MBBS curriculum to include ethics

I read this great news about the Medical Council of India deciding to include topics of medical professionalism such as Ethics etc in the course curriculum. This is a welcome move, given the number of cases that come up in the news paper about malpractices in the medical profession.

I would say all professional courses should have such kind of topics taught. Although it is definitely up to each individual to practice what they have learned, either in school or in their own homes, it does not help that these topics are totally avoided in the mainstream of education. Topics on ethics, time management, stress management are topics which would be helpful in any professional's life. As it is today, these topics are all swept under the carpet. Is it a cultural thing? Or is India just late into creating genuine professionals via its education system?

Whatever it be, we must get started somewhere. I am afraid very few rotten scoundrels are enough to spoil a majority of the nice folks who are left to their own devices and interpretations of ethical behavior.

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  1. stringn00bMarch 18, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    A few years back, after the Enron fiasco, Harvard Business School decided to add ethics on their curriculum too. Jeff Skillings, the President of Enron was a HBS graduate.

    H.

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