title: An ethics core curriculum for Australasian medical Schools.
abstract: Teaching ethics incorporates teaching of knowledge as well as skills and attitudes. Each of these requires different teaching and assessment methods. A core curriculum of ethics knowledge must address both the foundations of ethics and specific ethical topics. Ethical skills teaching focuses on the development of ethical awareness, moral reasoning, communication and collaborative action skills. Attitudes that are important for medical students to develop include honesty, integrity and trustworthiness, empathy and compassion, respect, and responsibility, as well as critical self-appraisal and commitment to lifelong education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Adelaide, SA. annette.braunackmayer@adelaide.edu.au
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Braunack-Mayer
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gillam
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Vance
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Gillett
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Kerridge
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authors.lastname: McPhee
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authors.lastname: Saul
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Smith
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authors.lastname: Wellsmore
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authors.lastname: Koczwara
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: McNeill
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Newell
authors.forename: M H
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authors.lastname: Parker
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authors.lastname: Walton
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authors.lastname: Whitehall
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004992:Ethics, Medical / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013663:Teaching