Course Catalog

 
06-405 CLINICAL ETHICS: ETHICS M&M SEMINARS
Department MEDICAL EDUCATION Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Co-enrolled Elective Facility UAB Medical Center
Course Director MARIKO NAKANO, PhD Enrollment Limit 15
Contact MARIKO NAKANO, PhD Enrollment Minimum 3
Email marikonk@uab.edu Address VH 602, zip 0019
Phone (205) 975-9909 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
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Prerequisites None. Eligibility: Priority is given to MS3 and MS4 students in good academic standing (not on probation). MS1 and MS2 year students will be able to add this course if spots are available. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description This course aims to foster clinicians' professional ability (1) to conduct evidence-based, realistic, yet humanistic analyses of ethical dilemmas they may encounter in clinical settings, (2) to make difficult decisions based on solid ethical reasoning, and (3) to effectively communicate their perspectives to patients, families, and colleagues while carefully listening to everyone's views and values. Each session consists of three parts: i. Ethics M&M: A case analysis using a famous "4 boxes" approach and traditional-ethical theory-based approaches (Kantian, Utilitarian and Psychology-based approaches) ii. A discussion on relevant laws and regulations iii. A "hidden curriculum" forum: a discussion of positive/negative/ambivalent influences one has had through clerkship experiences Topics include: respecting autonomy and determining patient's capacity to share in decision making, treatment refusal, privacy and confidentiality, end-of-life decisions and advance care planning, surrogate decisions, DNR orders, futile care, maternal and neonatal issues, truth-telling and disclosure. All cases discussed will be real cases recently reported or documented.
Where To Report Class meets at (Room TBD) Thursday evenings 5-7pm. Online access is available to students at regional campuses and those on rotation (the instructor’s prior permission is required).
Requirements Students will be required to: (1) attend and participate in all class meetings, (2) read pre-assigned readings, (3) give at least one presentation to lead the case discussion, and (4) submit a reflection paper (minimum of 400 words) due when indicated by course director.
Evaluation Pass/Fail based on class participation, attendance, assignments.
Notes Co-enrolled elective courses offer 2 weeks elective credit each; a student may only receive a maximum of 4 weeks elective credit from co-enrolled courses. STUDENTS ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO BE ENROLLED IN ONE CO-ENROLLED COURSE AT A TIME.