Course Title:
Issues in Medical Ethics
Course Description:
Focuses on issues in medical ethics, especially as they are likely to arise in a clinical setting. Begins with exploration of the two basic systems of ethical theory and then concentrates on their application in cases exemplifying the issues of euthanasia, paternalism, experimentation, informed consent, quality of life, professional responsibility, right to health care, truth-telling, genetic control, abortion, and the allocation of scarce medical resources.
Fall Offering:
Even
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Spring Offering:
Every
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Summer 1 Offering:
Prerequisite 1:
Summer 2 Offering:
Prerequisite 2:
Cross-Listed Course 1:
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Prerequisite 4:
Cross-Listed Course 3:
Prerequisite 5:
Cross-Listed Course 4:
Prerequisite Remarks:
Permission of instructor.
Cross-Listed Course 5:
Repeatable:
N
