Justice and care: decision making by medical school student promotions committees.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The function of medical school entities that determine student advancement or dismissal has gone largely unexplored. The decision making of 'academic progress' or student promotions committees is examined using a theoretical framework contrasting ethics of justice and care, with roots in the moral development work of theorists Kohlberg and Gilligan.

Objectives

To ascertain promotions committee members' conceptualisation of the role of their committee, ethical orientations used in member decision making, and student characteristics most influential in that decision making.

Methods

An electronic survey was distributed to voting members of promotions committees at 143 accredited allopathic medical schools in the USA. Descriptive statistics were calculated and dat

SUBMITTER: Green EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5431287 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature