Abstract
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NYMount Sinai School of Medicine provides its studentswith a 4-year curriculum in medical ethics that ishorizontally and vertically integrated into the educa-tional program. In the first 2 years, as part of the Artsand Science of Medicine (ASM) course (ASM 1 andASM 2), students participate in 6 ethics modules, thefirst 5 of which are designed to provide them withan understanding of the basic concepts of medicalethics. Sessions focus on professionalism, fiduciaryresponsibility, truth telling and informed consent,autonomy, surrogate decision making, justice, andresearch ethics. Through readings, minilectures, pan-els, sample cases, and small group discussions, thesessions provide students with the vocabulary andunderstanding to enable them to navigate the ethicalissues of clinical practice. The final module of thesecond year presents students with a model of clin-ical moral reasoning to be used in the resolution ofethical dilemmas.
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