Ethics, Biomedical Education and Health Promotion

Abstract

This article is a Commentary that reflects on scientific research and education by exploring a potential social dimension in terms of its implications to population health and public welfare. With particular attention to biomedical technology, it argues that the development of a keen awareness and ethical standards has become a pressing need for social policy to promote scientific social responsibility (SSR) for research and educational institutions. A biopsychosocial view of health and mental health is applied along with an international perspective in relation to China’s current ideological and political contexts to indicate the complexity of the issues involved.