Has Anyone Taken Biomedical Ethics?

I did. The prof teaches a class on the ethics of death on alternate years, so we didn't cover that. We covered the basic schools of philosophical thought (Kant, Mills, Locke). We covered some general principals such as what does (implied and explicit) consent mean and how does it apply in a medical setting. We probably spent the most time on who get to make decisions and why. We covered some specific topics like abortion, religious exemptions, organ transplant (limited supply so who decides where they go and why). Also, quite a lot on research.

We wrote one research paper.

I enjoyed the subject, not so much the teacher.

I took that class a while ago. It was philosophy. We only had to write one paper, and tests were over the reading. There were short answers like "What did author ________ say about abortion?" The rest of our class time was spent discussing the nightly readings. Hope that helps!

The teacher I had for that class doesn't seem to be teaching it anymore. Hm... I wonder if we're in the same geographical area! Where I am, that class is always full because everyone in the health programs needs it. EMT, nursing, RT... Even pharmacy techs need it I think!

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My impression, from readings on AN, is that the transmission of Biomedical Ethics varies all over the lot.

It was a prereq, where I was doing prereqs, so I took it. Doesn't seem to be a prereq where NS starts next month.

Where, and when, I took the course, it seemed the assigned instructor might vary from one year to the next (just my impression). Took the course in (what some schools call) intermester--4-hour class, 4 afternoons a week, for 3 weeks. Intense, heavy course participation. Participation seemed to be the key--jump in, grab hold of the subject, be involved & outgoing--i.e., ALL of your conscious attn. & knowledge, up & out on the surface. (For me, this would be a great leap; I was excited about the course, I did it.)

One assigned reading, by individual choice--several hundred pages--& what could be called a book report--EXCEPT that if you excelled, you were absolutely fully engaged in that book, and conveyed this effortlessly to the class, in great, organized, depth.

Wonderful course.