Structured Case-Based Ethics Discussion for Trainees and Faculty on Dermatopathology.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ethical and professional dilemmas are part of the day-to-day practice of medicine, including within dermatopathology (e.g., ethical implications of self-referring skin biopsies for pathology interpretation). There is a need for teaching aids that dermatology educators can easily access to help provide ethics education.

Methods

We held an hour-long, faculty-facilitated, interactive, virtual discussion about ethical issues in dermatopathology. The session followed a structured, case-based format. We administered anonymous online feedback surveys after the session and used the Wilcoxon signed rank test to compare participants' before and after responses.

Results

Seventy-two individuals from two academic institutions participated in the session. We collected

SUBMITTER: Jensen NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10185701 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature