7.7 Medical Ethics
The faculty of a medical school ensure that the medical curriculum includes instruction for medical students in medical ethics and human values both prior to and during their participation in patient care activities and require medical students to behave ethically in caring for patients and in relating to patients' families and others involved in patient care.
Supporting Data
Narrative Response
- Briefly describe where in the curriculum students are explicitly introduced and assessed on their knowledge of the ethical principles and standards of the profession.
- How are breaches of ethical behaviors in patient care by medical students identified and remediated?
Supporting Documentation
- Instruments used in the formative and/or summative assessment of medical students’ ethical behavior during the pre-clerkship and clinical clerkship phases of the curriculum.
