Ethics in Medicine: New Problems & New Methods

Speaker: Gina Campelia, PhD

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023, 12:00pm-1:00pm

Ethics content in undergraduate medical curriculum has a long history grounded in the four principles of biomedical ethics: respect for autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.  These principles are useful and important, but are not representative of the value systems that clinicians, patients and families bring into the clinical setting.  The four principles are also over 50 years old and have faced a multitude of criticisms for inadequate attention to justice and oppression, which has only been amplified in the COVID-19 pandemic. This Conversation Café will explore some innovations in ethics curriculum for medical students that have been implemented at UWSOM and open discussion about what should be prioritized in ethics curriculum in undergraduate medical education going forward.

The University of Washington School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. (Each session is 1.0 credit)