Dennis K J, Hall M R
J Med Ethics. 1977 Dec;3(4):183-5. doi: 10.1136/jme.3.4.183.
For centuries medical schools in Britain and elsewhere had a fairly static curriculum based on what might be called the 'three Rs' of medicine, and consequently had to make room for new subjects as the need arose in a fashion which was sometimes makeshift. However, Southampton University has only had a medical school for six years, and therefore their course on medical ethics and legal medicine was carefully integrated into the curriculum after some preliminary experiments carried out by a subcommittee which is continually reviewing the situation. Medical ethics has now a definite place in the fourth year, preceded by an introduction to ethical problems encountered in medicine in the first year. Not only do members of the medical faculty participate in this teaching but also members of the faculties of law and the arts.
几个世纪以来，英国及其他地方的医学院都有一套相当固定的课程体系，其基础是所谓医学的“三R”，因此，随着需求的出现，不得不以一种有时是临时拼凑的方式为新科目腾出空间。然而，南安普顿大学医学院成立才六年，所以在一个小组委员会进行了一些初步试验并不断审查情况之后，他们的医学伦理与法医学课程被精心整合进了课程体系。医学伦理现在在第四年有了明确的位置，第一年先介绍医学中遇到的伦理问题。不仅医学系的成员参与这一教学，法律系和艺术系的成员也参与。
