| "Murder or Mercy?" An Innovative Module Helping UK Medical Students to Articulate Their Own Ethical Viewpoints Regarding End-of-Life Decisions. | |
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PMID: 21941154 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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This module was designed to equip UK medical students to respond ethically and sensitively to requests encountered as qualified doctors regarding euthanasia and assisted dying. The aim was to expose students to relevant opinions and experiences and provide opportunities to explore and justify their own views and rehearse ethical decision making in a safe learning environment.The module is delivered by a multidisciplinary team, providing students with the working knowledge to actively discuss cases, articulate their own views and practice ethical reasoning. Visits to intensive care units, palliative care wards and hospices are integrated with theory. Student assessment comprises a dissertation, debate and reflection. Module impact was evaluated by analysis of student coursework and a questionnaire.Students greatly appreciated the clinical context provided by the visits and opportunities to apply ethical reasoning to cases and debate issues with peers. They reported increased discernment of the ethical and legal position and practical considerations and greater awareness of the range of professional and lay viewpoints held. Many participants were less strongly in favor of euthanasia and assisted dying on module completion than at the outset, but all of them believed they were better equipped to justify their own viewpoint and respond to patient requests. The multi-disciplinary nature of this course helps to prepare students to deal effectively and sensitively with ethical dilemmas they will encounter in their medical career. Use of an integrated, learner-centred approach equips students to actively engage with their peers in discussion of such issues and to formulate and defend their own position. |
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David Bell; Vivienne Crawford |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: Southern medical journal Volume: 104 ISSN: 1541-8243 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-9-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404522 Medline TA: South Med J Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 676-681 Citation Subset: - |
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From the Centre for Medical Education, The Queen's University of Belfast, UK. |
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