Virtue and medical ethics education. Philos Ethics Humanit Med 2021 May 27;16(1):2
Date
05/28/2021Pubmed ID
34039382Pubmed Central ID
PMC8157421DOI
10.1186/s13010-021-00100-2Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85106948351 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 9 CitationsAbstract
The traditional structure of medical school curriculum in the United States consists of 2 years of pre-clinical study followed by 2 years of clinical rotations. In this essay, I propose that this curricular approach stems from the understanding that medicine is both a science, or a body of knowledge, as well as an art, or a craft that is practiced. I then argue that this distinction between science and art is also relevant to the field of medical ethics, and that this should be reflected in ethics curriculum in medical education. I introduce and argue for virtue ethics as the best opportunity for introducing practical ethical knowledge to medical trainees.
Author List
Lyon WAuthor
Will Lyon MD Assistant Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
CurriculumEducation, Medical
Ethics, Medical
Schools, Medical
United States
Virtues
