An interprofessional cohort analysis of student interest in medical ethics education: a survey-based quantitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is continued need for enhanced medical ethics education across the United States. In an effort to guide medical ethics education reform, we report the first interprofessional survey of a cohort of graduate medical, nursing and allied health professional students that examined perceived student need for more formalized medical ethics education and assessed preferences for teaching methods in a graduate level medical ethics curriculum.

Methods

In January 2018, following the successful implementation of a peer-led, grassroots medical ethics curriculum, student leaders under faculty guidance conducted a cross-sectional survey with 562 of 1357 responses received (41% overall response rate) among students enrolled in the School of Medicine, College of Nursing, Doc

SUBMITTER: DeFoor MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7140336 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature