Introduction to Biomedical Ethics

This introductory course will expose Medical students to biomedical ethics, and introduce applicable philosophical principles and methods. These foundations will be applied to analyze and clarify ethical problems that arise in relation to the practice of Medicine, and will provide the basis for the continued application of fundamental concepts, theories and methods of Biomedical Ethics in subsequent courses including those in Practice of Medicine, Population Health, Organ Systems, and Clerkship Rotations