Clarifying the Relationship of Medical Education and Moral Development.

Self, Donnie J.; Olivarez, Margie; Baldwin, DeWitt C., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ565356

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Publication Date: 1998

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Clarifying the Relationship of Medical Education and Moral Development.

Self, Donnie J.; Olivarez, Margie; Baldwin, DeWitt C., Jr.

Academic Medicine, v73 n5 p517-20 May 1998

Using the Defining Issues Test, the moral reasoning of 95 Texas A&M University medical students was measured at the beginning of their first semester, after a required first-semester medical ethics course, and after their fourth year. Results show significantly increased moral reasoning at the second and third test administrations, with women scoring higher than men on all tests. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Medical Education, Medical Students, Moral Development, Professional Education, Sex Differences

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Defining Issues Test

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