Ethics in Healthcare

Catalog description

This one-credit course introduces students to the contemporary ethical issues associated with health care. It will cover the critical areas, including philosophical reasoning and law in bioethics, clinical and public health ethics, and research bioethics. The detailed contents include the ethical principles in health care, confidentiality and informed consent, euthanasia, reproductive issues, genetic testing and engineering in the clinic, etc. The regulations and policies for conducting research with human subjects and animal models will also be covered. This course focuses on active learning that engages students in discussion and sharing their ideas and opinions, aiming to improve their critical thinking skills and professionalism for future medical school learning and clinical practice in the ever-changing medical environment.