Medical Ethics Teaching Reform and Practice in Local Medical University of China

Abstract

In the teaching reform of medical ethics in local medical university of China, several factors, including simplistic curriculum, large class teaching and the lack of humanistic quality among professional teachers significantly influence teaching outcomes. But the new teaching idea that targets clinical application in primary hospitals through the way that teaching practice fits into educational goals has been more and more acceptable. Combined with the teaching reform and practice in Xi’an Medical University, the establishment of medical humanities curriculum system with the reform of medical ethics course as the driving force and the foundation can promote the innovation of medical ethics teaching contents, teaching methods and assessment and improve the professional teachers’ humanistic quality so as play the role of medical ethics course in promoting the development of medical students' professional quality.