Awareness and Perception of Bioethics among Medical Undergraduate students and Interns in a Private Medical College in Mangalore Jain Animesh1, Kumar Avinash2,*, Maheshwari Pragya3, Singh Kruttika3, Bhalla Kristel3, Chekragari Manognya3, Joshi Saumya3 1Professor and Head of Department, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal University), Mangalore 2Assistant Professor, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal University), Mangalore 3MBBS Student, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal University), Mangalore *Corresponding author: Dr. Avinash Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal University), Mangalore-575001 Phone.no. 9538122904. Email: avinash.kumar@manipal.edu
Online published on 7 February, 2018. Abstract Introduction Ethics or morals are rules or norms for conduct to differentiate between right and wrong. As such medical students have to be provided with scientific knowledge including moral aspects. Before spreading and engraining bioethics in students, we need to determine the prevailing knowledge and attitudes towards bioethics. Methodology A cross sectional study was done among 316 undergraduate students and 54 interns of Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. Data were collected using a pretested questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 16. Results 81% of participants knew the definition of bioethics. 84.1% believed that bioethics will be important to them in the future, though 53.5% said that it was never discussed in their class. Conclusion There is a need for greater discussion and teaching about practices of bioethics to the students in the classroom setting. Top Keywords Bioethics, Doctor-patient relationship. Top |