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Ethics training as a crucial scope in the various specialties of the medical residency

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To achieve accreditation standards and train residents for clinical practice, ACGME placed a lot of emphasis on ethical competence and professionalism. A crucial requirement for enhancing the standard of future medical practice is ethics education. This study sought to identify the requirement for ethics knowledge in clinical training from the perspective of the residents and determine the most effective methods for education. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between March and May 2023. Participants included Lebanese postgraduate medical students, 210 completed a Google Forms survey via WhatsApp. A validated questionnaire adapted from a previous study was used, focusing on demographics, ethical experience, attitudes, educational goals, and training effectiveness. Analyses were performed on IBM SPSS Statistics software (version 26.0) and R software. 210 residents representing a range of specialties participated in the survey. predominantly in internal medicine (54.8%). Residents strongly affirmed the importance of professionalism and ethics education. Participants overwhelmingly agreed that it should improve patient care and clinical decision-making (p < 0.05). The best way to learn is also through clinical rounds, which feature peer discussion groups facilitated by experienced physicians (p < 0.001). Topics identified as needing more attention were obtaining informed consent and discussing treatment risks(p < 0.05). In order to develop the best teaching strategies for the trainees and produce the most competent doctors possible in the future, this study shed light on the ethical weak points in the clinical training of residents. and lay the groundwork for establishing an ethical curriculum to direct future medical practice.

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    Ali Kanso, Imadeddine Farfour, Perla Mansour, Grace Ziade, Lubna Tarabay, Fadi Abou Mrad & Yasmin Choucair

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Kanso, A., Farfour, I., Mansour, P. et al. Ethics training as a crucial scope in the various specialties of the medical residency. International Journal of Ethics Education (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40889-024-00192-2

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