School of Sociology and Social Policy, and School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Centre for Applied Bioethics, School of Biosciences and School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Vet Rec. 2021 May;188(10):e17. doi: 10.1002/vetr.17. Epub 2021 Mar 23.
Veterinary practice raises complex and unique professional ethical dilemmas. There is increasing discussion of how best to deliver ethics education to veterinary students, so that they are fully prepared to address ethical conflicts in professional practice. This paper proposes the use of innovative methods to allow students to share and reflect on their own experiences of ethical dilemmas.
Two innovations are described. The first is formal and compulsory, and involves a small-group facilitated session for final year students, wholly designed around student dilemmas. The second is informal and voluntary, and constitutes a short-story writing competition.
The methods described are conducive to student engagement in ethics and ethical reflection.
Veterinary schools should consider adopting student-led techniques, deliberately designed to allow students to tell their own stories. Similar methods could also be adapted for use in clinical practice, thereby creating opportunities for professional dialogue on ethical dilemmas.
兽医实践提出了复杂而独特的专业伦理困境。人们越来越多地讨论如何最好地向兽医学生提供伦理教育，使他们能够充分准备好在专业实践中解决伦理冲突。本文提出了使用创新方法来允许学生分享和反思自己的伦理困境经验。
描述了两种创新方法。第一种是正式的和强制性的，涉及为最后一年的学生安排一个小型小组辅导会议，完全围绕学生的困境设计。第二种是非正式的和自愿的，构成了一个短篇小说写作竞赛。
所描述的方法有利于学生参与伦理道德和道德反思。
兽医学校应该考虑采用学生主导的技术，有意设计允许学生讲述自己的故事。类似的方法也可以适应于临床实践，从而为解决伦理困境创造专业对话的机会。
