First Year Courses
The Doctor-Patient Relationship (Medical Ethics)
The Doctor-Patient Relationship (Medical Ethics) provides an introduction to the importance of the doctor-patient relationship and to the process of ethical decision-making. The topics of informed consent, assessment of patient competence, truth telling, confidentiality, and end-of-life decisions are examined in several clinical contexts such as acute care, pediatrics, geriatrics, and rehabilitation medicine. The course meets one day per week for an 80-minute lecture/demonstration, followed by 50 minutes of small group case-based discussion. Student evaluation is based on a final essay exam.
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