Graduate courses in scientific integrity typically cover responsible authorship, conflict of interest, handling of misconduct, data management, and treatment of human and animal subjects. Carefully prepared and used case studies are an appropriate teaching method. (SK)

The prevailing case study approach to teaching biomedical ethics and a new methodology using exercises designed to develop decision-making skills are compared. Advantages of the new course and suggested course content are outlined. (Author)

In science education and in clinical education, there now exists strong evidence of an imbalance between the theoretical and the practical. Schools and teaching hospitals must emphasize scholarship in their programs, and the educational value of the inpatient units of teaching hospitals must be studied. (MLW)