

Most mentally sane people live by some code of ethics. Even criminals and gang members live by a code, even though many of us will not consider the code a very ethical code. We live in a society in which our code of ethics may vary depending on our setting. We have our own personal and professional set of ethical values. The organizations that employ us have codes by which we must work. Our cultural values and religious values play a very important part of our ethical behavior. Students will learn about values and medical ethics. Day 1, students will be introduced to medical ethics and define terms associated with medical ethics. Students will use their imaginations and write an example situation that will describe each term. Day 2, students will do research using the internet, newspaper or medical journals for one interesting case study involving a medical ethics disaster or an ethical dilemma that a medical professional experienced. Students will be divided into groups of 4 or 5 and prepare 5-7 minutes skit(s) to describe four or more of the defined terms. Within the same time period, students will also do a skit to present the most exciting case study from one of the students in their group. Day 3, students will perform their medical ethic short skit(s). Get ready to have fun, because students will let their imaginations run wild!