Moral Reasoning and Ethical Decision-Making Integration
Activity
PC Session
PC Session
This session has been developed in response to student requests to approach more substantive or challenging ethical dilemmas prior to entering clerkship.
Curriculum Block
Transition to Clerkship / Week 2
- Indicates most relevant
Objectives
General Objectives
- Employ and critically evaluate ethical theories and principles when exploring learning scenarios and reasoning about ethical challenges in the clinical setting.
- Judge when additional expertise is needed in the resolution of ethical choices and where to find appropriate resources (help, laws, policies, etc.) to obtain this help.
- Apply the McMaster framework for moral reasoning.
- Identify ethical issues and dilemmas in their own clinical experiences related to patient care, institutional practices and health policies.
- Demonstrate awareness of how social contexts and epistemological perspective, such as privilege and power, contribute to uncertainty and ethical challenges in practice.
Assessments
PC Final Student Assessment
Tags
Basic Sciences
Ethics
CanMEDS Roles
Demonstrate a commitment to their patients, profession, and society through ethical practice;
Professional
Curriculum Block
Transition to Clerkship
Week 2
Curriculum Week
Transition to Clerkship
Week 2
General MCC Objectives
Law And Ethics
MCC Presentations
Legal system
McMaster Professional Competency
Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgement
MeSH
Ethics [K01.752.566.479]
Ethics, Clinical [K01.752.566.479.171.132]
Ethics, Medical [K01.752.566.479.171.132.750]
Ethics, Professional [K01.752.566.479.171]
Ethics, Professional [N05.350.340]
Morals [K01.752.566]
