Professionalism & Ethics for Health Sciences

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The course will examine professional ethics as it applies to ethical decision-making by leaders in the Health Sciences. The focus is on ethical and moral theory, ethical principles and reasoning, professional ethics, and bioethics. Students will apply knowledge and skills to real life ethical dilemmas. Topics will include ethical issues such as informed consent, withholding or withdrawing treatment, physician-assisted suicide, reproductive health issues, research with human subjects, the right to health care, rationing of limited resources, health system reform and others.