Progress on Teaching and Learning Medical Ethics
SUKHIT PHAOSA V ASDI, M.D.*, SURASAK TANEEPANICHSKUL, M.D.*, YUEN TANNIRANDORN, M.D.*, CHUMSAK PRUGSAPONG, M.D.**, SORAJ HONGLADAROM, Ph.D.***
Affiliation : *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, **Deputy General Secretary, Medical Council, Nonthaburi 11000, ***Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
In the past two years, our group has been working as a committee on teaching and learn
ing ethics for medical students, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, (2000 and 2001).
The progress can be noted as below :-
1. The Ethical Committee is appointed to created the faculty policy and strategy in order
to encourage each department to diversify the teaching and learning procedure for ethics.
2. In each academic year, there is the curriculum in ethics, clearly organized and conti
nuously evaluated.
3. More faculty members pay their attention and co-operation in teaching ethics.
4. The medical students are appraised and identified on their ethical knowledge and cautious
manner on their behavior.
5. There is no drastic change concerning medical ethics on the resident training program
of each department comparing to medical students.
6. The Ethical Committee of the Faculty for teaching and learning ethics, are always invited
to participate both local and overseas conferences but they don't submit their formal report to the
other committee, causing the lack of continuant and opportunity lost on idea sharing.
7. The Ethical Committee has set the faculty policy and action plan for the next 3-5 years,
during 2002 to 2006 and set priority what we have to do first in order to optimize the proper resolu
tion.
Keywords : Ethics, Teaching, Learning
