TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethics and communication
T2 - does students' comfort addressing: ethical issues vary by specialty team?
AU - Clever, S. L.
AU - Edwards, K. A.
AU - Feudtner, C.
AU - Braddock, C. H.
PY - 2001/8
Y1 - 2001/8
N2 - Ethics education aims to train physicians to identify and resolve ethical issues. To address ethical concerns, physicians may need to confront each other. We surveyed medical students to determine if their comfort challenging members of their ward teams about ethical issues varies by specialty and what attributes of students and their teams contributed to that comfort. Compared to other specialties, students felt significantly less comfortable challenging team members about ethical issues on surgery and obstetrics/gynecology. We suggest that ethics education must address the atmosphere on ward teams and give students skills to help them speak out despite their discomfort.
AB - Ethics education aims to train physicians to identify and resolve ethical issues. To address ethical concerns, physicians may need to confront each other. We surveyed medical students to determine if their comfort challenging members of their ward teams about ethical issues varies by specialty and what attributes of students and their teams contributed to that comfort. Compared to other specialties, students felt significantly less comfortable challenging team members about ethical issues on surgery and obstetrics/gynecology. We suggest that ethics education must address the atmosphere on ward teams and give students skills to help them speak out despite their discomfort.
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016008560.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016008560.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 11556934
AN - SCOPUS:0035723719
SN - 0884-8734
VL - 16
SP - 559
EP - 563
JO - Journal of general internal medicine : official journal of the Society for Research and Education in Primary Care Internal Medicine
JF - Journal of general internal medicine : official journal of the Society for Research and Education in Primary Care Internal Medicine
IS - 8
ER -