How are Medical Ethics and Related Themes Treated among Practices of Social Medicine?
- VernacularTitle:社会医学系実習において医の倫理とそれに関連する課題がいかに取り上げられているか
- Author:
Akizumi TSUTSUMI
;
Tatsuya ISHITAKE
;
Tsunetaka MATOBA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical ethics education;
active educational method;
small-group learning;
social medicine;
undergraduate education
- From:Medical Education
2001;32(2):113-116
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
One hundred fifty-three activity reports, which were published by departments or divisions of social medicine in Japan from 1991 through 1998 were reviewed to examine how medical ethics and related themes were taught. We examined how many departments and divisions taught medical ethics and related themes each year, and teaching methods were examined in reports from 1998. The number of departments and divisions teaching medical ethics and related themes gradually increased. Instruction in medical ethics was conducted for medical students in the 3rd through 5th years for periods of 3 to 12 months. All instruction employed small-group learning. Most groups learned actively, by conducting such activities as field surveys outside the school.
