Teaching of Bioethics and Training of Socially Responsible Physicians

Authors

Michael Cheng-Tek Tai
Hsin-Chen Hsin
Ming-Been Lee

Abstract

A superior physician is hard to come by.Modern society may have changed so muchthat such an expectation is regarded as unrealistic.Yet with physicians' traditional high socialstatus,medical education must set a noble goal to pursue.The question of whether aphysician can heal and in the meantime be concerned with social harmony and justicearises.It depends on the exemplary role of instructors and the content of the educationalprogram.Medical education is to pass on a humanized medicine so that medical studentsmay understand,experience and grasp the humanistic philosophy of medicine and thusestablish their own theories on values,ethical standards and eventually their own life philosophy.Only when we reach this goal can we say our education has succeeded.

First Page

356

Last Page

361

DOI

10.6145/jme.199912_3(4).0003

Recommended Citation

Tai, Michael Cheng-Tek; Hsin, Hsin-Chen; and Lee, Ming-Been (1999) "Teaching of Bioethics and Training of Socially Responsible Physicians," Journal of Medical Education: Vol. 3: Iss. 4, Article 3.
DOI: [https://doi.org/]10.6145/jme.199912_3(4).0003
Available at: https://jme.researchcommons.org/journal/vol3/iss4/3