Medical Ethics
General
Course Subject Code
BIOL
Course Number
3401
Course Title
Medical Ethics
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to prepare students to deal effectively with issues within medical ethics by providing a detailed introduction to core ethical issues in medical ethics and public policy. Topics include ethical theories, contemporary approaches to medical ethics, doctor-patient relationship, confidentiality, truth-telling, autonomy, paternalism, and informed consent, abortion, cloning/embryo selection/genetic screening/eugenics, euthanasia/physician-assisted suicide/life support in vegetative state, performance-enhancing drugs. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in the following course: BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L.