| Unit name | Year 1 - HBOM - Ethics and Law in Medicine element |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MEDI10002 |
| Credit points | 0 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Thompson |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Must be on the MB ChB Programme |
| Co-requisites |
None. |
| School/department | Health Sciences Faculty Office |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This is an element of Human Basis of Medicine unit (MEDI11110) and only relevant for MBChB students.
It appears in SITS and in the unit catalogue for administrative purposes only.
By the end of the unit students will have understood the relevance of ethical issues in medical practice.
Teaching is provided by the School of Social and Community Medicine and comprises a mixture of: Lectures Small group tutorials Visits to primary care Follow-up presentations of experiences of meeting patients Clinical demonstrations Library-based project work.
In course formative assessment is provided in the tutorials for Society, Health and Medicine and Ethics in Medicine. Attendance at these tutorials is compulsory. Paper 1 is short notes and an essay paper of which 40% relates to ethics and law in medicine (contributes 20% of the overall unit mark).
Library link
https://www.ole.bris.ac.uk/webapps/cmsmain/webui/_xy-136348_5-t_hYyAB8mF
