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Swensen, Sara L.; Rothstein, Julie A. – Academic Medicine, 1996
This paper argues that medical ethics education relies too much on strategies that target ethical thinking and should focus more on students as ethical actors in specific clinical contexts, responding to ethical dilemmas. Traditional approaches may not offer the skills students need to learn norms of ethical behavior. Strategies for encouraging…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Decision Making, Educational Strategies, Ethical Instruction

Bickel, Janet – Academic Medicine, 1991
An Association of American Medical Colleges working group on student professional ethics suggests improving (1) admission criteria; (2) the medical school learning climate, including consideration of cultural diversity; and (3) communication of expectations to students. An AAMC initiative for instruction, instructional material development, and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Classroom Techniques, College Environment, Cultural Pluralism