生对伦理课程的需求和偏好。
新墨西哥大学的 83 名医学生参与了一项自我管理的书面调查，其中包括 41 个关于医学伦理和伦理教育态度、需求和偏好的量表问题。
学生们报告说，他们对学习更多关于临床医学和研究中的伦理学知识非常感兴趣。他们最强烈地认可了伦理学教育的目标，即帮助专业人员“更好地识别伦理问题和澄清价值观 laden 的选择”、“改善患者护理和临床决策”以及“改善临床研究中的伦理实践”。参与者强烈同意“专业态度和价值观是医学教育的一个适当焦点”，并对学习更多关于特定伦理主题和学习方法表现出强烈的兴趣。女性比男性更强烈地表示对额外的伦理学教育感兴趣，并希望增加伦理学教育。与临床学生相比，基础医学阶段的学生更希望在所有伦理学主题上接受额外的培训。
接受调查的医学生强烈肯定了医学伦理教育，并明确表达了对课程主题和教学方法的偏好。
