What Do Medical Students Think about Medical Ethics? UIC-COM Student Medical Ethics Questionnaire

Abstract

Medical ethics should be an important aspect of the education of every medical student. But do students appreciate or even pay much attention to medical ethics? In an effort to address this question, we assessed, by questionnaire, the opinions of the students of the largest medical school in the United States (the University of Illinois—College of Medicine) regarding a variety of ethical problems. In general, the students were knowledgeable about the issues discussed and expressed ethical concerns about these clinical matters.