Ethics and Philosophy
References on Ethics Curricula, Evaluation, and Research
Provided by Steve Coughlin, Ph.D., Tulane University, 7-26-96
Updated June 25, 1998
INSTRUCTION IN MEDICAL ETHICS
Culver CM, Clouser KD, Gert B, et al. Basic curricular goals in medical ethics. New Engl J Med 1985:312:253-6.
Pellegrino ED, Siegler M, Singer PA. Teaching clinical ethics. J Clin Ethics 1990;1:175-80.
Pellegrino ED. Teaching medical ethics: Some persistent questions and some responses. Acad Med 1989;64:701-3.
Kopelman LM. Philosophy and medical education. Acad Med 1995;70:795-805.
Fox E, Arnold RM, Brody B. Medical ethics education: Past, present, and future. Acad Med 1995;70:761-9.
Arnold RM, Povar GJ, Howell JD. The humanities, humanistic behavior, and the humane physician: A cautionary note. Ann Int Med 1987;106:313-8.
Hafferty FW, Franks R. The hidden curriculum, ethics teaching, and the structure of medical education. Acad Med 1994;69:861-71.
Mitchell KR, Lovat TJ, Myser CM. Teaching bioethics to medical students: the Newcastle experience. Med Educ 1992;26:290-300.
Cain JM, Elkins T, Bernard PF. The status of ethics education in obstetrics and gynecology. Obstet Gynecol 1994;83:315-20.
Moskop JC, Mitchell JM, Ray VG. An ethics curriculum for teaching emergency medicine residents. Ann Emerg Med 1990;19:187-92.
INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS
Coughlin SS. Advancing professional ethics in epidemiology. J Epidemiol Biostat August 1996;1:71-7..
Coughlin SS, Etheredge GD. On the need for ethics curricula in epidemiology. Epidemiology 1995;6:566-7.
Coughlin SS, Etheredge GD, Metayer C, Martin SA, Jr. Curriculum development in epidemiology and ethics at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Results of a needs assessment and plans for the future. Paper presented to the Association of Schools of Public Health Council on Epidemiology, Washington, DC, October 30, 1994.
Coughlin SS, Soskolne CL, and Goodman KW. Case Studies in Public Health Ethics. Washington, DC: APHA, 1997.
Goodman KW, Prineas RJ. Toward an ethics curriculum in epidemiology. In: Coughlin SS, Beauchamp TL, eds. Ethics and Epidemiology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Rossignol AM, Goodmonson S. Are ethical topics in epidemiology included in the graduate epidemiology curricula? Am J Epidemiol 1996;142:1265-8.
Coughlin SS, Etheredge GD, Metayer C, Martin SA, Jr. Remember Tuskegee: public health student knowledge of the ethical significance of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Am J Prev Med in 1996;12:242-6.
Coughlin SS, Etheredge GD. Teaching ethics and epidemiology: Initial experiences at two schools of public health. Epidemiology Monitor 1995;16:5-7.
Coughlin SS. Model curricula in public health ethics. Am J Prev Med 1996;12:247-51.
INSTRUCTION IN SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY
Macrina FL. Scientific Integrity. An Introductory Text with Cases. Washington, DC, American Society for Microbiology Press, 1995.
Penslar RL, ed. Research Ethics. Cases & Materials. Indianapolis, IA: Indiana University Press, Indianapolis, IA, 1995.
Gilmer PJ. Teaching science at the university level: What about the ethics. Science and Engineering Ethics 1995;1:173-80.
Korenman SG, Shipp AC. Teaching the Responsible Conduct of Research Through a Case Study Approach. A Handbook for Instructors. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges, 1994.
Sachs GA, Siegler M. Teaching scientific integrity and the responsible conduct of research. Acad Med 1993;68:871-5.
LaPidus JB, Mishkin B. Values and ethics in the graduate education of scientists. In: May WW, ed. Ethics and Higher Education. New York: Macmillan Publishing co., 1990; 238-98.
Bok DC. Can ethics be taught? Change 1976;26-30.
Friedman PJ. Research ethics: A teaching agenda for academic medicine (commentary). Acad Med 1990;65:32-3.
Friedman PJ, ed. Integrity in Biomedical Research. Acad Med 1993;68 (Suppl.).
Gunsalus CK. Institutional structures to ensure research integrity. Acad Med 1993;68 (Suppl.):S33-S38.
EVALUATION OF ETHICS INSTRUCTION AND THE MEASUREMENT OF MORAL REASONING
Self DJ, Wolinsky FD, Baldwin DC. The effect of teaching medical ethics on medical students' moral reasoning. Acad Med 1989;64:755-9.
Sulmasy DP, Geller G, Levine DM, et al. Medical house officers' knowledge, attitudes, and confidence regarding medical ethics. Arch Intern Med 1990;150:2509-13
Sulmasy DP, Geller G, Levine DM, Faden RR. A randomized trial of ethics education for medical house officers. J Med Ethics 1993;19:157-63
Pellegrino ED, Hart RJ, Henderson SR, et al. Relevance and utility of courses in medical ethics. A survey of physicians' perceptions. JAMA 1985;253:49-53
Gibbs JC, Widaman KF. Social Intelligence. Measuring the Development of Sociomoral Reflection. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1982.
Colby A, Kohlberg L. The Measurement of Moral Judgement. Vol. I. Theoretical Foundations and Research Validation. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
Rest J. Revised Manual for the Defining Issues Test: An Objective Test of Moral Development. Minneapolis: Minnesota Moral Research Project, 1979.
Rest J. Moral Development: Advances in Research and Theory. New York: Praeger, 1986.
Burling SJ, Lumley JS, McCarthy LS, Mytton JA, Nolan JA, Sissou P, Williams DG, Wright LJ. Review of the teaching of medical ethics in London medical schools. J Med Ethics
1990;16:206-9.
Mitchell KR, Myser C, Kerridge IH. Assessing the clinical ethical competence of undergraduate medical students. J Med Ethics 1993;19:230-6.
Dobrin A. Ethical judgments of male and female social workers. Social Work 1989;451-55.
Sheehan TJ, Husted SDR, Candee D, et al. Moral judgment as a predictor of clinical performance. Evaluation & the Health Professions 1980;3:393-404.
Self DJ, Safford SK, Shelton GC. Comparison of the general moral reasoning of small animal veterinarians vs. large animal veterinarians. JAVMA 1988;193:1509-1512.
Self DJ, Skeel JD. Facilitating health care ethics research: Assessment of moral reasoning and moral orientation from a single interview. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 1992;4:371-6
Bebeau MJ, Brabeck MM. Integrating care and justice issues in professional moral education: A general perspective. J Moral Education 1987;16:189-203
Bebeau MJ, Rest JR, Yamoor CM. Measuring dental students' ethical sensitivity. J Dental Educ 1985;49:225-35
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